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In light of these shortcomings, the article introduces and discusses the PKN model as an alternative model to KM and PKM that is better adapted to the demands of the new knowledge environments.<\/jats:italic><\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p><jats:italic>Unlike traditional KM\/PKM models which view knowledge as a thing or process, the PKN model views knowledge as a personal network and represents a knowledge ecological approach to KM.<\/jats:italic><\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title><jats:p><jats:italic>The article focuses on personal knowledge and the links to networks and knowledge ecologies in an innovative way for consideration within KM.<\/jats:italic><\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1108\/13673271211262835","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2012,9,6]],"date-time":"2012-09-06T12:06:36Z","timestamp":1346933196000},"page":"829-844","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":66,"title":["Knowledge management: a personal knowledge network perspective"],"prefix":"10.1108","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Mohamed","family":"Amine Chatti","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"140","reference":[{"key":"key2022031719441472500_b1","unstructured":"Akamavi, N. and Kimble, C. 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