In diesem Beitrag wird analysiert, welche Strategien zur Bindung der Ressourcen von Fach- und Führungskräften, d. h. ihrer für den Unternehmenserfolg bedeutsamen Kompetenzen, in Unternehmen als geeignet beurteilt und welche tatsächlich umgesetzt werden. Auf der Basis der...

Ein Ziel der Arbeitsgruppe Künstliche Intelligenz am Fachbereich Wirtschaft der Hochschule Wismar ist die praktische Anwendung der Methoden und Techniken der Künstlichen Intelligenz in der betriebswirtschaftlichen Praxis. Der Trend hin zum Einsatz von Wissen in entsprechenden IT-Lösungen und...

The aim of this paper is to analyse the effects of knowledge management on the innovation success of firms in Germany. Using a matching procedure on data from the German Innovation Survey of 2003 (Mannheim Innovation Panel), we pair firms applying knowledge management with twin firms with...

Recent Internet technologies and web-based applications, such as social software, are being increasingly applied in firms. Social software can be employed for knowledge management and for external communication enabling access to internal and external knowledge. Knowledge in turn constitutes one...

The concept of knowledge has gained in interest since industrialized economics have induced a shift in importance from labor, capital and natural resources towards intellectual resources. This study investigates how the management of knowledge influences the innovation performance of a firm....

The aim of this paper is to investigate the role of Knowledge Management (KM) for the innovation success of firms. It is assumed that the functional chains of KM lead directly and indirectly to more innovative success via enhancing the recombination of internal and external knowledge assets. To...

In this paper we investigate factors that influence a firm's decision to implement knowledge management practices. Our focus is on knowledge management practices implemented to increase collaboration between actors within a firm on innovation activities. Using information on over 1,500...

The aim of this paper is to analyse the effects of knowledge management on the innovation success of firms in Germany. Using a matching procedure on data from the German Innovation Survey of 2003 (“Mannheim Innovation Panel”), we pair firms applying knowledge management with twin firms with...

1. To review of the Knowledge-Based Economy (KBE) experience in Europe as well as to propose a European research programme evaluating and promoting prospects in the field of KBE - this was the general aim of the study. In the context of the Lisbon Strategy, methodology, conclusions and...