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The economics of knowledge regulation : an empirical analysis of knowledge flows
Häussler, Carolin - 2009
Successful innovation depends on the management of a firm's knowledge base. This paper empirically investigates the determinants of knowledge regulation. Using a unique survey dataset, the analysis suggests that R&D managers do not leak knowledge randomly, but rather regulate knowledge...
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Starting Up and Growing Stronger : Life Lessons from a Biotechnology Company
Vissers, Geert - 2013
Biotechnology is widely viewed as a field of economic activity that exemplifies a new (science-based, knowledge … other domains of biotechnology. To sustain this claim, we will describe the birth and early life of an entrepreneurial Dutch … firm in plant biotechnology. It will appear that this firm's biography deviates from the standard picture in many ways. It …
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Sustainability-oriented cross-functional collaboration to manage trade-offs and interdependencies
Szalavetz, Andrea - In: International journal of management and economics 54 (2018) 1, pp. 3-17
Despite a consensus view in the literature about the importance of cross-functional collaboration (CFC) for corporate environmental performance improvement, there is a dearth of studies that explain how exactly sustainability-oriented CFC can foster this objective. The purpose of this paper is...
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The distinct features of hidden champions in Germany : a dynamic capabilities view
Rammer, Christian; Spielkamp, Alfred - 2019
Hidden Champions (HCs) are firms unknown to the wider public, but global leaders in the niche markets they serve. This paper looks at distinctive features of these firms, focusing on their dynamic capabilities. Employing a unique data base on German firms, we identify a representative sample of...
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Public Support for R&D, Knowledge Sourcing and Firm Innovation : Examining a Mediated Model with Evidence from the Manufacturing Industries
Lucena, Abel - 2013
The aim of this study is to examine how firms realize the benefits associated with public support for R&D programs. To do so, this research proposes and tests the hypothesis that the level of knowledge sourcing applied by a firm during the innovation process mediates the relationship between...
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Tacit Knowledge Network Development : The Comparative Analysis of Knowledge Threads in Complex Systems
Nousala, Susu; Jamsai-Whyte, Suthida; Hall, William P. - 2014
Knowledge-based groups or communities are complex systems that emerge, evolve and mature through stages that display specific features and capabilities of the community or group. Understanding these capabilities and features are fundamental to building sustainable economic, social and learning...
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A Knowledge-based Theory of the Firm - A Problem-solving Perspective
Nickerson, Jackson A.; Zenger, Todd - 2014
Knowledge-based theorists have developed two primary arguments to explain the existence of firms: one based on avoiding knowledge transfer and the other based on facilitating knowledge transfer. These arguments are not only contradictory, but also fail to predict when hierarchies supplant...
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A Knowledge-Based Theory of the Firm - a Problem-Solving Perspective
Nickerson, Jackson A.; Zenger, Todd - 2014
Knowledge-based theorists have developed two primary arguments to explain the existence of firms: one based on avoiding knowledge transfer and the other based on facilitating knowledge transfer. These arguments are not only contradictory, but also fail to predict when hierarchies supplant...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014029564
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Professional Guilds, Tension and Knowledge Management
Mudambi, Ram; Swift, Tim - 2014
Scientific research is a crucial success factor for knowledge intensive firms and is often a joint effort of scientists and managers. However, scientists and managers belong to different “professional guilds,” subscribing to different belief systems and valuing different types of incentives....
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Structural Relationship between Knowledge Management and the Growth of the Activity in the Galician SMEs with Greater Strategic Focus on Innovation
Gonzalez-Loureiro, Miguel - 2010
The aim is to obtain a set of variables which report about knowledge management and intangible in the innovative SMEs in Galicia. This is a first approach to a model of structural relationships between both and the growth of the activity of the SMEs with greater focus on innovation. Several...
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