...Stefania Mariano; Yukika Awazu Purpose The purpose of this study is to provide a granular description of how organizational members construct common knowledge practices in the context of organizational meetings. Design/methodology/approach A longitudinal interpretative case study methodology...

... knowledge retention (KR) cycle to KL is developed and an exploratory analysis is conducted using data from two case studies in the Canadian federal public service. Findings are confirmed using a third government agency. Without the right processes in place for organizational knowledge retrieval...

... enablement of SME engagement with and use of big data and the process effect on SME competitiveness within an agri-food sector. Design/methodology/approach From 300 participant firms, SME owner-managers representing seven longitudinal case studies were contacted by the facilitator at least once-monthly...

... – In this study, case study methodology was used. Practitioner staff members took part in online questionnaires, followed by semi-structured interviews with line management and middle management staff. Secondary sources from the case study organisation were also used in the analysis. The analysis of questionnaire...

... on the literature, this paper first presents a conceptual view of the notion of expert. Then, the research question is analyzed by means of a case study of a polar expedition. The project leader seeks a knowledgeable person who has never been identified as an expert, but whose knowledge is essential. Findings...

... strategies within manufacturing and service operations. Design/methodology/approach – Multiple research streams are used to explore and capture the complexities and intricacies of knowledge loss within four firms. The author follows a multiple case study approach with theoretical sampling...

... guidelines designed for SMEs. Design/methodology/approach An in‐depth case study of a successful Australian SME is conducted to identify the means used to control strategizing and the management of knowledge resources. Findings It was found that informal, intensive dialogue based...

... by the prevailing culture. The aim of the paper is to explore the role of knowledge sharing at multiple organizational levels within Chinese service‐based organizations. Design/methodology/approach Five consulting firms are analyzed within the multi case study, to explore knowledge sharing at multiple...

...Priscilla A. Arling; Mark W.S. Chun Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe a framework designed to assess the capacity of a knowledge management (KM) system to facilitate new knowledge creation. Design/methodology/approach A longitudinal case study methodology...

... and barriers in pharmaceutical R&D. Design/methodology/approach A case study was carried out in a pharmaceutical company in Denmark. R&D professionals were asked to identify organizational enablers and barriers to knowledge sharing. Their accounts were processed as text during workshops...

...Claudia Ringel‐Bickelmaier; Marc Ringel Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the approaches of international organizations to fostering knowledge management. Design/methodology/approach Two different approaches are used: First, presenting case studies on the United...

... on a qualitative case study of the formation and management of intentionally created CoPs inside a large division of a multinational oil company. Findings The results of the study appear to confirm the utility of the framework as a tool for a sound and systematic investigation of the functioning...

... is based on seven case studies and the analyses of three best practices from secondary sources. Two of those cases are analyzed longitudinally from inception, while the others are retrospective. Cases were chosen in order to cover different kinds of industries and, especially, to analyze sharing...

... are the target case‐study settings. Findings Systematic patterns are found regarding the impact of critical KM characteristics and KM‐related HR practices on KM effectiveness. An induced framework, encompassing a number of specific variables and propositions, is developed. Research...

... management Case studies Management failures Project management The recent decade has seen a proliferation of knowledge management (KM) projects in many organisations. Correspondingly, corporate spending on KM projects has increased substantially over the years (Ithia, 2003). This phenomenon...

... and implementation of KM systems are also demonstrated. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Knowledge management Competitive advantage Case studies Knowledge is one of the critical assets to leverage when pursuing enterprise competitive advantage (Sang and Soongoo, 2002 ; Lee and Choi...

... traditional knowledge bases. From this theory, this paper has the purpose to describe the cycles and phases in the process of knowledge creation that lead to the creation of new knowledge and consequently new product and business in a diversified Spanish firm. From the case study findings a theoretical...

... that affected success. This paper describes the systems and then explores why they were used so differently. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Information Management Mergers and acquisitions Case studies Knowledge management is a broad‐based movement to bring together intellectual resources and make...

... be described as follows: © MCB UP Limited 2000 Knowledge management Small‐to‐medium sized enterprises Case studies Society has changed drastically over the last few years. But this is nothing new, or so it appears. Societies are always changing, just as people are always changing...

... organisations. We do this by exploring knowledge sharing in Lave and Wenger’s (1991) theory of communities of practice and investigating how communities of practice may translate to a distributed international environment. The paper reports on two case studies that explore the functioning of communities...