Abstract: Purpose – To describe the competencies necessary for managers to effectively engage in cross-cultural knowledge absorption. Design/methodology/approach – A comprehensive literature review of knowledge management and cross-cultural competency research which identifies seven thematic competencies for knowledge absorption. Findings – The study identifies and provides examples of seven cross-cultural knowledge
International University of Japan (IUJ)
Japan Society for Information and Knowledge Annual Meeting*
The two days Japan Society for Information and Knowledge Annual Meeting (Japanese: 情報知識学会年次大会), formerly the one day Japan Society of Information and Knowledge Research Presentation Meeting (Japanese: 情報知識学会研究報告会), is the annual conference (research presentation meeting and general assembly) of the Japan Society of Information and Knowledge (JSIK; Japanese: 情報知識学会). In general it is held in



