The Essentials of Knowledge Management

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction: Setting the Scene....Pages 1-14
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Management Knowledge and Knowledge Management: Realism and Forms of Truth....Pages 17-46
The Theoretical Foundations of Knowledge Management....Pages 47-91
Front Matter....Pages 93-93
The Knowledge-creating Theory Revisited: Knowledge Creation as a Synthesizing Process....Pages 95-110
Absorptive Capacity: A Proposed Operationalization....Pages 111-130
Knowledge as a Measurable Object in Business Contexts: A Stock-and-Flow Approach....Pages 131-152
A Conceptual Framework for Unlearning in a Homecare Setting....Pages 153-174
A Study of Knowledge Management Enablers across Countries....Pages 175-195
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
Transfer of Knowledge in Knowledge Management Systems: Unexplored Issues and Suggested Studies....Pages 199-212
A Measure of Knowledge Sharing Behavior: Scale Development and Validation....Pages 213-245
Front Matter....Pages 247-247
Reproducing Knowledge: Xerox and the Story of Knowledge Management....Pages 249-268
Managing Large Amounts of Knowledge Objects: Cognitive and Organisational Problems....Pages 269-285
Front Matter....Pages 287-287
Codifying Collaborative Knowledge: Using Wikipedia as a Basis for Automated Ontology Learning....Pages 289-310
Deciding to Use an Enterprise Wiki: The Role of Social Institutions and Scripts....Pages 311-332
The Role of Social Networks in Knowledge Creation....Pages 333-364
Back Matter....Pages 365-372