¹Institut Supérieur de Gestion de Tunis, University of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia

Correspondence: Mohamed El Louadi, Mohamed El Louadi, Institut Supérieur de Gestion de Tunis, University of Tunis, 41, Rue de la Liberté, Cité Bouchoucha, Le Bardo, Tunis 2000, Tunisia. Tel: 216 98 33 24 27; E-mail: mohamed.ellouadi@isg.rnu.tn

Received 31 August 2007; Accepted 3 March 2008.

Abstract

This literature review highlights some Social Network Analysis (SNA) concepts applicable to the study of organizational knowledge and, more particularly, to knowledge heterogeneity. Knowledge being all at the same time decentralized and distributed, knowing up to what point knowledge can be heterogeneous or homogeneous across organizational units becomes as important as the question of knowing how to structure the organization. SNA applied to knowledge management thus seems a stimulant for future research in the fields of management.