As the basis of value creation increasingly depends on the leverage of the intangible assets of firms, knowledge management systems (KMS) are emerging as powerful sources of competitive advantage. However, the general recognition of the importance of such systems seems to be accompanied by a technology-induced drive to implement systems with inadequate consideration of the fundamental knowledge...

The aim of the study is to present a tentative framework to explore and investigate the drivers and barriers of adoption of the innovation of proactive knowledge use in connection to a knowledge management system (KMS) in health care. Semi-structured interviews were performed with champion implementers and physicians using the KMS along with a document analysis depicting significant events of t...

Sir, Kasabach-Merritt syndrome (KMS) is a condition of consumption coagulopathy in patients bearing vascular tumours and malformations. KMS is seen not only in infants bearing large haemangiomas, but has also been observed in various vascular diseases, such as bluerubber-bleb nevus syndrome (1) and Osler-Weber-Rendu disease (2). Angiosarcoma is a rare malignancy of vascular or lymphatic endothe...

This paper aims to gain a better understanding of KMS success. Based on the absorptive capacity theory, we develop a research model to explain how the use of KMS increases organizational performance by increasing the organizational absorptive capacity and the higher order capabilities. The absorptive capacity plays an important role in transforming KMS usage into agility and innovativeness and ...

The knowledge-based theory of the firm suggests that knowledge is the organizational asset that enables sustainable competitive advantage in hypercompetitive environments. The emphasis on knowledge in today’s organizations is based on the assumption that barriers to the transfer and replication of knowledge endow it with strategic importance. Many organizations are developing information system...

The knowledge-based theory of the firm suggests that knowledge is the organizational asset that enables sustainable competitive advantage in hypercompetitive environments. The emphasis on knowledge in today’s organizations is based on the assumption that barriers to the transfer and replication of knowledge endow it with strategic importance. Many organizations are developing information system...

The paper reports the results of a quantitative, survey-based study which investigates the use of an IT supported knowledge management system (KMS) which is embedded in knowledge management framework in a large, global IT consulting company. The main findings are that the majority of the IT users are not familiar with the KMS framework. Still, the KMS is used by 3/4 of all respondents, but main...

Researchers and practitioners have reported on the factors said to influence the design and implementation of Knowledge Management Systems (KMS). Factors such as strategy, culture, information technology, people and organisational structure have arisen as key dimensions to be considered in KMS implementation. However, researchers have tended to explore these factors in isolation, and have, by a...

Das Seamless Knowledge Management System (SKMS) ist ein zentralisiertes Wissensportal, welches die unternehmensweite Suche und Recherche nach Dokumenten und E-Mails aus verschiedenen Quellen unterstützt. Es versetzt den Benutzer in die Lage, von einem zentralen Punkt aus auf alle Informationen und Dokumente zuzugreifen, die sich in verschiedenen Systemen im Netzwerk befinden. Die Darstellungsfo...