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Balancing IJV knowledge contributions and trust needs

Calhoun, Mikelle; Harnowo, Akhadian - In: The Multinational Business Review 23 (2015) 3, pp. 200-223

Purpose – This paper aims to present a model that explains how knowledge contributions of international joint venture … knowledge/trust needs balance model. In addition, consideration is given to the trust-building complication of liability of … whether the knowledge contributions of the IJV partners are balanced. Knowledge intensity associated with the venture is …

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Choose an HR star for competitive edge

Whitaker Shimko, Barbara; Swift, Marshall S. - In: Management Decision 38 (2000) 9, pp. 616-625

Because of the volatile business environment, organizations are in a state of unprecedented change, which numerous observers have called chaos. Under current, unstable, perhaps chaotic, conditions, there is a window of opportunity for human resources (HR)/change leader professionals to step up...

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The emergence of the technostructure: lessons from the East India Company 1713‐1836

Buchan, P. Bruce - In: Management Decision 41 (2003) 1, pp. 105-116

This article examines the locus of power in the large corporation (The East India Company) over a 125 year period and the career paths of two of its dominant players (Laurence Sulivan and James Mill). Sulivan embodies the character of such modern powerful leaders as Jack Welch and Lee Iacocca....

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Knowledge and learning in transnational ventures: an actor‐centred approach

Geppert, Mike; Clark, Ed - In: Management Decision 41 (2003) 5, pp. 433-442

influence of cross‐border knowledge transfer and management learning on transnational institution building in post …)defining and sharing knowledge within new international ventures. We contend that social actors can play a significant role in …

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Keepers of the knowledge capital: legislating for the new millennium

Carter, Chris - In: Management Decision 38 (2000) 3, pp. 179-181

This article presents a discussion about the future of knowledge production within business schools. It questions the … traditional “legislative” role of universities and argues that analysts need increasingly to look to the knowledge …‐generating activities of groups, such as consultants, in order to understand what is taken as and what constitutes knowledge in the …

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Appropriation or participation of the individual in knowledge management

D.W. Rechberg, Isabel; Syed, Jawad - In: Management Decision 52 (2014) 3, pp. 426-445

the individual in the literature of knowledge management (KM). Design/methodology/approach – This is a literature review … oriented towards the appropriation of individual employees and their knowledge for better economic performance of organisations … individual employees are meant to be valued participants in the development and management of knowledge. Research limitations …

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How knowledge collecting fosters organizational creativity

Giustiniano, Luca; Lombardi, Sara; Cavaliere, Vincenzo - In: Management Decision 54 (2016) 6, pp. 1464-1496

can be fostered by offering a framework which combines (inter-)individual-level learning (collecting knowledge from others … significantly enhances organizational creativity. However, heavy ICT use negatively moderates the relationship between knowledge … association between knowledge collecting and organizational creativity. Research limitations/implications – Although based on a …

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A dual knowledge perspective on the determinants of SME patenting

Agostini, Lara; Nosella, Anna - In: Management Decision 55 (2017) 6, pp. 1226-1247

increasing levels of patenting, the purpose of this paper is to unveil the impact of both internal and external knowledge … an important moderating role. Originality/value This paper embraces a knowledge perspective to investigate the … determinants of SME patenting, which contributes to the knowledge-based view of the firm in the SME domain. Moreover, differently …

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How to deploy multiunit organizations’ dynamic capabilities?

Lee, Po-Yen; Wu, Meng-Ling; Kuo, Cheng-Chung; Li, … - In: Management Decision 54 (2016) 4, pp. 965-980

’ dynamic capabilities (DCs) by examining the roles of embedded social (structural and relational) capital and knowledge … embedded structural social capital exerts a positive influence on exploratory knowledge learning in multiunit organizations …, embedded relational social capital exerts a positive influence on knowledge archetype (exploitative and exploratory) learning …

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Small business training and development in the United States

Fernald, Lloyd; Solomon, George; Bradley, Don - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 6 (1999) 4, pp. 310-325

Fifty eight per cent of reporting companies have a shortage of skilled workers and 64 per cent of manufacturers believe entry‐level workers lack the necessary skills to positively impact their company. The most recent reports estimate that employers spend around one per cent of payroll on...

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