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Competitive Knowledge and Strategy in High
Velocity Environments
-- Chris Hall and Derek Lundberg
It is hypothesized that firms in high velocity,
dynamic and fast changing environments should be more likely to develop
good competitive knowledge and intelligence systems to help their decision makers make better informed decisions. However, this
paper shows that while there is a correlation between the velocity of the environment and managers' needs for better
competitive knowledge, there is almost no relation between the rate of change a firm faces and its competitive knowledge capability. This
poses a significant problem for strategic planning because it suggests that managers, despite being aware of their relative
competitive knowledge needs, are unlikely to actually have systematic access to the intelligence and knowledge they need to make
good strategic decisions.
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Knowledge Sharing
and Trust in Organizations
-- Joanne McNeish and Inder Jit Singh Mann
This paper explores the role of trust in knowledge sharing in day-to-day operations within organizations. Trust in terms
of interpersonal and inter-group relations in knowledge sharing situations within organizations is reviewed. It focuses on
positive knowledge sharing and trust. Trust is determined to be one of the several antecedents to knowledge sharing as well as being
integral to other variables that impact knowledge sharing. A model is proposed and suggestions for further research are made.
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Internalization and International Knowledge
Diffusion: Empirical Evidence from Spain
-- Pedro Mendi
This paper inquires into the factors that make the international transmission of knowledge more efficient within multinationals
than between unaffiliated parties. It provides evidence, drawn from a sample of contracts for the acquisition of technology by Spanish
firms in 1991. As found in previous studies, the competitive advantage of multinationals lies in the transmission of tacit knowledge,
a type of knowledge often transferred together with process technologies.
Furthermore, evidence is found that the lower costs of
internal transfers permit some transfers of tacit technology to be carried out in cases where it would be impossible by means of an
unaffiliated agreement. Finally, the relative advantage of multinationals increases with the interrelation between the source and the
host countries.
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Knowledge Management: Emerging Practices in
IT Industry in NCR
-- Jyoti Batra
Knowledge Management (KM) is getting competitive advantage. Development and sharing of knowledge
increase innovative ability of employees. KM is the creation and application of new knowledge for achieving additional value.
The process starts from individual level and then proceeds towards the organizational level. It is the continuous
process of development and improvement. Earlier
groupware was used as productive technology for communication among employees. Now
KM has developed its position as a distinct discipline.
KM creates the environment in the organization for
the availability and dissemination of information.
KM led the organizations to adopt the experience's insight. Organization facilitates the optimal use of
KM. IT industry is knowledge-prone and its qualified
and educated employees are their assets.This sector uses the technological aspect of
the KM. IT industry uses the KM as a business strategy with main focus on technology and human resource
management. For IT industry it is a techno-centric complex adaptive system. This paper presents the emerging trend of practicing
KM in the IT industry in NCR. This is a new evolution towards
service-oriented architecture to act in an even greater synchronicity.
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A Study on Knowledge Management Practices of
Auto Component Manufacturing Companies in Ludhiana City
-- S K Chadha and Deepa Kapoor
Knowledge Management (KM) is looked upon as the most planned and valuable resource for organizations determined
to compete in the knowledge economy. Management scholars consider
KM practices as an important area of sustainable competitiveness. The key focus of the information systems has also changed from the management of information to that
of knowledge. During the last decade India has emerged
as one of the largest markets for automobiles and an important base
for global suppliers of auto components. The rapid transformation of the Indian automobile industry with a number of new
entrants and joint ventures have changed the structure of auto components industry.
It has also put enormous pressure on the areas of quality and cost effectiveness. Punjab has been identified as a hub for promoting auto components industry in India. The
main objective of the paper is to study and analyze
the KM practices in selected auto component
industries in Ludhiana. To carry out the research both primary and secondary data
have been used. A structured questionnaire was administered to find out
present status, problems and other issues involved in KM. The research indicated that although the companies acknowledge the
benefits of KM, there still exist barriers in knowledge sharing.
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Measuring Creative Work:
The European Experience
-- Edward Lorenz and Bengt-Åke Lundvall
Creativity has attracted the attention of researchers in a variety of disciplines. In the management literature the focus has
been on how creativity emerges from the interaction between the individual employee and various aspects of management style
and work organization. Prior to Richard Florida's publication of
The Rise of the Creative Class
(2002), relatively little
attention has been given to analyzing creativity at the levels of regions and nations. In this
paper, we measure the volume of creative work and link it to
the national economic performance in Europe. We demonstrate that the frequency of creative work is quite
different in different parts of Europe and that it correlates with national innovative performance. The results indicate that
innovation may be promoted by knowledge management strategies offering employees opportunities to implement their own ideas.
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Effective Factors in Technology Transfer
in the Pharmaceutical Industries of Iran:
A Case Study
-- M Mahboudi and B R Ananthan
The purpose of this research is to recognize and grade the effective factors on technology transfer in Iran's pharmaceutical
industries. The study endeavors to present an appropriate model of technology transfer for the industries. The paper has identified and
classified effective factors on technology transfer in seven of the major criteria and each of the main criteria covers different sub-criteria
where their weight (the main criteria) are determined by the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) model. The study has utilized
the experience of other companies in developed and newly industrial countries in the field of technology transfer, for enriching the
result of the research.
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