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Knowledge Management in Emerging Economies

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Posted 10-14-2010 03:08

A New Book Announcement

Knowledge Management in Emerging Economies: Social, Organizational and Cultural Implementation
Edited by Prof Minwir Al-Shammari (University of Bahrain, Bahrain)

http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/TitleDetails.aspx?TitleId=41785&DetailsType=Chapters

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Knowledge is evolving in the new economy as a distinctive core competency and as a main source of wealth for many countries as well as companies. Managing knowledge as a non-depleting corporate resource can help in the creation of sustainable competitive advantage for today's competitive and globalized business world.

Knowledge Management in Emerging Economies: Social, Organizational and Cultural Implementation seeks focuses on knowledge management theoretical models and empirical research findings for developing economies. This book specifically seeks to understand the social, organizational, and cultural implementation aspects of knowledge management in the context of developing economies, and to discuss issues, challenges, and trends surrounding this implementation.

Chapters

1.	Web Mining for Strategic Competitive Intelligence
	Pages 1-19
	Lynnda Wagner (University of Cape Town, South Africa) Jean-Paul Van Belle (University of Cape Town, South Africa)

2.	Meeting Czech Knowledge Management Challenges Head-On
	Pages 20-46
	Richard Brunet-Thornton (IMCA/GARC, UK) Vladimír Bureš (University of Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic)

3.	Knowledge Integration in the Creative Process of Globally Distributed Teams
	Pages 47-65
	Rosana Reis (University of Bologna, Italy) Ylenia Curzi (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy)

4.	Production Competence and Knowledge Generation for Technology Transfer
	Pages 66-78
	Ian Hipkin (École Supérieure de Commerce de Pau, France)

5.	KM in Higher Learning Institutions
	Pages 79-103
	Haryani Haron (University Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia) Rose Alias (University Technology Malaysia, Malaysia)

6.	Supply Chain Knowledge Integration in Emerging Economies
	Pages 104-121
	Ryan Atkins (Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland)

7.	A Social and Technical Investigation of Knowledge Utilization from a Repository Knowledge Management System
	Pages 122-139
	Kamla Al-Busaidi (Sultan Qaboos University, Oman)

8.	Knowledge Creation and Sharing in the Malaysian Housebuilding Industry
	Pages 141-156
	Nor'Aini Yusof (Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia) Mohd Shafiei (Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia)

9.	Factors Affecting Knowledge Sharing Practice in Malaysia
	Pages 157-170
	Zawiyah Yusof (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia) Mohd Ismail (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia)

10.	The Influence of Emotional Intelligence on Tacit Knowledge Sharing in Service Organizations
	Pages 171-185
	Abdul Othman (Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia) Hazman Abdullah (Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia)

11.	Transfer Knowledge Using Stories
	Pages 186-198
	Khairul Kalid (Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia)

12.	Knowledge Management Enablers and Knowledge Sharing Process
	Pages 199-211
	Kalsom Salleh (Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.) Syed Ikhsan (Leadership Centre, National Institute of Public Administration of Malaysia (INTAN), Malaysia,) Syed Ahmad (Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.)

13.	Knowledge Management Practices in Brazilian Software Organizations
	Pages 213-226
	Tatiana Furquim (SERPRO and University of Brasília, Brazil) Sueli do Amaral (University of Brasília, Brazil)

14.	Knowledge Management in High-Growth Companies
	Pages 227-248
	Mladen Cudanov (University of Belgrade, Serbia) Kathrin Kirchner (Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany)

15.	Cross-Cultural Knowledge Management Practices to Support Offshore Outsourcing
	Pages 249-260
	Biswadip Ghosh (Metropolitan State College of Denver, USA)

16.	Understanding the Behavior of Knowledge Management Pathways:
	Pages 261-271
	Jose Medina (University of São Paulo, Brazil) Mauro Spinola (University of São Paulo, Brazil)

17.	HRM Adaptation to Knowledge Management Initiatives:
	Pages 273-293
	Laura Zapata-Cantú (Tecnologico de Monterrey, México) Jacobo Ramírez (Tecnologico de Monterrey, México) José Pineda (Tecnologico de Monterrey, México)

18.	Perceptions of Factors Influencing Knowledge-based Technology Management in Conflict Areas
	Pages 294-307
	Ian Hipkin (École Supérieure de Commerce de Pau, France)

19.	Knowledge Management to Promote Organizational Change in India
	Pages 308-324
	Juha Kettunen (Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland) Manodip Chaudhuri (Future Business School, India)

20.	Knowledge Management and Entrepreneurship Cases in India
	Pages 325-346
	Neeta Baporikar (College of Applied Sciences Salalah, Sultanate of Oman)

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