Journal of Knowledge Management: Volume 22 Issue 2

External knowledge sources as antecedents of organizational innovation in firm workplaces: a knowledge-based perspective

Lurdes Simao, Mário Franco

This paper aims to analyse the impact of different knowledge sources used by firms to adopt organizational innovation, in relation to organization of responsibilities and…

Key drivers of SMEs export performance: the mediating effect of competitive advantage

Orlando Rua, Alexandra França, Rubén Fernández Ortiz

With its focus on the context of small firm internationalization, this paper aims to assess the important contribution of strategic determinants that influence export performance…

External knowledge search for innovation: the role of firms’ innovation strategy and industry context

Mercedes Segarra-Ciprés, Juan Carlos Bou-Llusar

This paper aims to analyze the extent to which the influence of external knowledge search on innovation performance is contingent on both a firm’s innovation strategy and the…

Is organizational learning being absorbed by knowledge management? A systematic review

Delio Ignacio Castaneda, Luisa Fernanda Manrique, Sergio Cuellar

This paper aims to focus on research regarding organizational learning (OL) and knowledge management (KM), and to specifically investigate whether OL has been conceptually…

Communities of practice to improve public health outcomes: a systematic review

Liza Barbour, Rebecca Armstrong, Patrick Condron, Claire Palermo

Communities of practice (CoPs) exist to enable people to share knowledge, innovate and progress a common field of practice. This paper aims to identify whether CoPs have a…

Experience as a source of knowledge in divestiture decisions: emerging issues and knowledge management implications

Enzo Peruffo, Lucia Marchegiani, Francesca Vicentini

This paper aims to analyse the idea that experience acts as an antecedent in divestiture and triggers an organisational learning process that enables the divesting firm to convert…

Knowledge sharing through enterprise social network (ESN) systems: motivational drivers and their impact on employees’ productivity

Mohamed Gamal Aboelmaged

This study aims to predict the impact of utilitarian and hedonic motivations on using enterprise social network (ESN) systems for sharing internal and external knowledge, as well…

Critical factors for knowledge sharing in technology-intensive organizations: evidence from UAE service sector

Omran AlShamsi, Mian Ajmal

The purpose of this paper is to identify the critical factors that impact knowledge sharing (KS) and their importance in technology-intensive service organizations in the United…

A model for assessment of uncertainty in tacit knowledge acquisition

Peyman Akhavan, Ali Shahabipour, Reza Hosnavi

Expert systems have come to the forefront in the modeling of problems. One of the major problems facing the expert system designers is to develop an accurate knowledge base and a…

Absorptive capacity and relationship learning mechanisms as complementary drivers of green innovation performance

Gema Albort-Morant, Antonio L. Leal-Rodríguez, Valentina De Marchi

This paper aims to explore in depth how internal and external knowledge-based drivers actually affect the firms’ green innovation performance. Subsequently, this study analyzes…

Impact of knowledge sharing and absorptive capacity on project performance: the moderating role of social processes

Imran Ali, Ata Ul Musawir, Murad Ali

This study aims to propose an integrated model to examine the impact of knowledge governance, knowledge sharing and absorptive capacity (ACAP) on project performance in the…

Extrinsic and intrinsic motivation for experience grounded tacit knowledge sharing in Chinese software organisations

Hui Chen, Miguel Baptista Nunes, Gillian Ragsdell, Xiaomi An

The purpose of this study is to identify and explain the role of individuals’ awareness and motivation in facilitating knowledge sharing (KS) in the real world of practice, as…