Cross-Functional Knowledge Management

Dr. Riad Shams is a Senior Research Fellow at the Ural Federal University, Russia. He has published in and guest edited for various leading business journals. He is the lead-editor of the Annals of Business Research and has been serving as the track-chair in the leading international academic conferences. Demetris Vrontis is a Professor and an Executive Dean at the University of Nicosia in Cyprus. He is the President of the EuroMed Research Business Institute and the Editor-in-Chief of the EuroMed Journal of Business. He has widely published in over 180 refereed journals and 25 books and gave numerous presentations in international conferences. Evangelos Tsoukatos teaches Management at the University of Applied Sciences, Crete, Greece and adjunct faculty at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus and the Hellenic Open University. He earned his Ph.D. in Management from the Lancaster University Management School. Prior to joining academia he gained experience in senior management positions. Yaakov Weber served in various Editorial positions in leading journals such as CMR, JWB, HRM, BJM. He published in top journals such as SMJ, MSci, JOM, HR, JBR, BJM and received more than 4500 citations, including "2nd most cited, "most read", and "most download". Dr. Alberto Ferraris is a Senior Researcher at the Department of Management, University of Turin (Italy)) and he is an Associate Fellow (AF-EMAB) of the EuroMed Research Business Institute. He is also Research Fellow of the Laboratory for International and Regional Economics, Graduate School of Economics and Management, Ural Federal University (Russia). He is author of several international publications in academic journals and he won the "2015 Emerald/EMRBI Business Research Award for Emerging Researchers".

• Chapter 1: The Relevance Of Managing Knowledge In An International LandscapeS. M. Riad Shams, Demetris Vrontis, Yaakov Weber, Evangelos Tsoukatos, Alberto FerrarisChapter 2: Knowledge Management: a critical review of existing researchDemetris Vrontis, Michael Christofi, Alkis ThrassouChapter 3: A Knowledge Management Approach In Developing Innovation Within Low-Tech Companies: The Transcendental Dynamic Capability ConceptGlykeria KaragouniChapter 4: The "Center for European Trainees": An Instrument of Cross-Functional Knowledge Management for Internationalization of Vocational Education and Training Hans Wiesmeth, Anzhela Preissler Chapter 5: How University-Bound Students In Lebanon Search For Higher Education InstitutionsDemetris Vrontis, Evniki Constantinou, Balakrishna GrandhiChapter 6: The Management Of Financial Risk Knowledge In The International ConditionsDarko B. VukovicChapter 7: Identifying Sources And Practices For Knowledge Acquisition: A Systematic Literature ReviewGabriele Santoro, Mirko GoriaChapter 8: The Risks Associated To Knowledge: Knowledge Risk Management (KRM)Alberto Ferraris Chapter 9: Behavioural Corporate Finance and Knowledge Management: a Cognitive ApproachEnrico Battisti, Elvira Anna Graziano Chapter 10: Bottom–Up Approach Of Creating Shared Value For Emerging Markets’ Multinational Corporations Zhanna Belyaeva, S. M. Riad ShamsChapter 11: Negotiation, Micro-Foundation And Knowledge Transfer In Mergers And Acquisitions ProcessesYaakov WeberChapter 12: A Delphi Approach To Boost An Open Innovation PolicyAntónio Bob Santos, Sandro MendonçaChapter 13: The Importance Of Knowledge Management System To Manage Relevant Knowledge In An International ScenarioS. M. Riad Shams, Demetris Vrontis, Yaakov Weber, Evangelos Tsoukatos, Alberto Ferraris