CALL FOR CHAPTERS

Proposals Submission Deadline: July 15, 2009

Full Chapters Due: September 30, 2009

Knowledge Management in Emerging Economies: Social, Organizational and Cultural Implementation

A book edited by Prof. Minwir Al-Shammari, University of Bahrain, Bahrain

To be published by IGI Global:

http://www.igi-global.com/requests/details.asp?ID=634

Introduction

Knowledge is evolving in the new economy as a distinctive core competency and as a main source of wealth for many countries as well as companies. Important knowledge can represent knowledge on products, customers, markets, projects, as well as processes. Managing knowledge, as a non-depleting corporate resource, can help in the creation of sustainable competitive advantage for today’s competitive and globalized business world. Knowledge Management (KM) value chain starts with generation and ends with application. It involves strategic planning, capturing or generation of knowledge, sharing it among partners or suppliers, and using it for various business applications. KM ideas have been available to managers for millennia, but only recently have been integrated into the mainstream of corporate planning and decision making process. Nowadays, many economies are shifting from information-based to knowledge-based economies.

Objective of the Book

There is greater realization in world economies of opportunities in the creation, acquisition, distribution, and use of organizational knowledge. Emerging economies in particular, known for their scarce resources, may find utilization of knowledge as a non-depleting asset for achieving sustainable competitive, rather than comparative, advantage. However, the literature of KM mainly relates to initiatives conducted in Western countries. This book seeks to cover this gap in the KM literature by focusing on KM theoretical models and empirical research findings for developing economies. Successful implementation of business concepts and practices (i.e. KM) in Western environmental contexts may not necessarily replicate with success in a non-Western context, if implementation was not carefully customized to fit the available organizational infrastructure and to the specific society and culture. This book specifically seeks to understand the social, organizational, and cultural implementation aspects of KM in the context of developing economies, and to discuss issues, challenges, and trends surrounding this implementation. This book will cover a wide variety of KM applications and models in government, non-government, and private sector entities.

Target Audience

This book will be useful for professionals, researchers, executives, and academics working in the field of KM, information systems, international management, and strategic management. Moreover, the book will provide insights and support to policy makers, government executives, and corporate executives concerned with the management of expertise, knowledge, and organizational development in emerging economies.

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

Knowledge generation

Knowledge sharing

Knowledge application

KM strategy

KM technologies

KM culture

KM measurement metrics

KM and supply chain

KM and human resources

KM and organizational learning

KM and product development

KM and customer relationships

KM and entrepreneurship

KM in projects

KM in R&D organizations

KM in private sector organizations

KM in governmental organizations

KM in non-governmental-organizations

Submission Procedure

Academics, researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before July 15, 2009, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by July 31, 2009 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by September 30, 2009. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.

Publisher

This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference” and “IGI Publishing” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2010.

Important Dates

July 15, 2009: Proposal Submission Deadline

July 31, 2009: Notification of Acceptance

September 30, 2009:  Full Chapter Submission

November 15, 2009:  Review Results Returned

January 31, 2010: Final Chapter Submission

February 28, 2010: Final Deadline

Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) or by mail to:

Prof. Minwir Al-Shammari

Dept. of Management & Marketing

College of Business Administration, University of Bahrain

P.O Box 32038, Sakhir, Kingdom of Bahrain

Fax: (+973) 17-449-776

Email: minwir@yahoo.com