in the knowledge-based era knowledge management (km) is considered as the primary task of organizations that strive to utilize of their intellectual capitals effectively. hence it is vital to understand carefully the appropriate contexts and enablers of knowledge management practices. human- social factors are among most influential factors that their effects are as important as structural and ...

In the recent world, we are surrounded by various social networks. In every company, every institution, and every place worldwide, people call each other, exchange emails, text messages, post in forums, co-author documents, meet at diverse events, etc. In other words, they communicate and collaborate with each other creating and maintaining mutual relationships in a complex social network. The ...

There are probably as many variations of knowledge management definitions as there are practitioners and researchers in the discipline. Complete consensus in such a group would be a surprising finding. This is because the two words are loaded with pre-existing meanings that do not always sit comfortably in juxtaposition, so what it means to “manage knowledge” is difficult to ascertain, and henc...

EDITOR’S SUMMARY Managing perceptions about personal and professional information on the social web is the focus of this Bulletin issue. Contributors offer insights on analyzing our personal presence online to determine whether it accurately reflects ourselves as we intend and on actively creating a personal knowledge profile. We can gain some control over our personal information and its unint...

This paper discusses the role of narrative in the expression and transmission of social knowledge as a specific type of tacit knowledge. Narrative is a central mechanism by which social knowledge is conveyed. Narrative provides a bridge between the tacit and the explicit, allowing tacit social knowledge to be demonstrated and learned, without the need to propositionalize it. Institutions can be...