Welcome to the InfoSci Platform
Reference Hub3
Understanding Knowledge Networks Through Social Network Analysis

Understanding Knowledge Networks Through Social Network Analysis

Ronel Davel, Adeline S. A. Du Toit, Martie M. Mearns
Copyright: © 2017 |Volume: 13 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 17
ISSN: 1548-0666|EISSN: 1548-0658|EISBN13: 9781522511243|DOI: 10.4018/IJKM.2017040101
Cite Article Cite Article

MLA

Davel, Ronel, et al. "Understanding Knowledge Networks Through Social Network Analysis." IJKM vol.13, no.2 2017: pp.1-17. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJKM.2017040101

APA

Davel, R., Du Toit, A. S., & Mearns, M. M. (2017). Understanding Knowledge Networks Through Social Network Analysis. International Journal of Knowledge Management (IJKM), 13(2), 1-17. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJKM.2017040101

Chicago

Davel, Ronel, Adeline S. A. Du Toit, and Martie M. Mearns. "Understanding Knowledge Networks Through Social Network Analysis," International Journal of Knowledge Management (IJKM) 13, no.2: 1-17. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJKM.2017040101

Export Reference

Mendeley
Favorite Full-Issue Download

Abstract

Social network analysis (SNA) is being increasingly deployed as an instrument to plot knowledge and expertise as well as to confirm the character of connections in informal networks within organisations. This study investigated how the integration of networking into KM can produce significant advantages for organisations. The aim of the research was to examine how the interactions between SNA, Communities of Practice (CoPs) and knowledge maps could potentially influence knowledge networks. The researchers endeavour to illustrate via this question that cultivating synergies between SNA, CoPs and knowledge maps will enable organisations to produce stronger knowledge networks and ultimately increase their social capital. This article intends to present a process map that can be useful when an organisation wants to positively increase its social capital by examining influencing interactions between SNA, CoPs and knowledge maps, thereby enhancing the manner in which they share and create knowledge.

Request Access

You do not own this content. Please login to recommend this title to your institution's librarian or purchase it from the IGI Global bookstore.