... comprehension of nuances that may exist within the same age group. In doing so, the article makes a contribution to the understanding of knowledge sharing in organizations. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Furthermore, the concept of “generation” has largely been analyzed by sociologist...

... capital, on the regulation of this process by a community of knowledge workers and based on the integration of the results into the value chain of the organization. Research limitations/implications Based on interviews with experts about their inventive tracks during recent decades, the main...

...Giovanni Schiuma; Daniela Carlucci; Antonio Lerro; Giovanni Schiuma; Daniela Carlucci; Antonio Lerro Purpose Nowadays organizations have realized that knowledge, its effective use and the fast acquisition and utilization of new knowledge represent the only source of sustainable competitive...

... Organizations Literature available on knowledge economy and intellectual capital shows that intellectual capital is the preeminent resource of knowledge economy (Kavida and Sivakouma, 2009). With the rapid growth of the global knowledge economy, intellectual capital was created as a concept...

..., the paper seeks to propose a new agent‐based model of mutual learning within an organization. Design/methodology/approach The paper replicates March's model of simulating learning within an organization using an agent‐based simulation approach, and extends it by modelling the problem space...

...Giovanni Schiuma; Daniela Carlucci; Antonio Lerro; Réjean Landry; Nabil Amara Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a conceptual framework identifying and differentiating how knowledge and technology transfer organizations (KTTOs) create value from how they capture and transfer value...

... that you need. With guanxi most things are possible. We see that “face” is a strong force at work in information protection. “Guanxi” on the other hand is one path to accessing information. Knowledge management China Culture Organizations Knowledge management practices...

... evolved multiple approaches to creating the discrete steps required to design, implement and measure knowledge management systems (KMS) that meet the “actionable information” expectation of organizations. However, there is no universally acclaimed standard or best practice readily embraced, the purpose...

...: leadership, organization, technology, and learning. Design/methodology/approach The two conceptual organizational models of an “adaptive enterprise” and “agile enterprise” are briefly described, their utility challenged and a request launched for empirical findings documenting the organizational...

...: Aberdeen University is the primary beneficiary of work undertaken by staff at the Aberdeen University Museum. This relationship is attenuated at the ADS where benefits are intended to be wider than the organisation that originated the project. At least in terms of the ADS, the (inter)national remit...