Calls for papers

 

International Journal of Learning and Change

 

Special Issue on: "Knowledge Management: Theory and Practice in SMEs"

Guest Editors:
Assoc. Prof. Jurgita Raudeliūnienė and Assoc. Prof. Ieva Meidutė-Kavaliauskienė, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania

Knowledge management is a discipline concerned with the analysis and technical support of practices used in an organisation to identify, create, represent, distribute and enable the adoption and leveraging of good practices embedded in collaborative settings and, in particular, in organisational processes.

Knowledge management is the expedient and systematic management of knowledge processes, techniques and means in order to comprehensively exploit the potential of knowledge for goal achievement, problem solving and effective decision making.

Effective knowledge management is an increasingly important source of uniqueness and a key to the success of contemporary organisations, bolstering the collective expertise of its employees and partners.

The main aim of this special issue is to analyse the current state of knowledge management theory, practice and learning processes in SMEs as a result of new factors that characterise today’s international economic climate. The issue will deal with the diverse and complex characteristics of knowledge management in SMEs that lead to uniqueness in the face of the effects of globalisation.

Subject Coverage
Suitable topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Knowledge management and internationalisation in SMEs
• Knowledge and learning processes in SMEs
• Management of tacit and explicit knowledge
• Knowledge management processes
• Knowledge management methods and tools
• Knowledge management process evaluation methods
• Peculiarities of knowledge management implementation in SMEs
• Similarities and differences of knowledge management practice in SMEs and the specific factors affecting knowledge management efficiency
• Innovation policy in SMEs

Notes for Prospective Authors

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper has been completely re-written and if appropriate written permissions have been obtained from any copyright holders of the original paper).

All papers are refereed through a peer review process.

All papers must be submitted online. To submit a paper, please read our Submitting articles page.

If you have any queries concerning this special issue, please email the Guest Editors:
Jurgita Raudeliuniene: jurgita.raudeliuniene@vgtu.lt
Ieva Meidute-Kavaliauskiene: ieva.meidutekavaliauskiene@vgtu.lt

Important Dates

Manuscripts due by: 15 January, 2016

Notification to authors: 15 March, 2016

Final versions due by: 15 May, 2016