Table 5. Summary of KC method papers in IT projects.

Table 5 shows the details of 20 KC method papers by the theory used, respondent group and key findings.

	Author	Theory used	Respondent group	Method user	Key findings
1	31 Mir & Rahaman (2003)	Theory of Organizational Knowledge Creation	Organization workers	Inter-team collaboration	Workers’ experiences and opinions are seen as a vital sources of new knowledge by the firm.
2	32 Kamimaeda, Izumi & Hasida (2007)	Discourse Semantic Authoring	Organization workers	Group discussion	Participants’ knowledge contributions were evaluated primarily on the substance of their arguments rather than the quantity of comments they made.
3	10 Balestrin, Vargas & Fayard (2008)	Theory of Organizational Knowledge Creation	Firm managers	Firm network	Knowledge creation process can be developed by a network’s inter-relational structure.
4	33 Ha, Okigbo & Igboaka (2008)	Theory of Organizational Knowledge Creation	Farmers	Broadband internet and computer	Customised information and socialising functions are critical to gaining support in a knowledge creation.
5	16 Mitchell & Boyle (2010)	Knowledge creation measurement methods	-	-	Three major dimensions of KC classifications: Process, Method and Factor.
6	34 Wu, Senoo & Magnier-Watanabe (2010)	Theory of Organizational Knowledge Creation	-	-	An ontological shift SECI model was suggested as a tool for diagnosing organisations in knowledge creation.
7	35 Song, Uhm & Yoon (2011)	Theory of Organizational Knowledge Creation	IT firms manager	Expert review	Discovered new methodical approach of scale development.
8	36 Zurita & Baloian (2012)	Theory of Organizational Knowledge Creation	Mobile device users	Software application	Geo-referencing software aids in the conversion of tacit into explicit knowledge.
9	37 Durst, Edvardsson & Bruns (2013)	Theory of Organizational Knowledge Creation	Small and medium enterprise firms	Network activities	To produce knowledge, SMEs employ knowledge sources prioritise friendly enterprises in the same industry.
10	38 Esterhuizen et al. (2013)	Theory of Organizational Knowledge Creation	-	-	Knowledge creation is a critical facilitator in the development of innovation capacity.
11	39 Suorsa (2015)	Play theory	-	-	The way of being in knowledge creation interaction may be explained by playfulness, which is absolute present in the event and immersion in the dialogue.
12	40 Brix (2017)	Theory of Organizational Knowledge Creation, Organizational learning theory	IT project members	Inter-team collaboration	A paradigm for organisational learning and knowledge development that is integrative.
13	41 Elsa & Runar (2018)	Theory of Organizational Knowledge Creation	Small and medium enterprise managers	Open discussion with customers, suppliers, and research institutions	Team expertise and teamwork are crucial components to generates new knowledge.
14	29 Faccin & Balestrin (2018)	Theory of Organizational Knowledge Creation	Research & Development (R&D) engineers	Collaborative practice	Atheoretical framework to examine variables of collaborative practice in R&D projects.
15	42 Li, Liu & Zhou (2018)	Theory of Organizational Knowledge Creation	-	-	A new KC model to integrate SECI process with grey knowledge (half tacit and half explicit knowledge) in high technology projects.
16	43 Salehi et al. (2018)	Theory of Organizational Knowledge Creation	Medical practitioners	Conference and clinical unit	Themes for KC included scientific debate, exchanging clinical experiences, attending conferences, and creating interpersonal relationships.
17	8 Chin et al. (2020)	Theory of Organizational Knowledge Creation	-	-	Introduce Polychronic KC to promote time as the new dimension in cross-cultural IT industries.
18	44 Choi & Gu (2020)	Theory of Organizational Knowledge Creation	Factory managers	Online meeting	Knowledge produced from knowledge providers regardless of physical proximity.
19	45 Wang & Li (2020)	Evolutionary game theory	Enterprise community	Community of practice	Using an effective competitive mechanism to promote KC.
20	46 Pokrovskaia et al. (2021)	Theory of Organizational Knowledge Creation	Universities	Online course	Online course for students are crossed with digital instruments ensuring the socio-psychological aspects of the learning process.