Section I. Organizational Knowledge Management -- 1. Knowledge Management: From Management Fad to Systemic Change -- 2. Does Knowledge Management Improve Firm Performance? The Effect of Knowledge Distinctive Competences -- 3. Knowledge Management Leaders' Top Issues --

Section II. Knowledge Management (KM) Strategies -- 4. External Knowledge Search Strategy as an Essential Element of a Knowledge Management Strategy -- 5. Knowledge Transfer Strategy: An Emerging Classification System -- 6. Modular Organizations and Strategic Flexibility: The Mediating Role of Knowledge Management Strategy -- 7. Socializing a Knowledge Strategy -- 8. A Technology-Focused Framework for Integrating Knowledge Management into Strategic Innovation Management --

Section III. Business and KM Strategies Alignment -- 9. Knowledge Strategic Alignment: Research Framework, Models, and Concepts -- 10. Integrating Knowledge Management Services: Strategy and Infrastructure -- 11. Aligning Knowledge and Business Strategies within an Artificial Ba Context -- 12. The Activity Domain Theory: Informing the Alignment of Business and Knowledge Management Strategies --

Section IV. Selected Readings -- Developing and Analysing Core Competencies for Alignment with Strategy -- Enhancing Performance Through Knowledge Management: Holistic Framework -- Challenges in Developing a Knowledge Management Strategy for the Air Force Materiel Command -- Measuring Organizational Readiness for Knowledge Management -- Alignment of Business and Knowledge Management Strategies -- Compilation of References -- About the Contributors -- Index.