Bridging the theory-practice gap: a genealogical perspective on the most debated knowledge management challenges: a genealogical perspective on the most debated knowledge management challenges

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Název: Bridging the theory-practice gap: a genealogical perspective on the most debated knowledge management challenges: a genealogical perspective on the most debated knowledge management challenges
Autoři: Patricia Wolf, Erik Skov Madsen, Jessica Annalena Steppe
Zdroj: Knowledge Management Research & Practice. 23:263-286
Informace o vydavateli: Informa UK Limited, 2024.
Rok vydání: 2024
Témata: historical development path, bibliometric analysis, genealogic perspective, Knowledge management challenges, qualitative content analysis, theory-practice gap
Popis: To address the theory-practice gap in knowledge management research, we identify the most persistent knowledge management challenges and proposed solutions over the past three and a half decades (1991–2023). Based on a systematic literature review combining a bibliometric and a qualitative content analysis, we conceptualise a genealogic (evolutionary) model to map the historical development path of three reappearing root challenges: (1) organisational antecedents to implement a knowledge-sharing culture (2) use of ICT for knowledge transfer and (3) knowledge conversion. We find that while topics 1 and 2 are established topics, topic 3 constantly renews itself by merging with innovation-related research streams. Further, our analysis reveals the general principle that the theory-practice gap opens at the end of the inception phase of a new challenge theme. We conclude that implementing artificial intelligence in knowledge management processes and fostering knowledge creation for sustainable development are the key topics for future research.
Druh dokumentu: Article
Jazyk: English
ISSN: 1477-8246
1477-8238
DOI: 10.1080/14778238.2024.2379922
Přístupová URL adresa: https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/publications/952a58fe-f714-4a2f-a8f4-f06e28a53fdc
https://doi.org/10.1080/14778238.2024.2379922
Rights: CC BY
Přístupové číslo: edsair.doi.dedup.....48a34b27bb6d18ca0a38a79e6cde6f07
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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Abstrakt:To address the theory-practice gap in knowledge management research, we identify the most persistent knowledge management challenges and proposed solutions over the past three and a half decades (1991–2023). Based on a systematic literature review combining a bibliometric and a qualitative content analysis, we conceptualise a genealogic (evolutionary) model to map the historical development path of three reappearing root challenges: (1) organisational antecedents to implement a knowledge-sharing culture (2) use of ICT for knowledge transfer and (3) knowledge conversion. We find that while topics 1 and 2 are established topics, topic 3 constantly renews itself by merging with innovation-related research streams. Further, our analysis reveals the general principle that the theory-practice gap opens at the end of the inception phase of a new challenge theme. We conclude that implementing artificial intelligence in knowledge management processes and fostering knowledge creation for sustainable development are the key topics for future research.
ISSN:14778246
14778238
DOI:10.1080/14778238.2024.2379922