1. The Contemporary Importance of Knowledge and Knowledge Management -- Pt. 1. Epistemologies of Knowledge in the Knowledge Management Literature -- 2. The Objectivist Perspective on Knowledge -- 3. The Practice-Based Perspective on Knowledge -- Pt. 2. An Introduction to Key Concepts -- 4. What is Knowledge Management? -- 5. Knowledge Intensive Firms and Knowledge Workers -- 6. Learning and Knowledge Management -- Pt. 3. Knowledge Creation and Loss -- 7. Innovation Dynamics and Knowledge Processes -- 8. Forgetting and Unlearning Knowledge -- Pt. 4. Socio-Cultural Issues Related to Managing and Sharing Knowledge -- 9. The Influence of Socio-Cultural Factors in Motivating Workers to Participate in Knowledge Management Initiatives -- 10. Communities of Practice -- 11. Cross Community, Boundary Spanning Knowledge Processes -- 12. Power, Politics, Conflict and Knowledge Processes -- 13. Information &: Communication Technologies and Knowledge Management.

14. Facilitating Knowledge Management via Culture Management and HRM Practices -- 15. Leadership and Knowledge Management -- 16. Reflections on the Topic of Knowledge Management.