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Carrillo, F. J. (contributor) - 2002

It is a pleasure to introduce this special issueon knowledge-based development. I wouldlike to congratulate the Guest Editor -Professor Francisco Javier Carrillo, Directorfor Knowledge Systems, ITESM, Mexico -for suggesting the topic, commissioning thepapers, and seeing the project through...

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Establishing a global KM initiative: the Wipro story

Chatzkel, Jay - In: Journal of Knowledge Management 8 (2004) 2, pp. 6-18

Wipro Technologies is an Indian information technology outsourcing company that, over a two year period, established a …

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Knowledge outsourcing: an alternative strategy for knowledge management

Lam, Wing; Chua, Alton Y.K. - In: Journal of Knowledge Management 13 (2009) 3, pp. 28-43

Purpose – In knowledge outsourcing, external knowledge providers, rather than in‐house experts, are contracted to … is to present the notion of knowledge outsourcing as an alternative strategy for knowledge management. Design …/methodology/approach – A case study research method is adopted to examine the knowledge outsourcing processes and activities at a for …

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The impact of national cultures on structured knowledge transfer

Chen, Jihong; Sun, Peter Y.T.; McQueen, Robert J. - In: Journal of Knowledge Management 14 (2010) 2, pp. 228-242

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of national culture on the structured knowledge transfer from a US‐based (onshore) technical support center to an offshore support center in China. Design/methodology/approach – The research was conducted as an interpretive case...

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Outsourcing of knowledge processes: a literature review

Runar Edvardsson, Ingi; Durst, Susanne - In: Journal of Knowledge Management 18 (2014) 4, pp. 795-811

Purpose – This paper aims to review research on outsourcing of knowledge processes to establish the current body of … of 24 refereed empirical articles on outsourcing of knowledge processes. Findings – Five themes were identified …: outsourcing of knowledge processes, outsourcing and collaborative agreements between knowledge-based firms, factors affecting …

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The transfer of knowledge and the retention of expertise: the continuing need for global assignments

Bender, Silke; Fish, Alan - In: Journal of Knowledge Management 4 (2000) 2, pp. 125-137

With ongoing globalisation, organisations are increasingly confronted with worldwide competition. In order to build and sustain their competitive advantage, the knowledge and expertise of an organisation’s staff needs to be seen as a critical strategic resource. This paper presents a general...

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Tacit to explicit knowledge conversion: knowledge exchange protocols

Herschel, Richard T.; Nemati, Hamid; Steiger, David - In: Journal of Knowledge Management 5 (2001) 1, pp. 107-116

In the knowledge management domain, the conversion of tacit knowledge to explicit knowledge is critical because it is a prerequisite to the knowledge amplification process wherein knowledge becomes part of an organization’s knowledge network. In this article, knowledge exchange protocols are...

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Tacit knowledge transfer and the knowledge disconnect

Foos, Ted; Schum, Gary; Rothenberg, Sandra - In: Journal of Knowledge Management 10 (2006) 1, pp. 6-18

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to look at some of the factors that influence the transfer of tacit knowledge between two product development partners. Design/methodology/approach – Research involved the collection of both qualitative and quantitative data. The qualitative data was...

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Toward understanding inter‐organizational knowledge transfer needs in SMEs: insight from a UK investigation

Chen, Shizhong; Duan, Yanqing; Edwards, John S.; … - In: Journal of Knowledge Management 10 (2006) 3, pp. 6-23

Purpose – External knowledge is generally believed to be of prime importance to small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). However, a review of the literature shows that no empirical research has looked at knowledge management issues at the inter‐organizational level in SMEs. This paper...

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Knowledge management and the limits of knowledge codification

Hall, Matthew - In: Journal of Knowledge Management 10 (2006) 3, pp. 117-126

Purpose – The idea that knowledge needs to be codified is central to many claims that knowledge can be managed. However, there appear to be no empirical studies in the knowledge management context that examine the process of knowledge codification. This paper therefore seeks to explore...

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