Introduces the concept of knowledge integration (KI) that places emphasis on the identification, acquisition, and use of external knowledge. Drawing from this theoretical basis, this book presents concepts and instruments specifically designed for SMEs, as well as examples of their...

Purpose The paper aims to understand how individuals differ in individual absorptive capacity – their ability to recognize, assimilate, transform and exploit external knowledge. These individual absorptive capacities are a key knowledge management building block for an organization’s open...