Analysis of Knowledge Management Trend by Bibliometric Approach

The analysis is mainly concentrating on the knowledge management literatures productivity trend which subjects as “knowledge management" in SSCI database. The purpose what the analysis will propose is to summarize the trend information for knowledge management researchers since core knowledge will be concentrated in core categories. The result indicated that the literature productivity which topic as “knowledge management" is still increasing extremely and will demonstrate the trend by different categories including author, country/territory, institution name, document type, language, publication year, and subject area. Focus on the right categories, you will catch the core research information. This implies that the phenomenon "success breeds success" is more common in higher quality publications.

Authors:

• Hsu-Hao Tsai
• Jiann-Min Yang

Keywords:

• Knowledge Management
• SSCI
• Bibliometric
• Lotka's Law

References:

[1] Nonaka, Ikujiro, "The knowledge creating company", Harvard Business
Review, vol. 69, no.6, pp. 96-104, Nov-Dec 1991.
[2] Alavi, Maryam; Leidner, Dorothy E., "Knowledge management systems:
issues, challenges, and benefits", Communications of the AIS, vol. 1,
issue 2, February 1999.
[3] Addicott, Rachael; McGivern, Gerry; Ferlie, Ewan, "Networks,
Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management: NHS Cancer
Networks", Public Money & Management, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 87-94, April
2006.
[4] McAdam, Rodney; McCreedy, Sandra (2000). "A Critique Of Knowledge
Management: Using A Social Constructionist Model", New Technology,
Work and Employment, vol. 15, no. 2, September 2000.
[5] Thompson, Mark P.A. & Geoff Walsham, "Placing Knowledge
Management in Context", Journal of Management Studies , vol. 41, no. 5,
pp. 725-747, July 2004.
[6] Tsai, Ming-Yue, The characteristic of informetric and bibliometric,
Taiwan: Hwa-Tai, 2003, ch. 6.
[7] Pao, M. L., Concept of Information Retrieve, Englewood, Colorado:
Libraries Unlimited, pp. 23-25, 1989.