Recent work on competitiveness has emphasized the importance of business networking
for innovativeness. Until recently, insights into the dynamics of this relationship have been …

Communities of practice have been identified as playing a critical role in the promotion of
learning and innovation in organizations. Yet, while innovation may be facilitated within …

This paper explores the distinctive culture that existed within a knowledge‐intensive firm (KIF)
and also attempts to explain the emergence and effects of this culture. The findings are …

This research considers the diffusion of computer‐aided production management (CAPM)
technology in the UK manufacturing sector during the mid to late 1980s, focusing on the role …

This paper draws attention to the potentially focal role that appropriate people management
practices can and do play in facilitating knowledge management within the context of a …

The aim of this paper is to investigate the forms, significance and effects of elite identity
constructions in four consulting firms based in the UK and Sweden. The paper examines a range …

This article presents an analysis of institutional influences upon knowledge creation within
professional service firms, whose main business is the provision of specialized consultancy. …

This paper begins with a critical review of the literature on Knowledge Management (KM),
arguing that its focus on IT-based tools limits its potential for encouraging the knowledge …

Understanding innovation in the biomedical field requires an appreciation of its highly interactive
nature and of the many professional and organizational boundaries that create barriers …

Boundary objects have been presented in the extant literature as playing a pivotal role in
initiating and facilitating change as they are considered to be an important means of …