The organization, processing and representation of knowledge becomes increasingly important in all scientific and business contexts. Besides theoretical discussions of different approaches to and definitions of knowledge and methods for knowledge organization, several case studies in the field of marketing management are presented.

PART ONE: THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES Structures and Diversity in Everyday Knowledge; M.Peschl Situatedness and Artefacts in Expert Knowledge and Activity; H.Risku The Human Foundation of Knowledge Management; T.Seiler Conceptual Knowledge and the Problem of Understanding; J.Gadner & D.Ohnesorge Gestalt-based Linguistics and the GABEK Method; M.Kimmel Managing Complexity: Knowledge Organisation and Qualitative Software; L.Richards PART TWO: CASE STUDIES Consumers' Knowledge of Controlled Ventilation Systems; J.Gadner & R.Buber The Process of Web-personalisation: A Framework to Determine Adequate Personalisation Systems; S.Grabner-Kräuter Evaluating A Computer-based Marketing Course by Means of Focus Groups and Interviews; R.Höld The Job Image of Young Sales Assistants: Introspection and Young Consumers' Assessment; R. Buber Venture Brazil: Studying Austro-Brazilian Joint Ventures by Means of GABEK WinRelan ; J.Mühlbacher & J.Penker The Austrian Furniture Retailers' Perspective on the Austrian Design Industry; R.Buber & M.Friedmann Influences of Organisational Learning on Organisational Performance and Success; R.Yeo