Trends in knowledge modelling and knowledge management: an editorial

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The Role of Knowledge Management Infrastructure in Enhancing Job Satisfaction at Aqaba Five Star Hotels in Jordan

“…Therefore, creating a culture that allows for easy access of knowledge should be at the top of management's agenda during the implementation stage of knowledge management [42]. However, this is easily said than done as aligning the culture of the organization with the goals of knowledge management is considered a complex process, especially in organizations characterized by hierarchical structures and bureaucratic controls [46].…”

Managing tourism knowledge: a review

“…Models of KM are cross-disciplinary in approach by the very nature of the activity (Dutta and Madalli, 2015) and they should align with, and contribute to, the knowledge goals of the organisation or destination (Pyo, 2012). There are two basic elements to KM models: firstly, IT and secondly, people, organisation and culture (Awad and Ghaziri, 2004).…”

“…Knowledge management (KM) is an approach that addresses the critical issue of organisational adaptation, survival, and competitiveness in the face of increasingly discontinuous environmental change (Dutta and Madalli, 2015). Despite Schumpeter's (1934) early work recognising that competitiveness is based upon the use of knowledge and innovation, it was not until the 1990s that the knowledge-based economy emerged.…”

A New Framework Designed for Knowledge Management in Distributed Software Development

“…To obtain a competitive advantage, a software development team should consider the knowledge in the correct location to activate appropriate action [2]. Dutta [3] proposed that effective knowledge management is beneficial to create products with high quality and increase the innovative capacity of teams. Knowledge management (KM) is a method that simplifies the process for knowledge creation, sharing, distributing and understanding.…”