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Absorptive capacity, relational capital and export performance among SME exporters: the moderating effect of contract Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Md Daud Ismail, Syed Zamberi Ahmad, Sanjay Kumar Singh
Purpose This study aims to investigate the relationship between absorptive capacity, relational capital and interorganizational relationship performance and examine the moderating effect of contractual governance on this relationship. Design/methodology/approach This study used a quantitative design, analyzing data collected through a survey questionnaire. The sampling frame consisted of 111 cross-industry
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Abusive supervision, dehumanization, knowledge hiding behavior and psychological capital – a daily diary method study Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Ishfaq Ahmed, Zafir Khan Mohamed Makhbul
Purpose Knowledge is the source of competitive advantage, but when shared at all levels. Unfortunately, there is a universal unruly present in the form of knowledge hiding at employees’ level, but the causes and remedies are still vague as past studies have rarely investigated the causes of daily knowledge hiding behavior. Against this backdrop, this study aims to entail a daily diary method investigation
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Role of strategic knowledge management practices in enhancing strategic perspectives of an organisation to improve entrepreneurial performance Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Aqueeb Sohail Shaik, Monika Jain, Aparna Mendiratta, Ghadah Alarifi, Elisa Arrigo
Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the significance and impact of strategic knowledge management (SKM) practices and organisational change capacity (OCC) in improving strategic thinking and strategic orientation in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and their contribution in overall improvement of entrepreneurial performance. Design/methodology/approach Quantitative research
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How knowledge resources drive industrial chain carbon reduction: an analysis from the knowledge management perspective Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Yimin Yang, Xuhui Deng, Zilong Wang, Lulu Yang
Purpose This paper aims to analyze the role and advantages of knowledge resources in the carbon emission reduction of the industrial chain, and how it can be used to promote the carbon emission reduction of the industrial chain, so that the industry can better achieve the saving of energy and the reduction of emission. Design/methodology/approach This paper argues that the traditional resource-plundering
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Linking sustainable leadership with sustainable project performance: mediating role of knowledge integration and moderating role of top management knowledge values Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Muhammad Zada, Jawad Khan, Imran Saeed, Shagufta Zada, Zhang Yong Jun
Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between sustainable leadership and sustainable project performance. Specifically, the study aims to examine the mediating role of knowledge integration, examining how knowledge integration within an organization influences project outcomes. In addition, the study seeks to explore the moderating role of top management knowledge values
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Practical wisdom in the workplace: conceptualization, instrument development, and predictive power Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Alexander Serenko
Purpose The purpose of this Real Impact Research Article is to empirically explore one of the most controversial and elusive concepts in knowledge management research – practical wisdom. It develops a 10-dimensional practical wisdom construct and tests it within the nomological network of counterproductive and productive knowledge behavior. Design/methodology/approach A survey instrument was created
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Interactive impact of transformational leadership and organizational innovation on online knowledge sharing: a knowledge management perspective Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Mai Nguyen, Piyush Sharma
Purpose As knowledge management increasingly becomes critical for the success of professional service firms, this paper uses social exchange theory to investigate the interactive impact of transformational leadership and organizational innovation on online knowledge sharing by employees in professional service firms. This study aims to investigate the mediating roles of job autonomy and job engagement
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Why do employees hide knowledge after working hours? Linking non-working time ICT demands to deceptive knowledge hiding Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Peixu He, Hanhui Zhou, Qiongyao Zhou, Cuiling Jiang, Amitabh Anand
Purpose Employees may adopt deceptive knowledge hiding (DKH) due to nonworking time information and communication technology (ICT) demands. Drawing from the conservation of resources (COR) theory, this study aims to develop and test a model of deceptive knowledge hiding (DKH) due to nonworking time information and communication technology (ICT) demands. Design/methodology/approach In total, 300 service
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Unlocking the relationship between ambidextrous leadership style and HRM practices in knowledge-intensive SMES Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Ashish Malik, Jaya Gupta, Ritika Gugnani, Amit Shankar, Pawan Budhwar
Purpose This paper aims to explore the relationship between owner-manager or leader’s ambidextrous leadership style and its effect on human resource management (HRM) practices, contextual ambidexterity and knowledge-intensive small- and medium-enterprises (SMEs) strategic agility. Design/methodology/approach This study presents an in-depth qualitative case study analysis of two knowledge-intensive
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The influence of supervisor bottom-line mentality on knowledge territorial behavior and knowledge sabotage behavior Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Zhihong Tan, Ling Yuan, Qunchao Wan
Purpose Based on social cognitive theory, this study aims to explore the influence of supervisor bottom-line mentality (SBLM) on employee knowledge behavior (knowledge territorial behavior and knowledge sabotage behavior). The study first investigates the role of an ethical decision-making mechanism (moral disengagement) in mediating this relationship. In addition, it considers the possible boundary
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Knowledge management and career readiness: a review and synthesis Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Sachin Kumar Raut, Ilan Alon, Sudhir Rana, Sakshi Kathuria
Purpose This study aims to examine the relationship between knowledge management and career development in an era characterized by high levels of youth unemployment and a demand for specialized skills. Despite the increasing transition to a knowledge-based economy, there is a significant gap between young people’s skills and career readiness, necessitating an in-depth analysis of the role of knowledge
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Combining artificial and human intelligence to manage cross-cultural knowledge in humanitarian logistics: a Yin–Yang dialectic systems view of knowledge creation Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Tachia Chin, T.C.E. Cheng, Chenhao Wang, Lei Huang
Purpose Aiming to resolve cross-cultural paradoxes in combining artificial intelligence (AI) with human intelligence (HI) for international humanitarian logistics, this paper aims to adopt an unorthodox Yin–Yang dialectic approach to address how AI–HI interactions can be interpreted as a sophisticated cross-cultural knowledge creation (KC) system that enables more effective decision-making for providing
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Cultural and gender diversity for ESG performance towards knowledge sharing: empirical evidence from European banks Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Francesco Paolone, Matteo Pozzoli, Meghna Chhabra, Assunta Di Vaio
Purpose This study aims to investigate the effects of board cultural diversity (BCD) and board gender diversity (BGD) of the board of directors on environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance in the European banking sector using resource-based view (RBV) theory. In addition, this study analyses the linkages between BCD and BGD and knowledge sharing on the board of directors to improve ESG
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Knowledge management during emergency remote teaching: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of the transition experiences of faculty members Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Pallavi Srivastava, Trishna Sehgal, Ritika Jain, Puneet Kaur, Anushree Luukela-Tandon
Purpose The study directs attention to the psychological conditions experienced and knowledge management practices leveraged by faculty in higher education institutes (HEIs) to cope with the shift to emergency remote teaching caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. By focusing attention on faculty experiences during this transition, this study aims to examine an under-investigated effect of the pandemic in
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Research on cross-city emergency management collaboration mechanism in major emergencies: insights from a knowledge management perspective Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Lin Zhang, Jinyu Wang, Xin Wang, Yingju Gao
Purpose Based on the perspective of knowledge management, this study aims to discuss how to build cross-city emergency management collaboration mechanism in major emergencies and explore the important role of knowledge management in emergency management collaboration. Design/methodology/approach Based on the theoretical analysis of knowledge management and the typical case study of cross-city emergency
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Mitigating the unwillingness to exchange knowledge: a focus on exporters’ networks Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Claude Obadia
Purpose This paper aims to explain the unwillingness to exchange export knowledge by members of exporters’ networks and provides potential solutions to this problem. Design/methodology/approach This study uses data from a survey of 301 members of a French exporter’s network to test a set of hypotheses with partial least squares structural equation modeling. Findings Network participants’ export experience
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The application of knowledge management in disaster management: past, present and future trends Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Muhammad Ashraf Fauzi, Biswajeet Pradhan, Noraina Mazuin Sapuan, Ratih Dyah Kusumastuti
Purpose The purpose of this study is to review the role of knowledge management (KM) in disaster management and crisis. Disaster causes many detrimental impacts on human lives through loss of life and damage to properties. KM has been shown to dampen the impact of the disaster on the utilization of knowledge among agencies involved and the local communities impacted by disasters. Design/methodology/approach
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Knowledge management in boards of directors: effects of informational faultlines Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2024-01-26 Alana Vandebeek, Wim Voordeckers, Jolien Huybrechts, Frank Lambrechts
Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine how informational faultlines on a board affect the management of knowledge owned by directors and the consequences on organizational performance. In this study, informational faultlines are defined as hypothetical lines that divide a group into relatively homogeneous subgroups based on the alignment of several informational attributes among board members
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The contagious effect of bullying knowledge hiding: exploring the role of job stress and power values Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2024-01-26 Roman Kmieciak
Purpose Bullying knowledge hiding has been recently identified as a manifestation of knowledge hiding behavior. As a relatively new concept, it is still underexplored. Previous research has focused on the antecedents of bullying hiding. However, there is a lack of research on the negative consequences that bullying hiding may have on employees. This study aims to uncover the effects of supervisor bullying
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Role of organizational characteristics on counterproductive knowledge behavior: a meta-analysis Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Yuwen Cen, Changfeng Wang, Yaqi Huang
Purpose In recent years, counterproductive knowledge behavior (CKB) and its types have received increasing interest in knowledge management as the degree of knowledge sharing and innovation in enterprises continues to increase. A rapidly growing number of studies have shed light on the important antecedents and consequences of employees’ CKB. However, the various labels, conceptualizations and operationalizations
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Collaborative innovation, strategic agility, & absorptive capacity adoption in SMEs: the moderating effects of customer knowledge management capability Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Mário Nuno Mata, José Moleiro Martins, Pedro Leite Inácio
Purpose The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between collaborative innovation and the financial performance of information technology (IT) firms through the mediating role of strategic agility and absorptive capacity. Customer knowledge management capability (CKMC) is also explored as a potential moderator. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 300 respondents working
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Evaluation of strategic orientation-led competitive advantage: the role of knowledge integration and service innovation Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2024-01-17 Sundeep Singh Sondhi, Prashant Salwan, Abhishek Behl, Suman Niranjan, Tim Hawkins
Purpose This paper aims to derive a model that explores how the interplay between knowledge integration capability and innovation impacts strategic orientation, leading to the attainment of sustainable competitive advantage. The study considers the constituents of strategic orientation, namely, customer orientation, competitor orientation and technology orientation, as the basis for achieving sustainable
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Impact of high involvement work systems in shaping power, knowledge sharing, rewards and knowledge perception of employees Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Mai Nguyen, Nicolas Pontes, Ashish Malik, Jaya Gupta, Ritika Gugnani
Purpose Amid challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, fostering employee creativity has become paramount for organizations. However, there is a scarcity of research on digitalization of the workplace and its implications for implementing high involvement work systems (HIWSs) in organizations, particularly in relation to their impact on employee outcomes, such as creativity and job satisfaction. Additionally
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Building a knowledge sharing climate amid shadows of sabotage: a microfoundational perspective into job satisfaction and knowledge sabotage Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Francesco Antonio Perotti, Zoltan Rozsa, Michal Kuděj, Alberto Ferraris
Purpose Drawing on the microfoundations theory and rational choice sociology, this study aims to investigate knowledge-sharing microfoundations through knowledge sabotage behaviours in the workplace. As such, it aims to shed light on the adverse impact of knowledge sabotage on a knowledge-sharing climate. Design/methodology/approach As a quantitative deductive study, it is based on information collected
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Remote work, employee productivity and innovation: the moderating roles of knowledge sharing and digital business intensity Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Joseph K. Nwankpa, Yazan F. Roumani
Purpose This study aims to explore the effects of remote work on employee productivity and innovation and how these effects are moderated by knowledge sharing and digital business intensity. Design/methodology/approach The study draws on survey data from a random sample of 231 remote workers across the USA. The analysis and empirical validation of the research model used partial least square. Findings
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Integrating time and knowledge to understand organizational evolution: towards a conceptual framework Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Paola Maria Anna Paniccia, Gianpaolo Abatecola, Silvia Baiocco
Purpose How does the interaction between time and knowledge affect the evolution of organizations? Past research in organizational evolution has mostly investigated time and knowledge as two separate variables. In contrast, theoretical perspectives integrating these variables are still seemingly scant. The authors believe that filling this literature gap needs attention. Thus, this study aims to contribute
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Green innovation for sustainable development: leveraging green knowledge integration, blockchain technology and green supply chain integration Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2023-12-29 Abdullah Kaid Al-Swidi, Mohammed A. Al-Hakimi, Mohammed Saad Alyahya
Purpose Despite the importance of green supply chain integration (GSCI) in advancing green innovation (GI) is recognized, it remains unclear how firms can translate their GSCI efforts into GI. Therefore, this study aims to understand how GSCI affects GI, with its dimensions (exploitative GI and exploratory GI), as well as to investigate the mediating role of green knowledge integration capability (GKIC)
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Exploring the impacts of knowledge recombination on firms’ breakthrough innovation: the moderating effect of environmental dynamism Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2023-12-20 Changbiao Zhong, Rui Huang, Yunlong Duan, Tianxin Sunguo, Alberto Dello Strologo
Purpose To adapt to the rapidly changing market environment, firms must constantly adjust and change their knowledge base to develop new technologies. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the improvement path of firms’ breakthrough innovation from the perspective of knowledge recombination in the context of dynamic change in the knowledge base. By analyzing the influencing mechanism of environmental
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Does knowledge management mediate the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance? Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Rafal Kusa, Marcin Suder, Joanna Duda, Wojciech Czakon, David Juárez-Varón
Purpose This study investigates the impact of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and knowledge management (KM) on firm performance (PERF), as well as the mediating role of KM in the EO–PERF (EO-PERF relationship). In particular, this study aims to explain the impact of KM on the relationship between the EO dimensions and PERF; dimensions are risk-taking (RT), innovativeness (IN) and proactiveness (PR)
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Dialogue for strategy implementation: how framing processes enable the evolution of new opportunities Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Paola Bellis, Silvia Magnanini, Roberto Verganti
Purpose Taking the dialogic organizational development perspective, this study aims to investigate the framing processes when engaging in dialogue for strategy implementation and how these enable the evolution of implementation opportunities. Design/methodology/approach Through a qualitative exploratory study conducted in a large multinational, the authors analyse the dialogue and interactions among
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A knowledge-based perspective on transgenerational entrepreneurship: unveiling knowledge dynamics across generations in family firms Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Paolo Capolupo, Antonio Messeni Petruzzelli, Lorenzo Ardito
Purpose Given the limited understanding of the process of transgenerational entrepreneurship and that knowledge is a fundamental antecedent of entrepreneurial endeavors, this study aims to shed light on how entrepreneurial families (EFs) nurture entrepreneurship across generations, which knowledge is required within the EF to spur new entrepreneurial activities, and how is this knowledge acquired.
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Digital technologies and knowledge processes: new emerging strategies in international business. A systematic literature review Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2023-11-28 Silvia Massa, Maria Carmela Annosi, Lucia Marchegiani, Antonio Messeni Petruzzelli
Purpose This study aims to focus on a key unanswered question about how digitalization and the knowledge processes it enables affect firms’ strategies in the international arena. Design/methodology/approach The authors conduct a systematic literature review of relevant theoretical and empirical studies covering over 20 years of research (from 2000 to 2023) and including 73 journal papers. Findings
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On the duality of partner type diversity on network stability: the mediating role of knowledge recombination in R&D network Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Min Guo, Naiding Yang, Jingbei Wang, Hui Liu, Fawad Sharif Sayed Muhammad
Purpose Previous research has analyzed the consequence of network stability; however, little is known about how partner type diversity influence network stability in R&D network. Based on knowledge-based view and social network theory, the purpose of this paper is to unravel the internal mechanisms between partner type diversity and network stability through the mediating role of knowledge recombination
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Is competence without humility wasted in building the trust necessary for knowledge transfer in younger/older worker dyads? Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2023-11-07 Cara-Lynn Scheuer, Catherine Loughlin, Dianne Ford, Dennis Edwards
Purpose Successful knowledge transfer (KT) between younger and older workers (YW and OW, respectively) is critical for organizational success, especially in light of the recent surge in employment volatility among the youngest and oldest segments of the workforce. Yet, practitioners and scholars alike continue to struggle with knowing how best to facilitate these exchanges. The qualitative study offers
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“You reap what you sow”: unraveling the determinants of knowledge hoarding behavior using a three-wave study Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2023-11-01 Mudit Shukla, Divya Tyagi, Sushanta Kumar Mishra
Purpose Based on the conservation of resources theory, this study aims to investigate if the fear of career harm influences employees’ knowledge-hoarding behavior. The study further examines felt violation as the predictor of employees’ fear of career harm. The study also explores leader-member exchange as a boundary factor influencing the effect of felt violation on employees’ fear of career harm
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Knowledge sharing, learning engagement and workplace incivility among research scholars: the mediating role of self-esteem Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2023-09-04 Aditi Gupta, Apoorva Apoorva, Ranjan Chaudhuri, Demetris Vrontis, Alkis Thrassou
Purpose Over the last two decades, there has been a significant increase in incivility within the higher education sector, potentially due to mounting pressure and demands on academics, both collectively and individually. The effects on various aspects of academia, such as knowledge and learning, however, remain largely unexplored. The purpose of this research is to fill the gap by performing a theoretical
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Corporate reputation and culture: the link between knowledge management and sustainability Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2023-09-04 Simona Arduini, Martina Manzo, Tommaso Beck
Purpose This study aims to analyze how sustainability, through an efficient knowledge management (KM) system, can serve as a driving force with respect to corporate culture and reputation. The research questions that guided this study are mainly the following: Are KM and sustainability related? Can culture strengthen the link between KM and sustainability? Can the link between KM and sustainability
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More than one way to get there: a configurational view on performance drivers in knowledge-intensive entrepreneurship Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2023-08-28 Gustavo Hermínio Salati Marcondes de Moraes, Bruno Fischer, Sergio Salles-Filho, Dirk Meissner, Marina Dabic
Purpose Knowledge-intensive entrepreneurial firms (KIE) strongly rely on scientific and strategic research and development (R&D) capabilities to achieve higher performance levels. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to disentangle the effects of scientific capabilities and strategic R&D on KIE performance; and how the constituent elements of these dimensions can be configured to generate conditions
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Linking supply chain resilience with knowledge management for achieving supply chain performance Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2023-08-22 Subhodeep Mukherjee, Ramji Nagariya, K. Mathiyazhagan, Veronica Scuotto
Purpose Supply chain (SC) and knowledge management (KM) have been studied; still, there is a need to understand how KM can be used for SC resilience and improving the firm’s performance. The purpose of the paper is to study and analyze SC resilience strategies based on KM processes to enhance SC performance considering six SC strategies: SC reengineering, collaboration, SC innovation, SC integration
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Unleashing corporate potential: the interplay of intellectual capital, knowledge management, and environmental compliance in enhancing innovation and performance Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2023-08-22 Binh Thi Thanh Truong, Phuong Van Nguyen, Demetris Vrontis, Zafar U. Ahmed
Purpose This paper aims to explore how the three components of intellectual capital (IC) (human, structural and relational) are related to corporate innovation and how effective knowledge management can improve business performance, innovation and environmental compliance. Additionally, the study investigates the influence of environmental compliance on overall business performance. Design/methodology/approach
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Knowledge acquisition from innovation failures: a study of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2023-08-17 Naman Sreen, Veenu Sharma, Safiya Mukhtar Alshibani, Steve Walsh, Giuseppe Russo
Purpose This study aims to empirically examine the influence of management control systems (MCSs) on knowledge acquisition from innovation failure (KAFIF), which further impacts empowerment, creativity and organizational innovation. This study argues that enabling an MCS positively influences KAFIF, whereas controlling the use of an MCS negatively influences KAFIF. Further, KAFIF positively impacts
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Community dynamics and knowledge production: forty years of research in quantum computing Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2023-08-15 Olivier Dupouët, Yoann Pitarch, Marie Ferru, Bastien Bernela
Purpose This study aims to explore the interplay between community dynamics and knowledge production using the quantum computing research field as a case study. Quantum computing holds the promise of dramatically increasing computation speed and solving problems that are currently unsolvable in a short space of time. In this highly dynamic area of innovation, computer companies, research laboratories
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The diffusion of recruit knowledge and core technological change in organizations Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2023-08-15 Amit Jain
Purpose This study aims to develop a model of learning-by-hiring in which knowledge gains may occur at the time of recruitment but also after recruitment when other incumbent organizational members assimilate a recruit’s knowledge. The author’s model predicts that experienced recruits are more likely to catalyze change to their organization’s core technological capabilities. Design/methodology/approach
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The role of AMO HR practices and knowledge sharing in developing a learning organizational culture: evidence from the United Kingdom Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2023-08-10 M. Muzamil Naqshbandi, Sheik Meeran, Minseo Kim, Farooq Mughal
Purpose This study aims to explore how the three types of human resource (HR) practices, encapsulated in the ability, motivation and opportunity (AMO) model, foster a learning organizational culture (LOC). In doing so, the authors evaluate the centrality of knowledge sharing (KS) in mediating this relationship. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative survey is undertaken to collect data from managers
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Evolutionary motives in employees’ knowledge behavior when being envied at work Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2023-08-10 Timea David, Hsi-An Shih
Purpose Knowledge transfer is a crucial ingredient of employee innovation, yet affective work events may disrupt knowledge flow among employees. This study aims to investigate a previously overlooked, yet frequently occurring affective work experience, namely, that of being envied, and examine how perceptions of being envied may drive contrastive knowledge behaviors of sharing and hiding, which subsequently
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Learning and knowledge transfer by humans and digital platforms: which tools best support the decision-making process? Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2023-07-26 Giuseppe Russo, Alberto Manzari, Benedetta Cuozzo, Alessandra Lardo, Francesca Vicentini
Purpose This study aims to investigate the impact of technologies on the knowledge transfer process. In particular, the authors aim to analyze the topic of knowledge brokers and the relationship between broker and digital tools in the knowledge transfer process in the sport context. The study developed, therefore, aims to investigate the creating of this environment for knowledge transfer and knowledge
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Knowledge sharing quality on an enterprise social network: social capital and the moderating effect of being a broker Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2023-07-24 Bas Reus, Christine Moser, Peter Groenewegen
Purpose The purpose of this study is to show that an important antecedent of perceived knowledge quality is an employee’s position in the organizational network due to their participation in different interest groups. In particular, this study theorizes that brokers establish a network of groups, which increases perceived knowledge quality vis-a-vis the social capital that employees draw on. Desig
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Knowledge management and technological innovation in family SMEs context Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2023-07-20 Veronica Scuotto, Simona Alfiero, Maria Teresa Cuomo, Filippo Monge
Purpose This paper conceptually aims to discuss the dual role of knowledge management (KM) and technological innovation, which brings about innovations, although it can be limited by psychological and emotional ownership. Design/methodology/approach This study examines the real impact of the paper on KM and technological innovation in family small to medium enterprises (FSMEs). This is a unique context
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Knowledge rejection: a microfoundation-based framework Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2023-07-18 Nicolle Montgomery, Snejina Michailova, Kenneth Husted
Purpose This study aims to adopt the microfoundation perspective to investigate undesirable knowledge rejection by individuals in organizations in the context of counterproductive knowledge behavior (CKB). The paper advances a conceptual framework of the conditions of knowledge rejection by individuals and their respective knowledge rejection behavior types. Design/methodology/approach This study reviews
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Knowledge management in small and medium enterprises: a systematic literature review, bibliometric analysis, and research agenda Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2023-07-07 Emerson Ramos Cordeiro, Fernando Henrique Lermen, Cleverson Molinari Mello, Alberto Ferraris, Katarina Valaskova
Purpose Knowledge management effects on business performances are of great importance for companies. Yet, they are still overlooked by current literature. Moreover, the use of methods for bibliometric reviews and content analysis reinforces the need for relevant work on the current state of knowledge management application. To this end, this study aims to identify the main barriers for the application
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General knowledge-sharing and patient engagement in online health communities: an inverted U-shaped relationship Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2023-07-03 Fanbo Meng, Yixuan Liu, Xiaofei Zhang, Libo Liu
Purpose Effectively engaging patients is critical for the sustainable development of online health communities (OHCs). Although physicians’ general knowledge-sharing, which is free to the public, represents essential resources of OHCs that have been shown to promote patient engagement, little is known about whether such knowledge-sharing can backfire when superfluous knowledge-sharing is perceived
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Knowledge codifiability, common interests and knowledge transfer: the inhibiting role of system dependence under increasing novelty Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2023-06-28 Chandan Acharya, Pratigya Sigdyal, Divesh Ojha, Pankaj C. Patel, Amandeep Dhir
Purpose This paper aims to address the challenges knowledge actors face when using knowledge codifiability to develop common interests. The challenge is compounded when actors with diverse knowledge domains depend on each other to complete tasks, and, simultaneously, update their knowledge to address novelty in the organizational environment. Design/methodology/approach Given this context, this paper
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Leadership styles and employee creativity: the interactive impact of online knowledge sharing and organizational innovation Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2023-06-23 Mai Nguyen, Piyush Sharma, Ashish Malik
Purpose This study aims to examine the differences in the impact of three leadership styles (transactional, transformational and creative) on intraorganizational online knowledge-sharing and employee creativity. Specifically, we use self-determination theory (SDT) to examine the impact of these three leadership styles on four aspects of online knowledge sharing (knowledge donating, knowledge collecting
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Source of funding and specialized competences: the impact on the innovative performance of start-ups Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2023-06-20 Fabrizio Errico, Antonio Messeni Petruzzelli, Umberto Panniello, Angelo Scialpi
Purpose This paper aims to explore the effects of two drivers, namely, the received fundings and its interaction with the specialized competences owned by the managerial board, on the R&D activities performed by start-ups. Design/methodology/approach This paper tests hypotheses on a sample of 405 innovative start-ups established in Italy and registered into the Chamber of Commerce official database
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Knowledge seeking or sabotage? The effect of coworker relative overqualification on employee reaction from social comparison theory Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2023-06-16 Yanghao Zhu, Lirong Long, Yunpeng Xu, Yannan Zhang
Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the phenomenon of knowledge transfer between employees and coworkers. That is, when and why employees engage in knowledge seeking or knowledge sabotage when confronted with coworkers with higher relative overqualification. Design/methodology/approach This study collected survey data from 315 employee-coworker pairs in East China at three-time points
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Open innovation in SMEs: a dynamic capabilities perspective Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2023-06-09 Fatima Mohamed Saif Al Nuaimi, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Syed Zamberi Ahmad
Purpose This study aims to examine the relationships between organizational learning capabilities, open innovation and firm performance (FP) in the context of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the emerging economies. Design/methodology/approach Data collected from 384 manufacturing SMEs operating across the seven emirates of the UAE were statistically analyzed using SmartPLS 3 to examine the hypotheses
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Revisiting the idea of knowledge-based dynamic capabilities for digital transformation Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2023-06-08 Gioconda Mele, Guido Capaldo, Giustina Secundo, Vincenzo Corvello
Purpose In the landscape created by digital transformation, developing the ability to adapt and innovate by absorbing and generating new knowledge has become a strategic priority for organizations. The theory of dynamic capabilities, especially from a knowledge-based perspective, has proven particularly useful in studying the phenomena of transformation and change. Moving from this premise, this paper
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Enhancing knowledge brokerage drivers for dynamic capabilities: the effects on sustainable supply chain ecosystem Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2023-06-08 Monica Fait, Rosa Palladino, Francesco Saverio Mennini, Domenico Graziano, Martina Manzo
Purpose Sustainable development involves companies on an individual, organizational and social level requiring the adoption of business models or innovations capable of privileging the co-creation of mutual value with a view to sustainability. From an organizational perspective, this paper aims to show that knowledge brokers, by making explicit their roles as mediators of interactions and acting on
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Determinants of BPMS use for knowledge management Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2023-06-07 Alicia Martín-Navarro, María Paula Lechuga Sancho, Jose Aurelio Medina-Garrido
Purpose Companies are increasingly implementing business process management systems (BPMSs) to support their processes. However, there is a gap in the literature regarding whether users also use BPMSs to manage the knowledge needed for processes to be completed. This study aims to analyze the factors that cause users to use BPMSs to manage the knowledge required in business processes. Design/methodology/approach
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Is training a green innovation driver? The mediating role of knowledge acquisition Journal of Knowledge Management (IF 8.689) Pub Date : 2023-06-05 María Isabel Barba-Aragón, Daniel Jiménez-Jiménez
Purpose The purpose of this study is to contribute to empirical research on green innovation drivers. This paper analyzes the relationships between training, knowledge acquisition, green innovation and firm performance. Design/methodology/approach The analysis is carried out on a sample of 373 Spanish companies from a wide variety of sectors. This research has used the partial least squares (PLS) model