Building the Knowledge Society on the Internet: Sharing and Exchanging Knowledge in Networked Environments

Section I: Models Chapter I: Knowledge Sharing: Interactive Process between Organizational Knowledge Sharing Initiative and Individuals’ Sharing Practice Shuhua Liu, University of Washington, USA Chapter II: The Centrality of Team-Leaders in Knowledge Sharing Activities: Their Dual Role as Knowledge Processors Evangelia Siachou, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece Anthony Ioannidis, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece Chapter III: Knowledge Sharing in Virtual and Networked Organisations in Different Organisational and National Cultures Kerstin Siakas, Alexander Technological Educational Institution of Thessaloniki, Greece Elli Georgiadou, University of Middlesex, UK Chapter IV: Towards an Implicit and Collaborative Evolution of Terminological Ontologies Axel-Cyrille Ngonga Ngomo, University of Leipzig, Germany Chapter V: Computer-Mediated Knowledge Sharing Kimiz Dalkir, McGill University, Canada Chapter VI: Understanding Knowledge Transfers on the Net: Useful Lessons from the Knowledge Economy Ettore Bolisani, University of Padua, USA Chapter VII: Knowledge Sharing Motivation in Virtual Communities Jengchung V. Chen, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan J. Michael Tarn, Western Michigan University, USA Muhammad A. Razi, Haworth College of Business, USA Section II: Applications Chapter VIII: Opportunities and Obstacles to Narrowing the Digital Divide: Sharing Scientific Knowledge on the Internet Margarita Echeverri, University of Maryland, USA Eileen G. Abels, Drexel University, USA Chapter IX: An Examination of Knowledge Types and Knowledge Flows in an Electronic Network of Practice Molly Wasko, Florida State University, USA Samer Faraj, McGill Unversity, USA Chapter X: Knowledge Sharing through Interactive Social Technologies: Development of Social Structures in Internet-Based Systems Over Time Isa Jahnke, Institut fuer Arbeitswissenschaft, Germany Chapter XI: Information Technology in Times of Crisis: Considering Knowledge Management for Disaster Management Kalpana Shankar, Indiana University-Bloomington, USA David J. Wild, Indiana University-Bloomington, USA Jaesoon An, Indiana University-Bloomington, USA Sam Shoulders, Indiana University-Bloomington, USA Sheetal Narayanan, Indiana University-Bloomington, USA Chapter XII: Managing Knowledge-Based Complexities through Combined Use Of Internet Technologies Cécile Godé-Sanchez, Research Center of the French Air Force (CReA), France Pierre Barbaroux, Research Center of the French Air Force (CReA), France Chapter XIII: Leading Firms as Knowledge Gatekeepers in a Networked Environment Deogratias Harorimana, Southampton Solent University, UK Chapter XIV: Knowledge Mediators in Virtual Environments Enrico Scarso, University of Padua, Italy Chapter XV: Knowledge Management in Virtual Enterprises: Supporting Frameworks and Enabling Web Technologies Stavros Ponis, National Technical University Athens, Greece George Vagenas, National Technical University Athens, Greece Ilias P. Tatsiopoulos, National Technical University Athens, Greece Chapter XVI: Sharing and Protecting Knowledge: New Considerations for Digital Environments Scott Erickson, Ithaca College, USA Helen Rothberg, Marist College, USA Chapter XVII: Identifying Knowledge Values and Knowledge Sharing through Linguistic Methods: Application to Company Web Pages