Technology Transfer and Organizational Knowledge Management

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rabi S. Bhagat
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Organizational Knowledge ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Global Organizations ◽  
Major Topic ◽  
Innovative Technologies ◽  
Global Competitiveness

To remain competitive on a global scale, global organizations must transfer innovative technologies among various subsidiaries on an ongoing basis. Transferring technologies across nations and borders is complicated. Technologies come in various forms—some can be transferred relatively easily, others take years to transfer. The nature of various types of technologies along with the barriers to their transfer across nations is discussed. The process of creating, absorbing, diffusing, and transferring technologies to various subsidiaries needs to be understood. This chapter considers this topic in detail and moves on to the issue of organizational knowledge management, which has evolved as a major topic in enhancing global competitiveness. The dimensions of organizational knowledge that are important for global managers are discussed, and the various modes of creating and diffusing knowledge are also presented. The implications for managing organizational knowledge and transferring technologies effectively on a worldwide basis are discussed.

scholarly journals TECHNOLOGY PARKS OF INDONESIA, MALAYSIA, AND SINGAPORE: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE

2015 ◽  
Vol 77 (27) ◽  
Author(s):  
N., Baluch ◽  
C. S., Abdullah ◽  
R., Abidin
Keyword(s):  
Technology Development ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Wealth Creation ◽  
Knowledge Community ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
Whole Process ◽  
Production And Distribution ◽  
Technology Parks ◽  
Sustainable Economic Growth

The emergence of global scale competition is leading towards the development of new mechanisms to help countries to become more competitive and technology parks are the vehicle of choice to achieve that. Technology Parks offer modern infrastructure and integrated info-structure to promote research and technology development and commercialization for wealth creation and sustainable economic growth and Global Competitiveness. This paper discusses the position of technology parks in East Asia; elaborates on their role in today’s nation development, analytically examines three selected technology parks in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore using GCI Index 2015 and concludes that Technology parks have contributed to gross domestic product (GDP) growth, infrastructure development, knowledge community expansion, capacity building, and export production and distribution. However, optimum benefits of Technology Parks accrue when they are established and managed professionally in line with the best practices and all transactions are equitable, just, and transparent; the whole process must culminate trust nationally and internationally.

scholarly journals The Importance of Business Continuity and Knowledge Management during the Pandemic Period

Proceedings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Tuana İrkey ◽  
Aslıhan Tüfekci
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Performance Improvement ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Gap Analysis ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Business Continuity ◽  
Maturity Model ◽  
Management Project

Earlier in 2020 a knowledge management project was initiated with the aim of organizational performance improvement at a service company. A maturity model was applied for the gap analysis and a systematic literature review was conducted to shape the project. As the COVID-19 grew to a global scale, the aim of the project has shifted into ensuring the business continuity of the case company. Without major changes the project was carried out. At the end it was observed the company not only operated without being affected from the pandemic situation but also improved their organizational performance as aimed initially.

Cultural distance and inter-organizational knowledge transfer: a case study of a multinational company

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dasun Bhagya Sapuarachchi
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Cultural Distance ◽  
Organizational Knowledge ◽  
Multinational Companies ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Business World ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Usa

Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore a phenomenon in knowledge management that has been given scant attention: the influence of cultural distance on inter-organizational knowledge transfer in the context of multinational companies involving headquarters in the USA and a subsidiary in Sri Lanka. Design/methodology/approach Designed as a qualitative exploratory study, data was collected through in-depth interviews of 15 participants and documents review. Findings The findings of this study implied that the theoretically introduced cultural dimensions shall be relevant to analyze the phenomenon of this study. Consequently, through the findings of this study, it is argued that inter-organizational knowledge transfer in multinational companies is influenced by cultural distance. Research limitations/implications This study theoretically and empirically contributes to the debates on knowledge transfer in knowledge management research in general and, inter-organizational knowledge transfer in multinational companies between headquarters and subsidiaries with respect to the influence of cultural distance in particular, through the light of Trompenaars’ (1993) cultural dimensions theory. Practical implications The findings of this study could motivate the practitioners to take into account: the influence of cultural distance on inter-organizational knowledge transfer, if inter-organizational knowledge transfer happens in similar contexts: multinational companies with a headquarters in the USA (a western context) and a subsidiary in Sri Lanka (a non-western context) in the practical business world. Originality/value This study provides theoretical and empirical insights into the influence of cultural distance on inter-organizational knowledge transfer in multinational companies between headquarters and subsidiaries in the selected context while suggesting various avenues for further research toward the influence of cultural distance on such phenomenon in similar/dissimilar contexts.

An Ontological Approach to Enterprise Knowledge Modeling in a Shipping Company

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 70-84
Author(s):  
Sung-kwan Kim ◽  
Joe Felan ◽  
Moo Hong Kang
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Organizational Knowledge ◽  
Modeling Language ◽  
Knowledge Modeling ◽  
Knowledge Model ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Knowledge Resources ◽  
Shipping Company ◽  
Knowledge Models ◽  
Ontological Approach

Modeling approaches are gaining popularity in knowledge management (KM), especially in specifying knowledge contents. This paper addresses the enterprise knowledge modeling. An enterprise knowledge model provides users with an integrated, holistic view of organizational knowledge resources. Employing a reliable methodology is critical to building successful enterprise knowledge models. A good methodology provides an effective and efficient mechanism for developing a model. This paper first reviews the enterprise knowledge modeling (EKM) and its methodologies. An ontology-based EKM (OBEKM) methodology is proposed. Its products, procedures, and modeling language are described. The methodology is then applied to the construction of a shipping company’s knowledge model for demonstration.

scholarly journals Organizational Knowledge Systems Design & Implementation

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 215-228
Author(s):  
Abdulmunem AlShehhi ◽  
Wathiq Mansoor
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Systems Design ◽  
Talent Management ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
Organizational Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Systems ◽  
Organization Learning ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Depth Analysis

This research paper aims to explain relationships of   organization learning (OL), knowledge management (KM), talent management (TM) practices and organizational performance (OP) in order to have excellent understanding of the subject by using in-depth analysis of the extant literature. This research offers mechanisms for Organizational Knowledge Systems (OKS) that will help the entity to apply OKS. The research paper has created a complete mechanism of the OKS then tests the proposed model. Keywords: Organization Learning, Knowledge Management, Talent Management and Organization Knowledge Systems.

The nanotechnology revolution in Barcelona: innovation & creativity by universities

2009 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 111-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esteve Juanola-Feliu
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Technology Transfer ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
The State ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Physical Sciences ◽  
New Directions ◽  
University Industry ◽  
Opening Up

Abstract This paper analyses the state of the art for nanotechnology in Barcelona, focussing on the scientific and economic challenges arising from nanotechnologies and the creative and innovative framework in Barcelona that could be used to meet them. Nanotechnology is an endless source of innovation and creativity at the intersection of medicine, biotechnology, engineering, physical sciences and information technology, and it is opening up new directions in R + D, knowledge management and technology transfer. Given the huge economic investment and cutting-edge research in the field of nanotechnology, a creatively managed and cooperation-based university industry is more in demand than ever before.

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