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A Descriptive Analysis of Knowledge Management Research: Period from 1997 to 2012

In: Advances in Knowledge Management

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  • Meliha Handzic

    (International Burch University
    Suleyman Sah University)

Abstract

This paper reports a descriptive study of KM research and researchers based on articles published in four specialised academic journals in KM. For each published article, keyword and author analysis were used to discover the main contributors and dominant themes and topics examined. The study shows that KM research is grounded in both KM and non-KM theories, split equally between theoretical and empirical approaches and dominated by the interpretivist over positivist paradigm. So far, core KM elements (enablers, processes and stocks) have been explored more than the extended KM elements (contexts, drivers and outcomes). This might change in the future in order to remain relevant to practice. Published authors are distributed all over the world and tend to be collaborative, but not very productive contributors to KM journals. These findings need to be interpreted and applied with caution due to a number of limiting factors in research design and analysis. Future research is recommended to address these limitations and extend current research to a wider range of publication outlets and issues in KM.

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  • Meliha Handzic, 2015. "A Descriptive Analysis of Knowledge Management Research: Period from 1997 to 2012," Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning, in: Ettore Bolisani & Meliha Handzic (ed.), Advances in Knowledge Management, edition 127, pages 45-64, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:kmochp:978-3-319-09501-1_3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-09501-1_3
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    1. Bibi Alajmi & Talal Alhaji, 2018. "Mapping the Field of Knowledge Management: Bibliometric and Content Analysis of Journal of Information & Knowledge Management for the Period from 2002–2016," Journal of Information & Knowledge Management (JIKM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 17(03), pages 1-16, September.
    2. Špaček David & Gatarik Eva, 2017. "Knowledge Management and Czech Self-Governments: Empirical Investigations into the Application of Knowledge Management to Public Administration in the Czech Republic," NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy, Sciendo, vol. 10(1), pages 201-220, June.

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