Purpose

This paper aims to theoretically investigate a knowledge management model from the combined perspective of knowledge acquisition and knowledge application and its effect on organizational performance.

Design/methodology/approach

This study reviews prior research on knowledge acquisition and knowledge application, puts forward the concepts of “the extensiveness of knowledge acquisition” and “the concentration of knowledge application” and more importantly proposes an integrated model by combining these two dimensions. Four case examples of enterprises are subsequently described and analyzed to illustrate the sources of knowledge acquisition, the objects of knowledge application and their influences on organizational performance.

Findings

Four knowledge management modes and their impacts are confirmed in this study. Specifically, the organization of the turbojet engine mode (high extensiveness of knowledge acquisition and high concentration of knowledge application) can achieve good performance. The pipeline mode (high extensiveness of knowledge acquisition and low concentration of knowledge application) is the second, which has limited influence on good organizational performance. Organizations with the flashlight mode (low extensiveness of knowledge acquisition and high concentration of knowledge application) can achieve limited performance under the appropriate environment. The candle mode (low extensiveness of knowledge acquisition and low concentration of knowledge application) is the worst, performance of which is poor due to the break of the knowledge chain.

Practical implications

This paper holds that organizations should actively use the turbojet engine mode, adopt the pipeline mode and the flashlight mode cautiously, and avoid falling into the candle mode.

Originality/value

To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is among the first to propose the concepts of “the extensiveness of knowledge acquisition” and “the concentration of knowledge application,” and provides a combined model for analyzing differences in organizational performance from the perspective of knowledge.

中文翻译：

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知识就是力量：迈向企业知识获取与知识应用相结合的模式

目的

本文旨在从知识获取与知识应用相结合的角度，从理论上探讨一种知识管理模型及其对组织绩效的影响。

设计/方法/方法

本研究回顾了以往关于知识获取和知识应用的研究，提出了“知识获取的广泛性”和“知识应用的集中度”的概念，更重要的是提出了将这两个维度结合起来的综合模型。随后对四个企业案例进行描述和分析，说明知识获取的来源、知识应用的对象及其对组织绩效的影响。

发现

本研究证实了四种知识管理模式及其影响。具体而言，涡喷发动机模式的组织（知识获取的广泛性和知识应用的高度集中）可以取得良好的绩效。管道模式（知识获取的广泛性高，知识应用的集中度低）次之，对良好的组织绩效影响有限。手电筒模式（知识获取的广泛性低，知识应用的集中度高）的组织在适当的环境下只能取得有限的绩效。蜡烛模式（知识获取的广泛性低，知识应用的集中度低）最差，由于知识链的断裂，性能较差。

实际影响

本文认为，组织机构应积极使用涡喷发动机模式，谨慎采用管道模式和手电筒模式，避免陷入蜡烛模式。

原创性/价值

据作者所知，本研究是最早提出“知识获取的广泛性”和“知识应用的集中性”概念的研究之一，并提供了一个从视角分析组织绩效差异的组合模型。的知识。