Towards an Ontology-Based Knowledge Management : An Ontology Mediation Framework to Reconcile Inter-organizational Knowledge

This book examines an ontology-based knowledge management approach to enable the interoperation of heterogeneous knowledge management systems in the domain of reusing inter-organizational knowledge. This book also investigates a theoretical ontology mediation framework to develop an integrated ontology by reusing inter-organizational ontologies. This book makes research contributions in the area of applying ontology and its mediation methods to develop and manage inter-organizational knowledge management process.