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Proceedings of

The 8th European Conference on Knowledge Management

Held at the Consorci Escola Industrial de Barcelona (CEIB), Barcelona, Spain

6-7 September 2007

 

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Paper Title

Author(s)

Page No.

Preface

 

vii

Biographies of Conference Chairs, Programme Chair, Keynote Speaker and Mini-track Chairs

 

ix

Biographies of contributing authors

 

x

Systems Failure Approach for Knowledge Management

Bashar Ababneh and John Edwards
Aston University,Birmingham, UK

1

Supply Chain Management and Information Sharing Capabilities

Emad Abu-Shanab
Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan

8

Peer-to-Peer Systems Consubstantiate the “Ba“ Concept

Fábio Luís Accorsi and João Paulo Costa
University of Coimbra and INESC-Coimbra, Portugal

15

Disconnecting Knowledge from the Knower: Discursive Marginalisation?

Jennifer Adelstein
University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

22

The Knowledge Management Helps to Implement an Information System

Roberto Alcalde Delgado, Lourdes Sáiz Bárcena and Ana Maria Lara Palma
University of Burgos, Spain

28

Knowledge Flow Methodology: Analyzing the Quality of Information for Service Process Improvement - A Case Study of a Brazilian Energy Utility

Dagoberto Alves de Almeida and Tainá da Costa Neves
Universidade Federal de Itajubá, Brazil

35

Does Intellectual Capital Reporting Matter to Financial Analysts?

Kay Alwert1, Manfred Bornemann2, Markus Will3
1
Alwert.consulting, Berlin, Germany
2Intangible Assets Consulting, Graz, Austria
3Fraunhofer IPK, Berlin, Germany

46

Firm Specific Knowledge and Competitive Advantage: Evidence and KM Practices

Rafael Andreu1, Joan Baiget2 and Agustí Canals3
1IESE Business School, 2Capgemini Consulting, 3Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

56

The Role of Metadata in Managing Knowledge

Christina Apostolou, Ann O’Brien and Gillian Ragsdell
Loughborough University
, UK

65

Diagnosing a Region’s Intellectual Capital to Generate Sustainable Development Strategies: A new Approach

Teresita Arenas1, Carlos Grau2 and José María Viedma3
1Universidad Técnica Federico Santa Maria, Santiago, Chile
2Universidad de Barcelona, Spain.
3Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña, Barcelona, Spain

71

Can Role-Plays and Gaming be the new Paradigm for Knowledge Management? Concepts and Requirements

Aurilla Aurelie Arnzten Bechina and Tone Vold
College University in Hedmark, Rena, Norway

79

Knowledge Work Practices in Global Software Development

Gabriela Avram
University of Limerick, Ireland

87

Wisdom Management: The Last Frontier

Joan Baiget
University Autònoma of Barcelona, Spain

96

Dealing with Complexity in Knowledge Sharing Processes

Peter Bednar1,2 Christine Welch1 and Vasilios Katos1
1University of Portsmouth, UK
2Lund University, Sweden

101

A Knowledge Server Including Tools for Professional Know-How Transfer

Djilali Benmahamed1 , 2 and Jean-Louis Ermine1
1Institut National des Télécommunications, France
2Centre de Perfectionnement de l’Entreprise Sonatrach, Algeria

108

The Yellow Tool – Making Yellow Pages More Social and Visible

Marco Bettoni, Willi Bernhard, Franziska Borter and Godela Dönnges
Swiss Distance University of Applied Sciences, Brig, Switzerland

118

An Existential-Humanistic Framework to Organizational Learning

Evandro Bocatto and Eloisa Perez de Toledo
Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona, Spain

125

Developing Knowledge Management Competences as an Organizational Capability for Business Performance

Jean-Pierre Booto Ekionea, Michel Plaisent and Prosper Bernard
University of Quebec in Montreal, Canada

131

Knowledge Transfer Mechanisms: A case study from manufacturing

Julie Boyd, Gillian Ragsdell, and Charles Oppenheim
Loughborough University, Leicestershire, UK.

139

Intellectual Capital and Organizational Performance: An Empirical Study of the Pharmaceutical Industry

Alka Bramhandkar, Scott Erickson, and Ian Applebee
Ithaca College
, NY, USA

147

Thinking Patterns and Knowledge Dynamics

Constantin Bratianu
Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania

152

The Contribution of Human Capital in Gaining a Competitive Advantage in an Enterprise

Sheryl Buckley and Apostolos Giannakopoulos
University of Johannesburg, South Africa

157

Developing A Framework For Measuring The Intellectual Capital Of A Higher Education Institution

Sheryl Buckley and Apostolos Giannakopoulos
University of Johannesburg, South Africa

163

A Brazilian Case Study of Development of Collective Management Competencies: an Analysis of the Group Process

Patrícia Martins Fagundes Cabral1 and Nedio Seminotti2
1
Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, São Leopoldo, Brazil
2Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

169

Analysis of Human Resources Practices as Intellectual Capital Identifiers: An Approach from the Resource-Based View

Nuria Calvo Babío
University of A Coruña, Spain

175

Analysis of the New Knowledge Management: Guidelines to a Theoretic Evaluation of New KM Frameworks

Luiz Fernando de Barros Campos
Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

184

From Individual Learning to Organizational Learning

Delio Ignacio Castaneda1 and Manuel Fernández Rios2
1Universidad Católica de Colombia, Bogotá Colombia
2Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, España

192

Implementing Knowledge Management Practices Through Chief Knowledge Officers

Juan-Gabriel Cegarra-Navarro1 and Frank Dewhurst2
1Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Spain
2Manchester Business School, UK

200

Knowledge Transfer: An Empirical Study in Spanish Subsidiaries

Enrique Claver, Patrocinio Zaragoza, Diego Quer and Dolores López, University of Alicante, Spain

206

Relationship among University, “City of Knowledge” and a “Region that Learns”

Carlos Alberto Cortes Carrillo, Jairo Pineda Agudelo and Marcelo López Trujillo
Manizales University, Manizales, Colombia.

214

Knowledge Creation in Professional Rugby

Gerald Costello and Eoin Whelan
NUI Galway, Ireland

223

Enhancing Tacit Knowledge Transfer: Tailoring NPD Practices

Zoë Dann1 and Alison Bettley2
1Liverpool John Moores University, UK
2The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK

231

“What’s in it for me” - Implementing Knowledge Management to Give Value for the Individual

Ray Dawson and Neil Richardson
Loughborough University
, UK

238

Approach to KM through a Systematic Assessment: Case Study at an Austrian University

Benjamin Ditzel and Daniela Ebner
University of Leoben, Austria

244

A Case Study of Knowledge Management and Performance Management in a Subsidiary of a Multinational Corporation

Zeta Dooly, Sean Byrne and John Maher
Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland

255

Organisational Memory and the Propensity to Mentor

Annette Dunham and Christopher Burt
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

262

Some Reflections on the Semantic Web

Bertil Ekdahl
Lund University
, Sweden

268

Tacit Knowledge Transfer among Geographically Distributed Group Members: An Experimental Analysis

Jamal El-Den
American University of Beirut, Lebanon

274

Entrepreneurial Knowledge Sharing about Business Opportunities in Virtual Networks

Tiit Elenurm
Estonian Business School, Tallinn, Estonia

285

Achieving Professional Excellence in the Era of the Boundaryless Careers

Mihaela Enache and José Maria Viedma Martí
The Polytechnic University of Catalonia

291

“An Intelligent Decision Support System for a Knowledge City’s Strategy Formulation”

Emmanouil Ergazakis1, Kostas Ergazakis1, Kostas Metaxiotis2 and Dimitrios Askounis1
1National Technical University of Athens, Greece

2Greek Ministry of Economy and Finance

301

Human Resources Management Policies and Knowledge Workers

Fragouli Evaggelia
University of Athens, Greece

319

Developing Integrated Knowledge Management Solution Based on Business Process Management

Péter Fehér, Krisztián Varga and Balázs Járvás
Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary

327

The Strategic Relevance of Performance Measurement Systems Under Review - Presenting an Analytical Concept of Organizational Reflection

Andrea Fried
Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany

334

The Role of Managerial Notes in Knowledge Sharing: Helping the Management of Unstructured Information by Using Topic Maps

Gyula Fülöp1, János Kormos2, Zoltán Csaba Kovács3 and Zsolt Lencse4
1
University of Miskolc
2University of Debrecen
3KRIPTO Research, Debrecen
4Kopint-Datorg, Budapest, Hungary

340

Knowledge Management in Local Systems in the Brazilian Ceramic Tile Industry and the New Challenges of Competition in the Global Value Chain

Renato Garcia1 and Gabriela Scur2
1, University of São Paulo, Brazil
2Centro Universitário FEI, Brazil

349

Knowledge Strategy in Hospitals: a Contextual Perspective Based on the Implementation of Medical-Assistantial Protocols

Cláudio Reis Gonçalo, Jacques Edison Jacques and Yeda Swirski de Souza
UNISINOS, São Leopoldo, Brazil

355

Knowledge Sharing Virtuous Cycle: Model Based in Rich Pictures of Senior Executives in IT enterprises in Bogotá - Colombia.

Yady Isabelle González Quintero
Catholic University of Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia

362

Knowledge Management Within a Leading Irish Construction Organisation

Brian Graham and Ken Thomas
Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland

368

Definition and Implementation of Knowledge Management Systems in Knowledge Networks

Michele Grimaldi and Livio Cricelli
University of Cassino, Italy

374

Managing External Knowledge for New Product Development: the case of UK Biopharmaceutical SMEs

Călin Gurău
Montpellier Business School
, France

383

Knowledge Development in e-Learning Environments: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

Markus Haag, Yanqing Duan and Brian Mathews
University of Bedfordshire, Luton, UK

391

The use of new Technology in Higher Education: From Unlearning to wiki use Appropriation in a French Business School: A Case Study

Johanna Habib1, Valérie Caraguel and Walter Baets3
1
Paul Cezanne University, Aix-Marseille III, Aixen Provence France
3Euromed Marseille, School of Management, France

398

How to Manage Knowledge in Virtual Organization?

Bouarfa Hafida and Abed Mohamed
University of Blida, Algeria

405

Organisational Capazity for the Absorption of R&D: Industrial Differences in the Evaluation of Critical Success Factors

Markus Hagemeister1 and Arturo Rodríguez Castellanos2
1Multidisciplinary University Group (GUM)
2University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain

411

Knowledge Management in Small- To Medium Sized Lebanese Enterprises: An Exploratory Investigation

Leila Halawi1, Silva Karkoulian2 and Jay Aronson3
1Bethune Cookman University, Daytona Beach, FL, USA
2Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon
3The University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA

419

Evaluation of Intellectual Capital Report Controlling

Wolfgang Halb
Graz University of Technology, Austria

425

Boundary Spanners and Networks of Knowledge: Developing a Knowledge Creation and Transfer Model

Deogratias Harorimana
Southampton Solent University
, UK

430

The Role of Expert Systems in Knowledge Management: An Analytical Perspective

Hanie Hatefian, Yasaman Gorji, and Leila Kamal Abyaneh
Tehran University, Iran

436

Integrating Knowledge Sharing into an Innovation Framework

Igor Hawryszkiewycz
University of Technology, Sydney

443

Triple Helix Organisations, Knowledge-Stewarding Communities of Practice and Perceptions of Time: The Hunters and Gatherers of Commercialisation

Kathryn Hayes
University of Western Sydney, Australia

449

Improving Knowledge Handling in Business Processes – The GPO-WM®-Method

Peter Heisig
eureki, Berlin, Germany and Engenering design centre university of cambridge

456

Which IC Components Explain National IC Stocks?

José Luis Hervas-Oliver1, Juan Ignacio Dalmau-Porta1 and Borja Trujillo2
1Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain
2Florida State University
USA

465

Competence Matters More Than Knowledge

Ali Hessami and Michael Moore, Atkins, London, UK

472

Complexity Theory and the Role of Knowledge Management in the Knowledge-Based Small Business

David Higgins and Alan Southern
University of Liverpool, UK

479

Collaborative Knowledge Creation and Innovation Between MNCs and Chinese Universities

Jianzhong Hong, Johanna Heikkinen and Mia Niemi
Lappeenranta University of Technology, Lappeenranta, Finland

486

Managing Structural Diversity: The Case of Boundary Spanning Networks

Eli Hustad
Agder University College, Kristiansand, Norway

492

An Analysis of Leader’s Bases of Power and Knowledge Management Practices: A conceptual approach

Sharmila Jayasingam1, Muhamad Jantan2, and Mahfooz Ansari3
1Multimedia University, Melaka,
2
University Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
3University of Lethbridge, Canada

499

Folksonomies, Collaborative Filtering and e-Business : Is Enterprise 2.0 one Step Forward and two Steps Back?

Kevin Johnston
Liverpool John Moores University
, UK

506

KM Effectiveness Gap Analysis: The Case of an Indian IT Firm

Manasa Kakulavarapu and Ved Prakash
Wipro Technologies, Bangalore, India

512

Facilitation Effect in Problem Solving: Mathematical Approach to Knowledge Conversion Process

Namik Kasumov
Azerbaijan Banks Association, Azebaijan

521

A Model of Antecedents of Knowledge Sharing 

Radwan Kharabsheh
The Hashemite University, Al Zarqa, Jordan

528

Management Challenges of Cross-Border Knowledge Transfer – A Comparison Between Empirical Evidence and A Theoretical Framework

Beate Klingenberg and Helen Rothberg
Marist College, School of Management, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA

535

Applying Wikis to Managing Knowledge – A Socio-Technical Approach

Miia Kosonen and Aino Kianto
Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland

541

An Insight into Challenges and Characteristics of Knowledge Transfer in Research and Development Centres within theCT Industry

Sinisa Krajnovic
Ericsson Nikola Tesla, Zagreb, Croatia

547

Knowledge Management of an Aircraft Manufacturer Within Extended Enterprise: Methodology for Sharing Technical and Organizational Lessons Learned With Risk Sharing Partners

Colin Lalouette
Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France

555

Continued in Volume Two

 

 

 

Paper Title

Author(s)

Page No.

Difficulties for introduction of Knowledge Management in Small and Medium Enterprises in Europe

Maurice Lefebvre1, Albena Antonova2 and Elissaveta Gourova2
1University of Mons Hainaut, Belgium
2
Sofia University “St. Kliment Ochridski”, Bulgaria

562

Repatriates as Knowledge-Transfer Agents

Jeanette Lemmergaard1, Ma Eugenia Sánchez Vidal2
1
University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
2Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Paseo Alfonso, Spain

567

The Biggest Challenge Facing the Knowledge Economy and Mode of knowledge Creation with Lower-Risk

Yidong Liu
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

573

A Knowledge-Based Framework for Developing Business Incubator Strategy in Less-Developed Institutional Environments: The Case of BIC of Attika Incubator

Antonios Livieratos1,2
1Université Paris 11 Sud, France
2BIC of Attika, Athens, Greece

578

The Effect of Organizational Variables on Knowledge Sharing, Innovations and Organizational Performance

Peter Lok1, Jo Rhodes1, Richard Hung2 and Bella Ya-Hui Lien3
1University of South Australia, Adelade, Australia

2 Toko University, Taiwan
3National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan

585

Critical Review and a way Forward: How is the Concept of Ba Being Used in Research and Practice?

Irma Mäkäräinen-Suni and Jianzhong Hong
Lappeenranta University of Technology, Lappeenranta, Finland

593

Interaction with Circles of Mind-Based Decision Support System

Jarmo Makkonen and Ari Visa
Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland

601

Making a Case on Statistical Design of Experiments as a Tool to Predict a Firm’s Awareness of Intellectual Capital

Blanca Martins and Rubén Huertas
Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain

607

Development of Structured On-the-Job Training Model Utilizing Knowledge Management

Fiona Masterson and Kathryn Cormican
College of Engineering, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

615

Differences in Knowledge Management Between Operative Units in Key Processes at Industrial Plants

Ricardo Mateo, Hugo Cruz
University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.

622

Managerial and research perspective on knowledge-intensive services

Marjatta Maula
Tampere University of Technology, Finland

633

A Consistent Assessment of Intellectual Capital in SMEs InCaS: Intellectual Capital Statement – Made in Europe

Kai Mertins
Markus Will, M.A., Fraunhofer IPK Berlin, Germany

638

How to Ensure the Quality and Reliability of Intellectual Capital Statements?

Kai Mertins, Wen-Huan Wang and Markus Will
Fraunhofer IPK, Berlin, Germany

648

Interactive and Collaborative Knowledge Sharing in Web-based Learning

Qiang Miao, and Pertti Yli-Luoma
University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

656

Towards an Integrative Approach for Managing Implicit and Explicit Knowledge: An Exploratory Study in Switzerland

Clemente Minonne1,2
1 www.Wissens-Management.ch, Lucerne, Switzerland
2University of South Australia, International Graduate School of Business

663

Extending Emergent Procedures, Techniques and Concepts for Knowledge Management Systems Analysis

Aboubakr Moteleb and Mark Woodman
Middlesex University, London, UK

671

Business Analysis for Knowledge Management Systems Development in an HR Service Provider – XPR

Aboubakr Moteleb¹, Tom Simons² and Eric Teston³
¹Middlesex University, London, UK
²XPR, London, UK
³XPR, Paris, France

679

Building a Taxonomy of Understanding Knowledge Management

Kun Nie, Tieju Ma, and Yoshiteru Nakamori
Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Nomi Japan

688

Assessment of Communities of Practice Using Network Analysis

Margit Noll1 and Marianne Hörlesberger2
1Arsenal research, 2Systems Research, Austrian Research Centers GmbH – ARC, Vienna, Austria

696

Knowledge Sharing in Organizations: Exploring the Impact of Individual Network Relationships

Ademola Obembe
Roehampton University, London, UK

703

Technology Transfer in the Medical Device Industry

Michael O’Connor and Kathryn Cormican
College of Engineering, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

709

Managerial Practices as Determinance of Knowledge Management: A Comparative Study of Certified Companies for ISO 9001

Ricardo Daher Oliveira1 and Eduardo Schiehll2
1 FUCAPE, Espírito Santo, Brazil
2 HEC – Université de Montreal – Canada

716

Leadership and Organizational Learning in Medium-sized Companies – A Case Study

Campos Filho Sebastião de Oliveira
Instituto Presbiteriano Mackenzie, São Paulo, Brasil

726

Using Narrative to Develop a Complexity Based Narrative Knowledge Sharing Theory (ComBaNKS)

Gary Oliver
University of Sydney, Australia

733

Knowledge Management: An applied Unified Modelling Language approach

Paul Otterson, Malwinder Rai and John Middleton
Liverpool John Moores University
, UK

741

Developing an Autopoietic Model of Organisational Learning

Paul Parboteeah, Thomas Jackson, Gillian Ragsdell
Loughborough University
, UK

744

The Measurement of Competitive Intelligence – CI: A Proposal

Ana Maria Pereira and Isabel Ramos
School of Engineering of University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal

750

A Methodological Framework to Identify and Measure Tacit Knowledge-Based Resources Within Organisations

Alexeis Garcia-Perez and Amit Mitra
Cranfield University, Shrivenham Campus, Swindon, UK

759

Enabling Knowledge Creation in Judicial Environments: The Case of Catalonia‘s Public Administration

Mario Pérez-Montoro1 and Jesús Martínez2
1 University of Barcelona, Spain
2Center for Legal Studies and Specialist Training, Generalitat, Government of Catalonia

766

Knowledge Evaluation: A new aim for Knowledge Management to Enhance Sustainable Innovation

Kristian Peters, Laura Maruster and René Jorna
Faculty of Management and Organization, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

774

Recent Advances in the Measurement of Intellectual Capital: A Critical Survey

Stephen Pike1 and Goran Roos2
1ICS Ltd., London, UK
2Cranfield University School of Management, UK

781

From Universities to Corporations: Determining Factors in the Diffusion and Adoption of Knowledge

Jose-Luis Pineda, Laura Zapata
Tecnológico de Monterrey,  México

788

Organizational Culture and its Impact on Knowledge Management Processes in Slovenian HE Institutions

Mojca Prevodnik and Roberto Biloslavo
University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia

794

Learning to Manage in Knowledge Based Organizations - The Role of Portfolios

Ana Maria Ramalho Correia1,3, Anabela Mesquita Sarmento2 and Miguel de Castro Neto3
1INETI – Inst. Nacional de Eng., Tec. e Inovação, I. P., Lisboa,
2ISCAP / IPP – R. Universidade do Minho (Centro Algoritmi),
3ISEGI – Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

800

Current Practices Related to Information and Knowledge use in the Kosovo Water Services Sector

Ilir Rodiqi
University
of Prishtina, Kosova

806

Knowledge Management Applied to Enterprise Risk Management. Is There any Value in Using KM for ERM?

Eduardo Rodriguez1 and John Edwards2
1Aston Business School, EDC Ottawa Canada
2Aston Business School, Birmingham UK

813

Interdisciplinary Perspectives of Knowledge Management: Exploration of its Relevancy to Library and Information Science

Md Roknuzzaman and Katsuhiro Umemoto
Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.
Ishikawa, Japan

820

The Role of Marketing Knowledge for Australian ICT Based Entrepreneurs in Terms of Their Internationalization Strategy

John Saee and Fahri Benli
SwinburneUniversity of Technology, Melbourne, Australia

829

Knowledge Sharing Permitting Conditions and Impact of Knowledge Sharing on Innovation Performance

Josune Sáenz, Nekane Aramburu and Olga Rivera
University of Deusto, San Sebastián, Spain

835

Knowledge Management: Turning Intangible Assets into Feasibility in the Automotive Sector

Lourdes Sáiz, Ana Maria Lara and Roberto Alcalde
University of Burgos, Spain

844

Critical Success Factors for Communities of Practice in a Global Mining Company

Judi Sandrock and Peter Tobin
Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa

851

Knowledge Combination and Innovativeness

Helena Santos-Rodrigues1, Pedro Figueroa Dorrego2 and Carlos Maria Jardon2
1Escola Superior de Tecnologia Gestão Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Portugal
2Universidade de Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain

859

The Knowledge Management for the Virtual Reality Applications in a Home Rehabilitation Virtual Network

Emil Scarlat1, Adriana Nica2 and Virginia Maracine1
1Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
2University of Medicine and Pharmacology, Bucharest, Romania

863

Critical Success Factors of CoPs: Evidence From a Global Company

Enrico Scarso1, Ettore Bolisani1 and Luigi Salvador2
1DTG - University of Padua, Vicenza, Italy
2ENI S.p.A., Milan, Italy

871

Multilevel Cross-Linking and Offering of Organisational Knowledge

Christian-Andreas Schumann and Claudia Tittmann
University of Applied Sciences Zwickau, Germany

878

A Framework for Knowledge Management in a Public Library - Based on a Case Study on Knowledge Management in a Dutch Public Library

Karolien Selhorst
University of Antwerp, Belgium

884

Integrated Model for Intangible Resources

Camilo Sequeira, Eloi Fernández and Márcia Borges
Catholic University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

891

The Dynamic Capabilities of Knowledge Management: Learning From the Case of Fortune Motors

Shari Shang, Shu-Fang Lin and Ya-Ling Wu
National Chengchi University, Taiwan ROC

899

MaKE First Steps – How a Definition of Knowledge can Help Your Organisation

Peter Sharp
Regent’s College and MaKE Inc, London, UK

907

Knowledge Management Enablers: An Interpretive Structural Modeling Approach

M. D. Singh and Ravi Kant
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, India

915

How and why do we Really Learn Together? Organizational Learning from the Dynamic Relationships’ Perspective

Aleša Saša Sitar and Rudi Rozman
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

924

Concept CloudsImproving Information Retrieval

Steve Smith, Thomas Jackson and Holger Adelmann
Loughborough University
, UK

931

Working Differently Together

Tricia Smith
Ramon Llull University Barcelona, Spain

939

Action and Interaction as Radical Innovation Generation Engines

Martin Spraggon and Virginia Bodolica
University of Quebec in Outaouais, Canada

946

Knowledge Maps and Mathematical Modelling

Tomas Subrt and Helena Brozova
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic

953

Knowledge Creation and Destruction in Knowledge Intensive Firms: The Case of Higher Education

Albert Sune and Vicenc Fernandez
Technical University of Catalonia, Terrassa, Spain

959

Knowledge Management in Economic Innovation-Producing Social Networks in the Otaniemi region

Vesa Taatila
Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Lohja, Finland

965

Developing Performance Indicators for Knowledge Management

Antony Tambyrajah and Abdallah Al-Shawabkeh
University of Greenwich, UK

972

Information Seeking and Sharing Behaviour of a UK Police Force

Sara Tedmori1, Thomas Jackson2, Dino Bouchlaghem1 and Mark Newcombe2
1
Loughborough Leicestershire, UK
2Leicestershire Police, UK

982

Exploration of Knowledge Sharing Challenges in Value Networks: A Case Study in the Finnish Grocery Industry

Hanna Timonen and Jari Ylitalo
Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland

989

Let me tell you a Story: Storyboards and Their use for Knowledge Sharing in an African Case Study

Peter Tobin and Judith Sandrock
Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa

996

Learning from Mistakes in IS Projects: Is the Road to Success Paved with Failures?

Nelly Todorova
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

1003

Knowledge Management and Logistics: A European Perspective

Eduardo Tomé1 and Gaby Neumann2
1Universidade Lusíada, Portugal
2Otto-von-Guericke-University of Magdeburg, Germany

1009

Using Competitive Intelligence as a Strategic Tool in a Higher Education Context

Miguel Rombert Trigo1, Luís Borges Gouveia1, Luc Quoniam2 and Edson Luiz Riccio3
1University Fernando Pessoa, Porto, Portugal
2University Sud Toulon-Var, La Garde, France
3University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

1017

Does IC Management ‘Make a Difference’? A Critical Case Study Application of Structuration Theory

John Tull1 and John Dumay2
1Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Sydney, Australia
2Discipline of Accounting, University of Sydney, Australia

1024

Assessing Your Company's KM Status: The First Step Towards a Successful KM Implementation

George Vagenas, Stavros Ponis and Ilias Tatsiopoulos
National Technical University of Athens, Greece

1032

Organizational Conditions for ‘New Knowledge Management’ Application

Jurriaan Van Reijsen1, Remko Helms2 and Ronald Batenburg2
1Andarr Organizational Services, Emmalaan 21, Utrecht, The Netherlands
2Institute of Information and Computing Science, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

1040

Building Creative Cities: Towards ‘Industry-based’ Knowledge Management in Urban Vision Development Processes

Stella Van Rijn and René Tissen
Nyenrode Business University, Breukelen, The Netherlands

1048

Integrating Individual and Organisational Learning Initiatives: Working Across Knowledge Management and Human Resource Management Functional Boundaries

Christine Van Winkelen and Jane McKenzie
Henley Management College, UK

1054

Experiences of Using an Ontology-Based Knowledge Testing Approach in Teaching Business Informatics

Réka Vas1 and Gábor Klimkó2
1Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary
2MTA Information Technology Foundation, Budapest Hungary

1062

The Role of Knowledge in Legal Context: the Case of the Court of Bologna

Luca Verzelloni1,2
1Faculty of Sociology, University of Trento, Italy
2COMIUG, Alma Mater Foundation, Bologna, Italy

1071

Intangible Assets: Importance in the Knowledge-Based Economy

Dmitry Volkov and Tatiana Garanina
School of Management, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

1077

Business Intelligence Activities in Construction Companies in Finland – A Series of Case Studies

Vilma Vuori
Tampere University of Technology, Finland

1086

Communities of Research Practice (CoRP): Visualizing Knowledge Networks and Localizing Experts

Petra Wagner-Luptacik and Marianne Hörlesberger
Austrian Research Centers GmbH, Vienna, Austria

1093

Knowledge Integration and the Role of Technological Gatekeepers

Eoin Whelan
Cairnes Graduate School, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

1100

Holistic Approaches and Standardisation as Measures for Broader Adoption of KM in Practice

Stephan Wildner1, Franz Lehner1 and Hans Lehmann2
1University of Passau, Germany
2Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

1107

Knowledge management challenge for Polish universities

Piotr Wróbel
University of Gdańsk, Poland

1114

Assessing Ba and Virtual Ba within a Higher Education Environment

Janette Young
Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

1118

Knowledge and Life Cycle of an Organization

Mietlewski Zygmunt1 and Ryszard Walkowiak2
1
Gdynia Maritime University, Poland
2University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Gdynia

1124

 

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