...Esmaei Shaabani; Heidar Ahmadi; HamidReza Yazdani Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effects of infrastructure and strategy of knowledge management on acquisition of core competencies through knowledge management process in the Iranian automotive industry. Design/methodology...

...Abbas Monavvarian; Zahra Khamda The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relations between people development management (PDM) as independent variable and knowledge management (KM) as dependent variable, in some Iranian healthcare centers. Design/methodology/approach – Applying...

...Neda Khatibian; Tahmoores Hasan gholoi pour; Hasan Abedi Jafari Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a model for measuring knowledge management maturity level in organizations. Design/methodology/approach This paper defines and extracts effective factors and indicators on knowledge...

... is simultaneously a knowledge management challenge for the firm and a process of identifying stakeholder salience. Findings The safety management system model presented classifies the organization's stakeholders critical to each stage of the strategy setting process. Clarifying stakeholders' power, legitimacy...

...Abbas Monnavarian; Azadeh Amini Purpose Through Social Capital, this paper seeks to introduce interactions as antecedents of Knowledge Management. Design/methodology/approach The paper briefly reviews the Social Capital and Knowledge Management literature. It investigates how SC impacts the KM...

...Rajesh K. Pillania Purpose The purpose of this paper is to attempt to demystify knowledge management. Design/methodology/approach This paper looks at existing literature. Findings The paper finds that, in simple words, knowledge management involves three things, namely, knowledge creation...

... into account, but also other personnel characteristics – especially the interpersonal abilities. Intellectual capital Small enterprises Learning Knowledge management Subramaniam and Youndt (2005) consider that intellectual capital includes three subcategories: human capital, organizational...

... Innovation Knowledge management Knowledge organizations Knowledge sharing Management scholars (e.g. Drucker, 1992 ; Quinn, 1992 ; Grant and Baden‐Fuller, 2004 ; Jasimuddin et al., 2005) claim that knowledge in organizations is the most important strategic resource for their sustainable...

...Tomoatsu Shibata; Mitsuru Kodama Purpose The article seeks to provide new practical viewpoints regarding the knowledge management and organizational development of new product development through in‐depth case studies. Design/methodology/approach Due to the exploratory nature of this research...

... for new talent, according to Richard Kaplan, a trial lawyer specializing in patent, trade secret and related antitrust, unfair competition and contract matters at the Chicago office of the law firm of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione. Knowledge management Innovation Leadership Flexible labour...

...Mitsuru Kodama Purpose Aims to provide new practical viewpoints regarding the knowledge management and leadership theory of corporate innovation through an in‐depth case study. Design/methodology/approach Argues that community leaders can develop a business concept of a strategic community...

... of thinking the left and right hemispheres of the brain excel at, this focuses application to a relatively new and alarming trend that threatens business and employment in the USA as knowledge work becomes an outsourceable commodity. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Knowledge management...

... – Project management; Pillar III – Change management; Pillar IV – Knowledge management; Pillar V – Resource management. All five must be managed simultaneously. Top management’s job is to keep all of them moving ahead at the same time. To concentrate on one or two of them and let the others slide...

...Catherine L. Wang; Pervaiz K. Ahmed In this article, we address the issue of knowledge management (KM) implementation by developing a pragmatic yet theoretically rigorous knowledge implementation framework, referred to hereinafter as the knowledge value chain. The model consists of KM processes...

... corners of the firm. The authors suggest that knowledge management can have a significant role in increasing and improving strategic thinking by drawing such experiences and insights from all parts of the organization and making them available to points of strategic decision and action. These methods...

...William E. Halal The purpose of this article is to help managers and scholars understand the state‐of‐the‐art in knowledge management (KM) and how it is likely to develop further. The paper draws on many examples and original research to outline a conceptual framework describing the evolution of KM...

... competitive challenge for every business. The concept of e‐content is more than just fluid information on a computer screen it can be understood as three separate components: content, application and exchange (see Table I .) © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Knowledge management...

... extensively with strategic decisions, it attempts to provide useful insights on knowledge management and technologies effectiveness. Continued research relating information technology and technological networks to organizations’ performance is needed to explain management efficiency’s levels. © Emerald...