... relationships, which can offer new insights into how such communities function. Communities of practice (CoPs) are used widely for knowledge sharing. However, like knowledge management systems, using a CoP as a means of sharing knowledge is not without its problems (Hildreth and Kimble, 2002...

.... Competitive advantage Knowledge management Corporate strategy Knowledge sharing Collaborative technologies Multinational firm Open innovation is a strategic concept that rethinks the innovation process of firms in modern business. The idea of opening up firm boundaries to let distributed...

...Joseph Bashouri; Glen William Duncan Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the importance of knowledge and its management in the creative professional service firm (PSF). The other purpose is to explore the role of communities of practice (CoPs) in knowledge management (KM) strategies...

...Stanley F. Slater; Eric M. Olson; Hans Eibe Sørensen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the components of a knowledge management system that contribute to superior new product program performance. Design/methodology/approach An extensive review of the academic...

... Knowledge management In today's high‐velocity environment, firms have to continually redefine their product offerings if they want to stay ahead in the competitive race. However, their innovative capabilities may erode because of structural inertia (Ouchi, 1980) and also because managers are imprisoned...

..., and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the rising Dow. But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of Recession; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity. Profit Knowledge management Contingency planning The words of the strategist...

...Ajit Kambil Purpose Knowledge assets are a critical basis of competition, but knowledge management (KM) often fails to deliver in effectively growing the value of these assets. This paper aims to lay out four shifts required to make knowledge management more effective. Design...

... in tangible assets such as property, plants, and equipment. Half of this was related to R&D expenditures and software, the rest was split between brands, human resources and organizational processes. Intangible assets Management strategy Competitive strategy Knowledge management Not a day...

... their ideas and so in that sense it is very useful, but practitioners want silver bullets and want to avoid complexity at all costs (Expert). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 General management Knowledge management Production management Academic staff Businesses...

... be that person or persons whose submission matched the recipe derived from this procedure. Knowledge management Decision making Methods of enquiry … Baruch Fischhoff, professor of social and decision sciences at Carnegie Mellon University, recently asked a panel of 20 communications and finance...

... is a summary of my answers, on which the rest of this article will elaborate: © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Art Skills Learning Thinking styles Strategic management Knowledge management We expect to find artistry in the fine arts, in painting, dance, photography, music...

..., and development of new products or services that lead to higher levels of organizational performance. Becerra‐Fernandez and Sabherwal (2001) view the knowledge possessed individually and collectively by employees as perhaps the richest resource the organization possesses. Effective knowledge management is a key...

...Kevin C. Desouza; Yukika Awazu Purpose To draw management and scholarly attention to two missing capabilities in a knowledge management program: segmentation capability and destruction capability. Design/methodology/approach An opinion paper based on consulting and research...

... problem‐solving activities. Knowledge organizations Performance measures Business excellence Knowledge management Activity based management Firms in the knowledge economy are significant drivers of economic growth, both for the clients they help and for themselves as witnessed by the fact...