Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the growing literature bridging social capital (SC) and knowledge management (KM). The paper seeks to identify the causal factors for this recent research into the connection between SC and KM, and also to explicate the relationship between the...

Purpose – This paper aims to present an exploration of the contributions of the military organization to knowledge‐based development within and beyond the boundaries of its home country. Design/methodology/approach – After first defining knowledge, several frames of reference for...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a model that takes into account both personal and contextual factors in explaining individuals' motivation to share their knowledge. Design/methodology/approach – Drawing from research on achievement motivation and social exchange, it is...

Purpose – The purpose of this investigation was to look at three organisations (a naval shore establishment, a police academy, and a small, family‐owned engineering firm) and see to what extent they had developed a culture that was both ethically and socially responsive....

Purpose – Practical wisdom is central to the tremendous success of Peter Drucker as a management thinker. The paper aims to argue that the attractiveness of his writings is mainly due to the underlying Christian value system, which is the basis for the coherence of his thinking, and the...

Purpose – Current mainstream management theory is based on incomplete assumptions regarding the nature of human beings and human action, leading to damaging practical results. This paper aims to draw on personalism for the formulation of better assumptions for theory....

Management development should take cultural differences into account. A summary of Hofstede's classic four dimensions of dominant value patterns is given: Individualism v. Collectivism; Large v. Small Power Distance; Strong v. Weak Uncertainty Avoidance; Masculinity v. Femininity. Current Human...

A playful review of America, particularly since the 1960s, taking into account the changing attitudes of society and how this has shaped the destiny of individuals and of America as a whole. Were the “achievements” of each decade really such, or were they trampled upon and lost in the...

For Many Years, Economists and Actuaries Have Studied Multiperiod Insurance Contracts Independently and Differently. This Paper Presents a First Empirical Economic Study on Moral Hazard and Experience Rating While Making Reference to Previous Empirical Actuarial Studies. the First Objective Is...

In this chapter, Quentin Grafton, Stephen Knowles and Dorian Owen examine the implications for productivity arising from the level of social diversity along a variety of dimensions, including ethnic, linguistic and religious differences and inequalities between rich and poor. Their basic...