This concise introduction to knowledge management and its current place in and implications for contemporary management theory and practice explores what knowledge management is, why it is significant, and where it is going

This concise introduction to knowledge management and its current place in and implications for contemporary management theory and practice explores what knowledge management is, why it is significant, and where it is going.

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to bring into question the idea of the global knowledge economy.Design/methodology/approach – The paper explores the characteristics of the knowledge economy, as elaborated by academics and policy makers concerned with knowledge in the contemporary global...

Purpose – Explores the use of strategies adopted by authors and publishers to enhance the success potential of their books. Design/methodology/approach – Drawing on the literature on the production of best selling business books, strategies and techniques increasingly being deployed in the...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to bring into question the idea of the global knowledge economy. Design/methodology/approach – The paper explores the characteristics of the knowledge economy, as elaborated by academics and policy makers concerned with knowledge in the contemporary global...

Purpose – This paper aims to add to the understanding of knowledge sharing in online communities through an investigation of the relationship between individual participant’s motivations and management in open source software (OSS) communities. Drawing on a review of literature concerning...