Management Consulting and Knowledge Creation

Value Creation through IT-supported Knowledge Management? The Utilisation of a Knowledge Management System in a Global Consulting Company

Although many consulting companies have introduced IT-supported knowledge-management systems, and proponents of the literature continue to advocate knowledge management as a key to competitive advantage in consultancies, many knowledge management systems have fallen short of expectation in companies that have adopted them. However, empirical studies regarding the performance implications of the...

Organizational Knowledge Creation and Management

Social Networks for Knowledge Management in Management Consulting Firms

This paper seeks to review the role of social networks in knowledge management in the business context of consulting firms. Real cases are used to illustrate knowledge management efforts in consultancies. Based on the case study findings, we identify social networks as key ingredients of knowledge management in consulting firms. Therefore, we discuss social networks aspects and provide an accou...

Management of Explicit and Implicit Knowledge in Consulting Companies

Knowledge management is very important in the consulting business. On the one hand knowledge is the crucial factor of production that differentiates consulting companies from their competitors. On the other hand knowledge management is a consulting service that can be sold to other companies. The changes that have to be established during the introduction of knowledge management in mid-size con...

Knowledge management strategy and its link to knowledge creation process

Knowledge has become to be considered as valuable strategic assets that can provide proprietary competitive advantages. It is more important for companies to distinguish themselves through knowledge management strategies. Without a constant creation of knowledge, a business is condemned to poor performance. However, it is still unclear how these strategies affect knowledge creation. Knowledge m...