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240 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 2,910 Knowledge Management and Sharing papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.

What the literature leaves open

  • Earlier studies assumed a direct link between AI and knowledge sharing, but failed to explain how learning opportunities translate into sharing behaviors. The study identifies a gap in the existing literature regarding the role of paradoxical leadership and technophilia in promoting employee knowledge sharing in the context of AI adoption.

    How and when artificial intelligence adoption promotes employee knowledge sharing? The role of paradoxical leadership and technophilia · 2025 · DOI

  • There is a gap in the literature on the psychological and emotional factors influencing knowledge sharing in the e-commerce industry. The study aims to fill this gap by exploring the relationships between psychological capital, emotional intelligence, psychological safety, and knowledge sharing.

    Exploring the relationship between psychological capital, emotional intelligence, psychological safety, and knowledge sharing among E-commerce practitioners · 2024 · DOI

  • Accordingly, leadership is a subject that needs to be examined in the context of esports, the popular sport of the modern era.

    Leadership in Esports Teams: A Model on Leader-Member Exchange, Organizational Loyalty, and Task Performance Concepts · 2025 · DOI

  • The mechanisms of team internal social capital and entrepreneurial learning relationships in new venture teams (NVT) are relatively under-studied.

    Team internal social capital and entrepreneurial learning: a dual-path exploration in new venture teams · 2025 · DOI

  • The difficulty of managing tacit knowledge in public organizations. The hindrance of bureaucratic silos to knowledge flow and utilization. The limited institutional support for communities of practice.

    Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning in Public Administration: Toward a Knowledge-Driven Governance Model for the Twenty-First Century State · 2026 · DOI

  • The theoretical and institutional lag in understanding how government organizations build, manage, and deploy knowledge as a strategic resource. The lack of systematic frameworks for understanding knowledge management and organizational learning in public administration.

    Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning in Public Administration: Toward a Knowledge-Driven Governance Model for the Twenty-First Century State · 2026 · DOI

  • Cultural differences and limited face-to-face interaction in distributed agile teams. Converting tacit knowledge into explicit, shareable forms. Balancing the role of ICT in facilitating knowledge sharing and constraining informal interactions.

    Trust, Knowledge Sharing, and ICT Effects on Distributed Agile Performance in Pakistan · 2026 · DOI

  • Future studies could adopt alternative knowledge-sharing frameworks beyond the SECI model. Future studies could investigate the role of ICT in facilitating knowledge sharing in different cultural contexts. Future studies could examine the temporal changes and causal dynamics in trust development and knowledge-sharing processes.

    Trust, Knowledge Sharing, and ICT Effects on Distributed Agile Performance in Pakistan · 2026 · DOI

  • The study identifies a gap in the understanding of the mediating role of transformative leadership in the relationship between knowledge sharing and organizational learning. There is a need to investigate how knowledge sharing affects learning processes by enabling the flow of knowledge within the organization.

    The Mediating Role of Transformative Leadership in Knowledge Sharing and Organizational Learning within Public Institutions · 2026 · DOI

  • Organizational failure is sometimes repeated due to lack of awareness or forgetting of measures to prevent it. The measures devised to prevent the failure might not be circulated within the organization. The act of recording and human memory may not be promoted in organizational learning from failure.

    How Computer-Based Knowledge Repositories Enhance Organizational Memory: An Attempt to Generalize a Failure Organizational Learning Model Based on Two Anonymous Surveys · 2026 · DOI

  • The study identifies a research gap in understanding the relationship between leadership and creativity. The research aims to contribute to a deeper understanding of how destructive leadership behaviors hinder innovation in organizations.

    PUNITIVE SUPERVISION, KNOWLEDGE SABOTAGE & EMPLOYEE CREATIVITY: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING · 2026 · DOI

  • Knowledge hiding is a prevalent behavior in organizations. Knowledge hiding can have negative consequences for organizations and employees. There is a need to understand the underlying mechanisms of knowledge hiding and its impact on employee behavior.

    How Knowledge Hiding Increases Public Sector Employees’ Engagement in Political Acts: A Study from the Perspective of Target · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research should examine the long-term effects of knowledge hiding on employee behavior. Future research should investigate the impact of knowledge hiding on other organizational outcomes, such as job satisfaction and performance.

    How Knowledge Hiding Increases Public Sector Employees’ Engagement in Political Acts: A Study from the Perspective of Target · 2026 · DOI

  • The growing globalization of business and rapid technological advancements highlighted a future society grounded in knowledge. The lack of comprehensive analysis of the factors enhancing organizational performance across different countries and industries.

    Determinants of knowledge management and organizational performance: Mediation of human capital and organizational learning · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a lack of comprehensive analysis of the factors enhancing organizational performance across different countries and industries. There is a research gap concerning the mediating role of human capital and organizational learning in the interplay between these antecedents, knowledge management, and organizational performance.

    Determinants of knowledge management and organizational performance: Mediation of human capital and organizational learning · 2026 · DOI

  • Financial constraints limit the capacity of SMEs to invest in modern technologies. The implementation of knowledge management processes is underdeveloped in SMEs. Leadership support is crucial for KM implementation but may be lacking in some SMEs.

    Knowledge management implementation in small and medium-sized enterprises in Serbia: Current state, challenges, and success factors · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research should focus on developing and implementing effective knowledge management processes in SMEs. Studies should investigate the impact of knowledge management on innovation performance and overall efficiency in SMEs.

    Knowledge management implementation in small and medium-sized enterprises in Serbia: Current state, challenges, and success factors · 2026 · DOI

  • Limited resources in SMEs. Age-related stereotypes, communication barriers, and job security inhibit effective knowledge transfer. Differences in perceptions of knowledge sharing importance between age groups.

    Intergenerational Knowledge Transfer as a Driver for SMEs Sustainability: A Multigenerational Workforce Perspective · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a paucity of empirical studies on the relationship between intergenerational knowledge transfer and sustainability objectives in SMEs. Previous research has mostly studied sustainability efforts or intergenerational knowledge transfer separately.

    Intergenerational Knowledge Transfer as a Driver for SMEs Sustainability: A Multigenerational Workforce Perspective · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research could explore the impact of a climate of trust and psychological safety on knowledge sharing in other contexts. Future research could investigate the role of other organisational factors in supporting knowledge sharing. Future research could develop and test interventions to improve knowledge sharing in public organisations.

    Determinants of willingness to share knowledge in local government administration · 2026 · DOI

  • The study identifies a gap in the understanding of the determinants of willingness to share knowledge in local government administration. The study highlights the limited effectiveness of formal organisational support for knowledge sharing. The study suggests that public organisations need to move beyond formal structures and procedures to support knowledge sharing.

    Determinants of willingness to share knowledge in local government administration · 2026 · DOI

  • The literature has focused on material rewards, but intangible rewards like praise and verbal recognition are under-researched. The question of differences between material and immaterial rewards for work motivation is important, especially for knowledge workers.

    Well done vs. well paid: The influence of verbal and financial rewards on prosocial motivation in knowledge sharing dilemmas · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research should adopt longitudinal and multi-national designs. The study suggests examining the relationship between digital servant leadership and sustainable team performance in different contexts.

    Digital servant leadership and sustainable team performance in IT companies: the roles of knowledge sharing and employee well-being · 2026 · DOI

  • The study identifies a gap in the literature regarding the influence of digital servant leadership on sustainable team performance. The research aims to extend servant leadership theory beyond its predominantly face-to-face empirical base.

    Digital servant leadership and sustainable team performance in IT companies: the roles of knowledge sharing and employee well-being · 2026 · DOI

  • The influence of generative AI on employee knowledge behavior is theoretically fragmented. Prior studies have examined the AI-knowledge-behavior relationship from a single perspective.

    The effects of generative AI usage on employee knowledge behavior: a perspective based on the Automation–Augmentation Paradox · 2026 · DOI

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