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An empirical survey, which has been conducted since 2007 in Hungary, has aimed to investigate middle managers working at mediumand large-sized enterprises in Hungary by a questionnaire. One part of the survey answers have been analysed by using Principal Component Analysis and seven different...
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Background:There is a belief that academics tend to hold on tightly to their knowledge and intellectual resources. However, not much effort has been put into the creation of a valid and reliable instrument to measure knowledge sharing behavior among the academics.Objectives:To apply and validate...
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The existing literature on open innovation strongly emphasizes on the organizational level, while neglecting the people side and especially the perspective of employees working in OIprojects. This study analyzes determinants of R&D employees' knowledge exchange in OIprojects by means of the...
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The main objective of this study was to explore students' perceptions of knowledge sharing, their preference for participation in face-to-face and online discussion boards, motivating factors, and barriers to knowledge sharing. A questionnaire was used for data collection and 154 graduate...
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Knowledge management processes, especially knowledge sharing, have been considered as a major practice for all organizations, public and private. On the other hand, the ways in which such organizations deal and value the richness of their knowledge sharing capabilities which in turn impact their...
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This paper explores how different models of sociality can contribute to a better understanding of the dynamics of knowledge sharing within different organizational settings. It is asserted that the dynamics of knowledge sharing is organized according to a mix of four relational models...
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We analyze a two-stage patent race. In the first phase firms seek to develop a research tool, an innovation that has no commercial value but is necessary to enter the second phase of the race. The firm that completes the second phase of the race first obtains a patent on the final innnovation...
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Incentives to innovate is a central element of innovation theory. In the private-investment model, innovators privately … incentives that motivate innovators to share their knowledge in an initial situation devoid of community activity. We use game … knowledge sharing is not only affected by the material incentives, but also by social preferences. The results offer general …
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The authors develop a theoretical model where two competing firms need access to basic knowledge that only one firm owns. They determine the impact of an imperfect property right on the incentive to transfer that knowledge to the competitor. They compare these transfer strategies. (i) Patenting...
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The intensity and directions of knowledge flows between different actors are essential determinants in innovation. Knowledge acquisition is needed to find the relevant signals from markets, and knowledge sharing can facilitate benefits from network externalities and collaboration. A deeper...
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