Emerging Research in Knowledge Management and Innovation

Dear Colleagues,

Within companies, organizations, and government bodies, knowledge, information, and data continuously flow through organizations, shaping their strategies, operations, processes, and activities.

Knowledge management can function as a live, continuous knowledge-sharing environment where employees are encouraged to propose innovative solutions that align with the organization’s goals. In this sense, knowledge management serves as the innovation engine that enables organizations to effectively harness their human intellectual assets. It acts as a dynamic and ongoing process that empowers employees at all levels to actively contribute ideas, regardless of their rank or position.

Through knowledge management, organizations transform business data, information, and knowledge into valuable insights, ideas, and innovations. This process creates competitive advantages and drives organizations toward extroversion and modern entrepreneurship. By integrating individual and collective perspectives on innovation, knowledge management ensures that the creative potential of all participants is realized.

Such operations cannot be one-time events or periodic activities, but rather an integral part of the organization's culture. Employees can be continuously given the opportunity to openly express their ideas and provide justifications for how their contributions can optimize the organization’s operations and advance its strategy.

By fostering a culture of knowledge-based strategy, organizations can ignite corporate innovation and entrepreneurship, enhancing their competitiveness and extroversion. Employees who propose successful knowledge contributions are recognized for their contributions and can receive support to further develop their ideas into innovative products and services. This can lead to career advancements, such as being promoted to manage a product line based on their innovation or leading a spin-off company created to commercialize their idea.

In the broader context, the synergy between knowledge management, innovation, and entrepreneurship forms a logical progression for leveraging corporate human intellectual capital. This tripartite approach fuels knowledge-driven business transformation strategies that keep organizations at the forefront of innovation and competitiveness.

This Special Issue on “Emerging Research in Knowledge Management and Innovation” seeks high-quality original works focusing on knowledge utilization via innovative processes and entrepreneurial initiatives, covering, but not limited to, the following topics:

• Knowledge management;
• Innovation management;
• Knowledge-based leadership;
• Leadership fundamentals for innovation;
• Knowledge-based strategy;
• Knowledge and innovation management metrics;
• Innovation management practices, processes, and frameworks;
• Knowledge management applications and case studies;
• Knowledge and innovation repositories;
• Knowledge and innovation technologies;
• Knowledge sharing and democratization;

Analogical reasoning for innovation and entrepreneurship.

Prof. Dr. Evangelos Markopoulos
Prof. Dr. Jussi Kantola
Dr. Angelos P. Markopoulos
Guest Editors

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• knowledge management
• innovation management
• knowledge management applications and case studies