PurposeOpenness to external knowledge has recently gained popularity as a means
for firms to complement and leverage internal knowledge in the pursuit of
innovation outcomes. However, conflicting evidence exists regarding the role of
openness in external knowledge acquisition. This paper aims to propose that
openness to external knowledge has a nonlinear effect on innovation performance
and that t... hiện toàn bộ
Mir Dost, Munwar Hussain Pahi, Hussain Bakhsh Magsi, Waheed Ali Umrani
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of internal and
external sources of knowledge on frugal innovation (FI), and to what extent this
relationship is strengthened/weakened, authors also analyzed the moderating role
of market and technological turbulence.Design/methodology/approachThis is an
empirical research. Data were collected from 382 SMEs through questionnaire
survey... hiện toàn bộ
Jianguo Yao, Antonio Crupi, Alberto Di Minin, Xumei Zhang
PurposeThis paper aims to investigate how knowledge sharing influences
technological innovation capability (TIC) of the software small- and
medium-sized enterprises (SSMEs).Design/methodology/approachBased on the
theories regarding knowledge management, TIC, software engineering and open
innovation, this paper constructed a research model comprising factors affecting
knowledge sharing, knowledge s... hiện toàn bộ
Purpose–This paper seeks to focus on industry clusters and a rationale for why
they may be considered an antidote for stimulating knowledge sharing and
collaborative innovation.Design/methodology/approach–Community based
participatory research was undertaken using case studies and interviews within
four industry clusters based in two countries – Australia and Dubai. Findings
were ranked according ... hiện toàn bộ
José Enrique Arias Pérez, Juan Veléz-Ocampo, Juan Cepeda-Cardona
Purpose This study aims to analyze the mediating effect of the open innovation
processes of knowledge acquisition and exploitation as external embeddedness
strategy on the relationships between strategic orientation toward
digitalization and the three dimensions of the innovation capability: client,
marketing and technology. Design/methodology/approach The research model was
tested using a structu... hiện toàn bộ
Purpose–The paper examines ways that Knowledge Management (KM) can demonstrate
practical value for organizations. It begins by reviewing the claims made about
KM, i.e. the benefits KM can provide to organizations. These claims are compared
with traditional firm performance metrics to derive a criterion to measure the
value of KM. Seven practical outcomes of KM are then presented as methods to
pers... hiện toàn bộ
Purpose This study focuses on establishing relations with some important but
underestimated elements of knowledge dynamics and firm orientations to
characterize organizational circular economy activities through eco-innovation
(EIN). The advent of the circular economy (CE) in this post-pandemic era has
brought unpredictable sustainable challenges for the manufacturing industries.
This research pap... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeThis paper aims to analyze the extent to which the influence of external
knowledge search on innovation performance is contingent on both a firm’s
innovation strategy and the industry context in which it
operates.Design/methodology/approachThe paper adopts a contingent approach that
centers analysis on the influence of situational factors, either exogenous or
endogenous to the organization,... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeThis paper aims to study the critical success factors (CSF) of knowledge
management (KM) in Iranian urban water and sewage companies (IUWSC) using
interpretive structural modeling (ISM)-decision-making trial and evaluation
laboratory (DEMATEL) method.Design/methodology/approachThrough the literature
review among many key factors of KM success, nine factors were selected as the
main factors.... hiện toàn bộ
To innovate, a firm must create from permutations and combinations of many
individual and organizational intellects a differential knowledge that could not
spring from a single mind. Shaped by particular time and circumstances and
emerging as if from a collective, corporate “mind”, this corporate knowledge can
define a unique worldview for the firm. Given its centrality to the
competitiveness of a... hiện toàn bộ