purpose – the purpose of this paper is to present a study of knowledge management understanding and usage in small and medium knowledge-intensive enterprises. design/methodology/approach – the study has taken an interpretative approach, using two knowledge-intensive south isfahan (iran) companies as case studies, both of which are characterized by the need to process and use knowledge on a dail...

the main purpose of this study is analysis impact of information technology and organizational structure on strategic knowledge management in islamic azad university kermanshah branch. the statistical population of this study is 60 employees of islamic azad university kermanshah branch. in order to determine the sample size, cochran’s formula was used. consequently, 52 employees (bosses, deputi...

in the current age, the importance of using knowledge as a tool for creativity and innovation at national level is considerable. furthermore, it would be taken into consideration as strategic need in the competition among different countries. hence in this paper, a new knowledge strategic management framework was developed with emphasizing on knowledge based innovation, upon up studying knowled...

Whilst a great deal of academic research and many methods used by consultants and practitioners in knowledge management have focused on developing successful strategies, few have reviewed strategic-fit. This project aims to fill this gap. A survey of over 150 organisations discovers distinct variations in the knowledge orientation of organisations with different strategic approaches. These find...

This paper questions the influence of a pre-existing information technology (IT) infrastructure on the formulation of an organizational knowledge strategy. We draw on a classification of four different strategic views of IT infrastructure and explore how the historic investment in IT infrastructure enables and constrains the formulation of knowledge strategy in four case organizations. The four...

The concept of knowledge management (KM) as a powerful competitive weapon has been strongly emphasized in the strategic management literature, yet the sustainability of the competitive advantage provided by KM capability is not well-explained. To fill this gap, this paper develops the concept of KM as an organizational capability and empirically examines the association between KM capabilities ...

This article introduces and explores the case of a Brazilian Air Force Organisation, the Aeronautical Economy and Finance Secretariat, which based on different findings provided by knowledge management (KM) research, started a broad strategic transformation process to address KM specific issues while improving organisational performance. The case description is complemented by theory regarding ...

Gaining and sustaining competitive advantage through knowledge sharing and network-based knowledge processes is a process involving the tasks of formulating a strategic vision, formulating a knowledge vision, identifying relevant knowledge, designing the knowledge process, catering for knowledge protection, implementing the process, and using the system. The focus of this paper is twofold. Firs...