Selected from the prestigious 2006 International Conference on Knowledge Management held in Greenwich, London, this volume represents much of the best and most up-to-date work by researchers and practitioners in the field of knowledge management (KM). It covers a wide range of topics that include social network analysis, innovation and creativity, KM tools and technologies, social network technologies, collaboration and knowledge sharing, issues in KM education and training, knowledge discovery (data mining, data warehousing, intelligent agents), knowledge organization (meta data, taxonomies, ontology), and social and psychological dimensions.

This book has been selected for coverage in:

• Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings® (ISTP®/ISI Proceedings)
• Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings (ISTP CDROM version/ISI Proceedings)
• Index to Social Sciences & Humanities Proceedings® (ISSHP®/ISI Proceedings)
• Index to Social Sciences & Humanities Proceedings (ISSHP CDROM version/ISI Proceedings)

Contents:

• The Business Transaction Theory and Moral Hazards for Knowledge Sharing: An Empirical Study (F Barachini)
• Knowledge Management Techniques for Know-How Transfer Systems Design: The Case of an Oil Company (D Benmahamed & J-L Ermine)
• Altruistic Leadership: The Power of Knowledge Creation (M Sarabia & J M Sarabia)
• Context-Aware and Ontology-Driven Knowledge Sharing in P2P Communities (P O'Brien & S S R Abidi)
• Comparative Study Between Hotels and Airlines E-Commerce Sites in Singapore (Y-K Chang & M A M Arroyo)
• Important Competences of Strategists and Decision Makers in the Strategic Knowledge Management Model (R C Da R Miranda)
• Managing E-Records in North American Colleges and Universities: An Overview of Current Practices (L Zach)
• A Study on Measurement of Intellectual Capital Kernel Based on Artificial Neural Network and Empirical Analysis (N Huang & L Shuai)
• Adaptive and Contact-Sensitive Information Retrieval (A-C N Ngomo)
• Face Work and Credibility on the Web (T Nakamura & H Yuki)
• The Use of Keyphrases for Selecting Metadata from Taxonomies (R K Rajapakse et al.)

“I consider this monograph an extremely important publication for practitioners, researchers and students to expand their skills in the areas of creating collaborative advantage through knowledge and innovation. The contents provide an outstanding analysis of KM areas and issues leading to thought provoking insights. The book is valuable in preparing knowledge management professionals for the 21st century.”