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The knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship seeks to explain the fundamentals and consequences of … entrepreneurship with respect to economic performance. This paper uses the knowledge spillover theory to explain different innovation … outcomes. We hypothesize that a high rate of entrepreneurship facilitates the process of turning knowledge into new …
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Research evidence confirms that the accumulation of knowledge contributes to the competitive advantage of firms. In the … strategy consulting industry, one of the most knowledge-intensive professional services industries, however, established firms … that exploited their knowledge accumulation by adding exploitative consulting practices have found their performance has …
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speed of accumulation of the acquired scientific knowledge regarding absorptive capacity. To contribute to narrowing this …
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Using two different samples of salespeople, the authors investigate how a combination of general mental ability (GMA) and specific skills and capabilities (social competence and thinking styles) allows salespeople to reach their sales goals. The study finds evidence for an interaction between...
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Managing through projects has become important for generating new knowledge to cope with technological and market … discontinuities. This paper examines how the fit between the creation of technological and market knowledge and important project … knowledge contributed to the failure of those NBD-projects that required new market knowledge as well. The findings indicate …
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on both the tie strength and knowledge literatures, we theorize that embedded ties interact with supplier and customer … innovation knowledge to influence supplier innovation. In a sample of 157 Dutch business-to-business innovation relationships, we … observe that embedded ties weaken how much suppliers benefit from customer innovation knowledge due to worries about customer …
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This article addresses the emergence of networks of practice and the role of knowledge sharing via knowledge portals …. Its focus is on factors that stimulate the successful emergence of networks of practice. Literature on knowledge … management and communities of practice suggest the preexistence of shared knowledge or a shared believe system as a condition …
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This study examines the relationship between knowledge management (KM) (in terms of external acquisition and internal … acquisition activity enhances a firm’s awareness of available knowledge opportunities. Firms which actively acquire external … knowledge (regardless of the type of knowledge) may build a greater competitive dynamic capability to sense and seize business …
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) we end up measuring values and competence in management of knowledge and skills, of norms and behaviours, cutting many …
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intra-firm knowledge flows. …
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