Spatial development is a multi-dimensional process in which knowledge creation plays a crucial role. Since knowledge … central. Cities and regions strongly depend on the ability to absorb and reorganize knowledge bases in order to sustain … competitive advantage. This dissertation assesses and quantifies the interplay of knowledge creation and spatial development by …

knowledge by investing in R&D. As a benchmark without knowledge accumulation it is shown that relaxing the usual assumption of … trying to avoid competition in the future. When firms gain experience by performing R&D, the resulting effect of knowledge …

knowledge generation and its utilisation by research. The following four research areas are considered:(i) research before the … market.The presented approach has demonstrated its potential to generate the new knowledge needed to support innovative …

between consumer societal knowledge and the purchase of socially-conscious products. However, the few studies which have … relationship between the knowledge and purchase. The identified potential moderating variables were then incorporated into … quantitative, survey research which was used to examine the nature of the relationship between consumer societal knowledge and the …

This thesis groups three papers examining the role of multi-location firms in the geographic diffusion of knowledge …. The first chapter examines whether a firm's headquarters can tap into the knowledge pool in a remote location through FDI … “satellite effect” on knowledge diffusion is economically significant, representing 47% of the knowledge flow premium associated …

. There is, therefore, a well-documented body of ‘bestpractice’ knowledge that should guide managers when introducing a change … isproduced and subsequently what is constituted as knowledge. For Foucault, ‘truth production’ andthe dynamics of knowledge are … situated in a theory of power. This study responds to Foucault’ssuggestion that knowledge should be re-examined in the change …

performance. Generally, contractors, especially in developingcountries, have insufficient experience and knowledge to manage them …

ABSTRACTCompetitive pressure and desire for success drive enterprises in general to involve in knowledge acquisition … world. In addition, with the increased mobility of information and the global labour force, knowledge and experience can be … competitive problems- and its ability to derive value from information. In this context, internal and external knowledge …

Work process knowledge (WPK) is a concept for systems-level knowledge of the workplace and has been shown to be most … important in organisations requiring multi-functional working. Most of the previous body of knowledge on WPK has focussed mainly … comparative case studies of the work processes and knowledge within these six VAs, based on a social constructivist framework …