Building the knowledge society on the Internet sharing and exchanging knowledge in networked environments /

"In today's networked societies, a key factor of the social and economic success is the capability to exchange, transfer, and share knowledge. This book provides research on the topic providing a foundation of an emerging and multidisciplinary field"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: IGI Global.
Other Authors: Bolisani, Ettore, 1963-
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2008.
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Table of Contents:
  • Section 1. Models
  • 1. Knowledge Sharing: Interactive Processes Between Organizational Knowledge-Sharing Initiative and Individuals' Sharing Practice / Shuhua Liu
  • 2. The Centrality of Team Leaders in Knowledge-Sharing Activities: Their Dual Role as Knowledge Processors / Evangelia Siachou, Anthony Ioannidis
  • 3. Knowledge Sharing in Virtual and Networked Organisations in Different Organisational and National Cultures / Kerstin Siakas, Elli Georgiadou
  • 4. Towards an Implicit and Collaborative Evolution of Terminological Ontologies / Axel-Cyrille Ngonga Ngomo
  • 5. Computer-Mediated Knowledge Sharing / Kimiz Dalkir
  • 6. Understanding Knowledge Transfer on the Net: Useful Lessons from the Knowledge Economy / Ettore Bolisani
  • 7. Knowledge-Sharing Motivation in Virtual Communities / Jengchung V. Chen, J. Michael Tarn, Muhammad A. Razi
  • Section 2. Applications
  • 8. Opportunities and Obstacles to Narrow the Digital Divide: Sharing Scientific Knowledge on the Internet / Margarita Echeverri, Eileen G. Abels
  • 9. Knowledge Exchange in Electronic Networks of Practice: An Examination of Knowledge Types and Knowledge Flows / Molly McLure Wasko, Samer Faraj
  • 10. Knowledge Sharing Through Interactive Social Technologies: Development of Social Structures in Internet-Based Systems over Time / Isa Jahnke
  • 11. Information Technology in Times of Crisis: Considering Knowledge Management for Disaster Management / Kalpana Shankar, David J. Wild, Jaesoon An, Sam Shoulders, Sheetal Narayanan
  • 12. Managing Knowledge-Based Complexities Through Combined Uses of Internet Technologies / Cécile Godé-Sanchez, Pierre Barbaroux
  • 13. Leading Firms as Knowledge Gatekeepers in a Networked Environment / Deogratias Harorimana
  • 14. The Role of Knowledge Mediators in Virtual Environments / Enrico Scarso
  • 15. Knowledge Management in Virtual Enterprises: Supporting Frameworks and Enabling Web Technologies / Stavros T. Ponis, George Vagenas, Ilias P. Tatsiopoulos
  • 16. Sharing and Protecting Knowledge: New Considerations for Digital Environments / G. Scott Erickson, Helen N. Rothberg
  • 17. Identifying Knowledge Values and Knowledge Sharing Through Linguistic Methods: Application to Company Web Pages / June Tolsby
  • Compilation of References
  • About the Contributors
  • Index.