Managing Knowledge Absorptive Capacity And Innovation

Author : Joe Tidd
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 1800610327
Total Pages : 551 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Managing Knowledge, Absorptive Capacity And Innovation written by Joe Tidd and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2021-05-05 with total page 551 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knowledge Management focuses on identifying, sharing, storing, and exploiting internal knowledge, whereas Open Innovation is more concerned with sources of external knowledge. However, this simple dichotomy between open and closed approaches is unhelpful and not realistic. Instead, it is the interaction between internal and external knowledge that creates dynamic capabilities and the ability to innovate. In particular, we need to better understand the interactions between internal and external knowledge, and how these influence innovation outcomes under different conditions. This edited volume, Managing Knowledge, Absorptive Capacity, and Innovation, provides an opportunity to combine contemporary interests in Open Innovation with the classic notion of absorptive capacity, to better understand how organisations can manage the absorption and exploitation of inbound external sources of knowledge in order to innovate.

Author : Corinne Grenier
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1786307073
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Altering Frontiers written by Corinne Grenier and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-07-21 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can healthcare systems be transformed by reimagining their multiple silos to favor processes and practices that are more responsive to local, horizontal initiatives? Altering Frontiers analyzes numerous experiences, using a multidisciplinary approach, paying attention to certain actors, collectives and organizational arrangements. Through this work, levers are identified that promote lasting transformation: recognizing the legitimacy of the practices of many who are often "invisible"; trusting those who know their intervention territory; investing in methodological support; taking advantage of tools and procedures such as instruments for strategic and managerial discussion; and developing the capacity to absorb innovative ideas and experiences that circulate within the environment.

Author : Dorothée Zerwas
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3658055529
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Organizational Culture and Absorptive Capacity written by Dorothée Zerwas and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2014-04-02 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Firms are increasingly collaborating with outside partners to access external knowledge that will enable them to successfully innovate and remain competitive in the marketplace. To apply external knowledge, they must have a distinctive capacity to absorb knowledge. One of the main influencing factors for absorptive capacity is a knowledge-friendly organizational culture, because the knowledge absorbing behavior of individuals can be better coordinated through implicit values and norms than through structural coordination instruments. When focusing on an organization’s overall behavior, it is important to investigate in detail how a knowledge-friendly organizational culture influences absorptive capacity. Therefore, the author analysis the relationship between organizational culture and absorptive capacity and shows how a knowledge-friendly organizational culture should be designed to support the absorption of external knowledge in SMEs.

Author : Fulvio Coltorti
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 8847025893
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mid-sized Manufacturing Companies: The New Driver of Italian Competitiveness written by Fulvio Coltorti and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-15 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The structure of Italian industry is characterized by a predominance of small sized companies and the presence of very few large companies. For a long time a conviction was shared among scholars and practitioners that the strength and safety of Italian industry were based on its industrial districts, that is, the system of interdependent and co-localized small companies which derive their competitive force from an effective and efficient division of labour. This book stresses the idea that a new, vital and promising phenomenon for the competitiveness of Italian industry is focused on mid-sized companies, and the systems of interconnected firms that form a constituent part of their business model. These companies, which originate largely from districts and other local production systems, are a strong entrepreneurial force complementing the districts that have characterized Italy and made Italian industry famous worldwide. A quantitative and qualitative analysis of these firms is provided in this book. Business models and strategies implemented by a number of successful Italian mid-sized manufacturing companies are also explored. Consequences in terms of management and industrial policies are provided. A final look at the German Mittelstand gives a useful comparison.

Author : Dorothée Zerwas
Publisher : Springer Gabler
ISBN 13 : 9783658055530
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Organizational Culture and Absorptive Capacity written by Dorothée Zerwas and published by Springer Gabler. This book was released on 2014-04-06 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Firms are increasingly collaborating with outside partners to access external knowledge that will enable them to successfully innovate and remain competitive in the marketplace. To apply external knowledge, they must have a distinctive capacity to absorb knowledge. One of the main influencing factors for absorptive capacity is a knowledge-friendly organizational culture, because the knowledge absorbing behavior of individuals can be better coordinated through implicit values and norms than through structural coordination instruments. When focusing on an organization’s overall behavior, it is important to investigate in detail how a knowledge-friendly organizational culture influences absorptive capacity. Therefore, the author analysis the relationship between organizational culture and absorptive capacity and shows how a knowledge-friendly organizational culture should be designed to support the absorption of external knowledge in SMEs.

Author : Mark Easterby-Smith
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470972815
Total Pages : 678 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management written by Mark Easterby-Smith and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-08-17 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fully revised and updated version of this successful Handbook is welcomed by management scholars world-wide. By bringing together the latest approaches from the leading experts in organizational learning & knowledge management the volume provides a unique and valuable overview of current thinking about how organizations accumulate 'knowledge' and learn from experience. Key areas of update in the new edition are: Resource based view of the firm Capability management Global management Organizational culture Mergers & acquisitions Strategic management Leadership

Author : Dominik T. Matt
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030254259
Total Pages : 435 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Industry 4.0 for SMEs written by Dominik T. Matt and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-01-03 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book explores the concept of Industry 4.0, which presents a considerable challenge for the production and service sectors. While digitization initiatives are usually integrated into the central corporate strategy of larger companies, smaller firms often have problems putting Industry 4.0 paradigms into practice. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) possess neither the human nor financial resources to systematically investigate the potential and risks of introducing Industry 4.0. Addressing this obstacle, the international team of authors focuses on the development of smart manufacturing concepts, logistics solutions and managerial models specifically for SMEs. Aiming to provide methodological frameworks and pilot solutions for SMEs during their digital transformation, this innovative and timely book will be of great use to scholars researching technology management, digitization and small business, as well as practitioners within manufacturing companies.

Author : Pedro López Sáez
Publisher : Engineering Science Reference
ISBN 13 : 9781615208753
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Intellectual Capital and Technological Innovation written by Pedro López Sáez and published by Engineering Science Reference. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book provides theoretical frameworks and empirical research findings to assist managers, academics and consultants gain a thorough understanding of intellectual capital and social capital as a base for improving their tasks"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Bratianu, Constantin
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1466683198
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Organizational Knowledge Dynamics: Managing Knowledge Creation, Acquisition, Sharing, and Transformation written by Bratianu, Constantin and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2015-03-31 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Promoting organizational knowledge is an important consideration for any business looking toward the future. Understanding the dynamics of knowledge-intensive organizations is a crucial first step in establishing a strong knowledge base for any organization. Organizational Knowledge Dynamics: Managing Knowledge Creation, Acquisition, Sharing, and Transformation introduces the idea that organizational knowledge is composed of three knowledge fields: cognitive knowledge, emotional knowledge, and spiritual knowledge. This book is useful for graduate students, researchers, and practitioners in knowledge management, intellectual capital, human resources management, change management, and strategic management.

Author : Henry Chesbrough
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191622729
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Open Innovation written by Henry Chesbrough and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2008-01-17 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Open Innovation describes an emergent model of innovation in which firms draw on research and development that may lie outside their own boundaries. In some cases, such as open source software, this research and development can take place in a non-proprietary manner. Henry Chesbrough and his collaborators investigate this phenomenon, linking the practice of innovation to the established body of innovation research, showing what's new and what's familiar in the process. Offering theoretical explanations for the use (and limits) of open innovation, the book examines the applicability of the concept, implications for the boundaries of firms, the potential of open innovation to prove successful, and implications for intellectual property policies and practices. The book will be key reading for academics, researchers, and graduate students of innovation and technology management.