CONTENTS -- Preface -- Technological and Knowledge Diffusion through Innovative Networks Beatriz Helena Neto, Jano Moreira de Souza and Jonice de Oliveira -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Revision about Innovation -- 3. Knowledge Role in Innovation Process -- 4. Innovation and Technological Diffusion -- 5. Innovation Networks -- 6. Innovation Analysis Model -- 6.1. Innovation Zones -- 6.2. Innovation Radar -- 6.3. Potter's National Diamond -- 6.4. Triple Helix Model -- 7. Conclusion -- References -- Knowledge Flow Networks and Communities of Practice for Knowledge Management Rajiv Khosla, Mei-Tai Chu, K. G. Yamada, S. Doi, K. Kuneida and S. Oga -- 1. Introduction -- 2. KFNs Model -- 2.1. CoPs Context and its Benefits -- 2.2. CoPs Model and its Components -- 2.3. CoPs Centered Knowledge Flow Network Model -- 3. Techniques and Implementation of CoPs Centered KFN Model -- 4. Results -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- A Case Study of Knowledge Sharing in Finnish Laurea Lab as a Knowledge Intensive Organization Abel Usoro and Grzegorz Majewski -- 1. Background -- 2. Research Model -- 3. Methodology -- 4. Data Analysis -- 4.1. Reliability and validity of measures -- 5. Quantitative Findings -- 6. Qualitative Findings -- 7. Conclusions and Area for Further Studies -- 8. Managerial Implications -- References -- The Role of "BriDGE" SE in Knowledge Sharing: A Case Study of Software Offshoring from Japan to Vietnam Nguyen Thu Huong and Umemoto Katsuhiro -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Literature Review -- 2.1. Knowledge Sharing in Offshore Outsourcing -- 2.2. Coordinator in Offshore Outsourcing -- 3. Research Methodology -- 4. Findings and Analysis -- 4.1. Case Background -- 4.2. The Impact of Offshore Outsourcing on Knowledge Sharing -- 4.3. The Role of Coordinator and its Relationship to Knowledge Sharing -- 5. Conclusion -- References.

Factors Influencing Knowledge Sharing in Immersive Virtual Worlds: An Empirical Study with a Second Life Group Grzegorz Majewski and Abel Usoro -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical Background -- 3. Research Model -- 4. Research Methodology -- 5. Data Analysis -- 6.1 Reliability and validity of measures -- 6.2 Hypothesis testing -- 6.3 Interviews -- 7. Findings -- 8. Conclusions and Areas for Further Studies -- References -- Re-Establishing Grassroots Inventors in National Innovation System in Less Innovative Asian Countries C. N. Wickramasinghe, Nobaya Ahmad, S. N. S. A. Rashid and Z. Emby -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Background of the Issue -- 3. ICT, Innovations and Development -- 4. Conditions Demand for Innovations in Less Innovative Countries -- 5. Re-establishing Grassroots Level Inventors in Innovation System -- 6. Grassroots Inventors (GRI) as a Supply Side Knowledge Community -- 7. Conclusion and Discussion -- References -- Knowledge Management & Collaboration in Steel Industry: A Case Study Chagari Sasikala -- 1.0 Introduction -- 2.0 Need for Knowledge Management (KM) -- 3.0 Knowledge Management in Industry -- 3.1 Knowledge Management in Indian Industry -- 4.0 Knowledge Management in Vizag Steel -- 4.1 Phases of Knowledge Management -- 4.2 KM Strategies -- 4.3 KM Processes -- 4.4 Domains of Knowledge Management -- 4.5 'GNANA' - KM Portal of Vizag Steel -- 4.6 Community of Practice & Collaboration -- 5.0 Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Contingency between Knowledge Characteristics and Knowledge Transfer Mechanism: An Integrative Framework Ziye Li and Youmin Xi -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Knowledge Characteristics and Transfer Mechanism: A Conceptual Model -- 2.1. Knowledge and Knowledge Characteristics: Theoretical Consideration -- 2.1.1. Knowledge Types -- 2.1.2. Knowledge Dimensions -- 2.2. Formal Transfer Mechanisms.

2.2.1. Direction -- 2.2.2. Organization Structure -- 2.3. Informal Transfer Mechanisms -- 2.3.1. Community of Practice -- 2.3.2. Center of Excellence -- 2.3.3. Social Interaction -- 2.3.4. Corporate Socialization -- 3. Propositions Development -- 3.1. Transfer Individual Knowledge -- 3.2. Transfer Social Knowledge -- 3.3. Transfer Organizational Knowledge -- 4. Conclusions -- 5. Acknowledgments -- References -- Emotionally Intelligent Knowledge Sharing Behavior Model for Constructing Psychologically and Emotionally Fit Research Teams R. Khosla, M. Hedjvani, K. G. Yamada, K. Kuneida and S. Oga -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Knowledge Sharing Behavior Psychological Component - Theoretical Underpinnings -- 2.1 Knowledge Sharing and Innovation -- 2.2 Knowledge Market of Buyers and Sellers: a quasi market -- 3. Knowledge Sharing Behavior Model -- 4. Knowledge Sharing Emotion Profiling Component - Theoretical Underpinnings -- 5. Approach and Methodology -- 5.1 Knowledge Sharing Behavior Psychological Component Analysis Phase -- 5.2 Knowledge Sharing Behavior Emotion Component Analysis Phase -- 6. Implementation - Benchmarking, Psychological and Emotional Fitness -- 6.1 Benchmarking and Psychological Fitness -- 6.2 Emotional Fitness and Correlation of Emotional and Psychological Profiles -- 7. Conclusion -- References -- Fundamental for an IT-Strategy toward Managing Viable Knowledge-Intensive Research Projects Paul Pöltner and Thomas Grechenig -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Literature -- 2.1. System theory and social systems -- 2.2. Management cybernetics -- 2.3. (Knowledge) Management model -- 2.4. The capability-driven organisation -- 3. A model for self-organised viable collaborative networked organisations -- 3.1. The model -- 3.2. Strategic management -- 4. Implementation of a collaboratively networked organisation for research projects -- 4.1. Co-initiation.

4.2. Co-sensing -- 4.3. Co-presencing -- 4.4. Co-creating -- 4.5. Co-evolving -- 5. Conclusion and outlook -- References -- A New Framework of Knowledge Management based on the Interaction between Human Capital and Organizational Capital Zheng Fan, Shujing Cao and Fenghua Wang -- 1. Research Background -- 2. Literature Review -- 3. Management Matrix of Human-to-Organizational Capital and its Implementation Method -- 3.1 From the perspective of ontology -- 3.2 From the perspective of epistemology -- 4. Organization-to-Human Capital Leadership Style and Guiding Compass -- 4.1 Id-knowledge-based value creation: management philosophy + business model -- 4.2 Ego-knowledge-based non-imitation: structural capital + process knowledge -- 4.3 Superego-knowledge-based extendibility: product platform + information platform -- 4.4 Id-ego-superego-transformation-based self-learning: personal learning + organization learning -- 5. Conclusion: A New Framework of Management Based on the Interaction between Human Capital and Organizational Capital -- References -- Knowledge Management of Healthcare by Clinical-Pathways Tomoyoshi Yamazaki and Katsuhiro Umemoto -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Clinical pathways -- 3. Knowledge management -- 4. Healthcare knowledge -- 5. Knowledge management in healthcare -- 6. Knowledge management by clinical pathways in healthcare -- 7. Research approach -- 8. Research result -- 8.1 Case 1: The clinical pathway activity of Saiseikai Kumamoto Hospital -- 8.1.1 The background and the characteristics of Clinical pathway activity -- 8.1.2 Details of Clinical pathway activity -- 8.2 Case 2: The clinical pathway activity of Fukui General Hospital -- 8.2.1 The background and the characteristics of Clinical pathway activity -- 8.2.2 Detail of Clinical pathway activity -- 8.3 The healthcare process in common clinical pathways activity.

9. Research findings -- 10. Discussion -- 11. Conclusion -- References -- Factors Affecting Knowledge Management at a Public Health Institute in Thailand Vallerut Pobkeeree, Pathom Sawanpanyalert and Nirat Sirichotiratana -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Research Objectives -- 2.1 The defined terms of independent and dependent variables -- 3. Research Methodology and Design -- 4. Data Analysis and Results -- 5. Discussion -- 5.1 Knowledge management through the KM model -- 5.2 Organizational factors and their elements -- 6. Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- The Influence of Knowledge Management Capabilities and Knowledge Management Infrastructure on Market-Interrelationship Performance: An Empirical Study on Hospitals Wen-Ting Li and Shin-Tuan Hung -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical Background -- 2.1. Knowledge management capability -- 2.2. Knowledge management infrastructure -- 2.3. The innovation on business process -- 2.4. Market-interrelationship performance in healthcare organization -- 3. Research Model and Hypotheses Development -- 3.1. Research model -- 3.2. Hypotheses development -- 4. Research Methodology -- 4.1. Measures -- 4.2. Data collection and analysis -- 4.2.1. Reliability and validity analysis -- 4.3. Hypotheses testing -- 5. Discussion -- 6. Conclusion -- References -- Functional Dynamics in System of Innovation: A General Model of SI Metaphoric from Traditional Chinese Medicine Xi Sun, Xin Tian and Xingmai Deng -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Divergent Systems of Innovation (SI) Approach in the Past Two Decades -- 2.1. Origins of SI and the Actor-defined Systems of Innovation -- 2.2. Function-defined System of Innovation -- 3. Traditional Chinese Medicine: the Potential Proper Methodology of System -- 3.1. Yin-Yang Theory in Traditional Chinese Medicine -- 3.2. The Theory of Five Phases (Wu Xing) and its Applications in Medicine.

3.3. Meridian in Traditional Chinese Medicine.