scholarly journals Study of the Construction of Assessment System on Regional Innovation Capacity in Knowledge Management

2012 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 1830-1834 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen Wei-li ◽  
Wang Cai-jie
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
Innovation Capacity

Competitiveness, Clustering and Knowledge Management of Greek Manufacturing Industry at Post-Crisis Era

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fotini Voulgaris ◽  
Christos Lemonakis ◽  
Konstantinos Vassakis
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Know How ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy ◽  
Innovation Capacity

The globalization and the increasing competition especially during the latest years of crisis provide a new environment for SMEs. In the “knowledge-based economy”, firms’ competitiveness is strongly related to technical know-how and skills. The important keys for the survival, growth and development of SMEs are related to technological and scientific improvements, cooperation, innovation capacity and knowledge management. This is the first study which attempts to present the above characteristics of Greek manufacturing SMEs at the post-crisis era.

A Tale of Different Realities

2019 ◽  
pp. 262-280
Author(s):  
Pedro Nuno Rebelo Pavão ◽  
João Pedro Almeida Couto ◽  
Maria Manuela Santos Natário
Keyword(s):  
Innovation Policy ◽  
Regional Governance ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
Structural Funds ◽  
Innovation Dynamics ◽  
Innovation Capacity ◽  
And Cluster Analysis ◽  
Private Actors

This chapter aims to identify the determinants that affect innovation capacity at regional level in Europe. It proposes modelling the territorial innovation capacity and identifies relevant factors with influence on the innovation capacity at a regional level. The chapter uses the Regional Innovation Scoreboard database and cluster analysis to detect behavioral patterns in terms of innovation performance in European regions. The results show that innovation capacity is related to regional governance, and particularly regional autonomy, regional control of innovation policy, influencing the affectation of structural funds, and the region's location within the European Union. Cohesion policy criteria is also a significant factor, demonstrating the adequacy of the European regional policy's new programming regarding innovation policy. These results point to the importance of the participation of regions in formulation, and implementation bottom-up strategies to develop innovation dynamics and develop partnerships with other public and/or private actors.

The Regional Innovation Capacity Model

2012 ◽  
pp. 243-256
Author(s):  
Antonio Lerro ◽  
Giovanni Schiuma
Keyword(s):  
Local System ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Capacity Model ◽  
Innovation Dynamics ◽  
Innovation Capacity ◽  
Definition Of

This chapter aims to present a conceptual model aimed to understand the Intellectual Capital-based (IC) characteristics of the regional innovation capacity. The proposed Regional Innovation Capacity Model (RICM) can be used for interpretative and normative purposes to analyse the innovation dynamics taking place at regional and territorial level. From an interpretative point of view, the model identifies the pillars grounding the innovation capacity of a local system. While, from a normative perspective, the model can inspire the definition of guidelines driving the design and the implementation of actions, projects and programmes aimed to stimulate and sustain regional development dynamics. The RICM adopts a knowledge-based perspective assuming that IC, in the forms of regional knowledge assets, and knowledge dynamics, in the form of knowledge transfer and learning processes, are the drivers of innovative processes and outputs. The chapter concludes proposing a future research agenda.

Artifacts of Expansive Learning in Designing a Web-Based Performance Assessment System

2010 ◽  
pp. 210-251
Author(s):  
Hanne Mawhinney
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Performance Assessment ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Institutional Dynamics ◽  
Expansive Learning ◽  
The World ◽  
Performance Assessment System ◽  
Scholarly Attention

Recent evidence of the adoption of technologically mediated systems of knowledge management as part of the trend to accountability in the Institutions of Higher Education around the world has been widely disseminated in World Bank and UNESCO reports, and the effects of assessment driven accountability on preparation programs extensively debated in scholarly communities. Less scholarly attention has been paid to the institutional effects of the technology enhanced performance assessment evidentiary demands on university programs undergoing review by national accrediting bodies. The lack of scholarly attention is addressed by presenting a case study examining the institutional dynamics of accreditation review experienced by faculty in one department that offered graduate programs leading to certification for education leaders. Drawing from institutional analysis (Scott, 2008a, 2008b) a conceptual framework is established in a discussion of conditions of enactment of the regulative, normative and cognitive facets of the institutional dynamics evident in the implementation ecology of accountability systems. The case study analysis outlines four phases of development of the essential elements of a web-based assessment system, and describes the questions raised by faculty about performance evidence, the assessment of that evidence, and the nature of measures of program outcome effectiveness. Classic theories of organizations fail to fully explain the concerns and questions that were raised by faculty. In contrast, Engeström’s (1999, 2001, 2008) theory of expansive learning grounded in Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) provides insights into faculty responses to questions raised by the criteria for program review established by the accrediting body. Artifacts of expansive learning evident in the development of a performance assessment system can be viewed as reflecting institutionalization of regulative, normative, and cognitive dimensions of the emergent evaluative state of leadership preparation around the world. Implications are suggested for understanding the development of information technology (IT) enhanced knowledge management systems (KMS).

EFFECTS OF CUSTOMER KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND CUSTOMER ORIENTATION ON INNOVATION CAPACITY AND MARKETING RESULTS IN SMEs: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF INNOVATION ORIENTATION

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (07) ◽  
pp. 1850055 ◽  
Author(s):  
PILAR FIDEL ◽  
WALESSKA SCHLESINGER ◽  
ESPOSITO EMILO
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Customer Orientation ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Customer Knowledge ◽  
Strategic Resources ◽  
Customer Knowledge Management ◽  
Innovation Capacity

Managing customer knowledge is a key of source for SMEs. The principal aim of this paper is to provide empirical evidence on the direct effects of two specific strategic resources: customer orientation and customer knowledge management (CKM), on innovation capacity and marketing results in SMEs. The study also examines the role of innovation orientation as a mediator between customer orientation and CKM. For this purpose, a structural model was proposed and tested through an empirical investigation with variance-based structural equation modeling (PLS) using a sample made up of 210 Spanish SMEs. The findings highlight the relevance of CKM and customer orientation as important strategic resources for developing innovation capacity and marketing results, and they confirm the mediation effect of innovation orientation. Empirical evidence supports the importance of customer orientation and CKM in boosting innovation and performance. These findings have important implications for performance in SMEs.

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