Contribution of Knowledge Management Practices in Creating Sustainable Competitive Advantage for Business Schools in India

2010 ◽  
Vol 09 (04) ◽  
pp. 387-397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pankaj Madan ◽  
Sheetal Khanka
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Business Schools ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Service Industries ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Knowledge Management Practices ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantages

Land, labour, capital, raw materials, innovation, human resources, research and development have all been credited as sources of sustainable competitive advantage (SCA). Yet sources of sustainable competitive advantages continuously change, and transformations in the business environment cause shifts in the sources. A viable method to generate sustainable competitive advantages is knowledge management, and this study empirically links the concept of knowledge management to sustainable competitive advantage. The study investigates how knowledge management practices can be employed to improve strategic positioning and competitiveness in service industries, particularly business schools.

scholarly journals articulation between innovation and competences anchored by knowledge management aiming sustainable competitive advantage

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jurema Suely de Araújo Nery Ribeiro ◽  
MARCO ANTÔNIO CALIJORNE SOARES ◽  
Paulo Henrique Jurza Abranches ◽  
Fabricio Ziviani
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Theoretical Paper ◽  
Knowledge Management Practices ◽  
Organizational Results ◽  
The Individual

Organizations while seeking to establish higher standards of performance and sustainable competitive advantage have been stimulating a critical reflection about the factors that affect the performance of the individual and of the organizations. Knowledge became one of the main organizational competitive factors and knowledge management could contribute as a enhancer of organizational results. This paper aims to demonstrate the importance os knowledge management practices as a promoter of sustainable competitive advantage, considering its influence in the organizational context. For this, this theoretical paper has realized a brief literature revision in the knowledge management and sustainable competitive advantage fields, presenting concepts and approaches, in order to understand the interaction of these constructs with competence and innovations constructs. The results signalized that the comprehension of the relations between competences and innovation, anchored by knowledge management, is the assurance of the adequate conduction of the mechanisms through the competitive advantage could be sustained. For demonstrating this, it was proposer a systematized model to knowledge management and competitive advantage, structured with competence and innovation constructs. .

scholarly journals The challenges of creating sustainable competitive advantage in large B2B multidivisional corporations

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 1188
Author(s):  
Isis Cassia Vannucci de Oliveira Koelle ◽  
Cristiane De Paula Bueno ◽  
Daniel Estima de Carvalho ◽  
Leandro Fraga Guimaraes
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Corporate Strategy ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantages ◽  
The Way

It addresses the challenges that large multi-divisional B2B corporations face each day to take advantage of their corporate strategy and ensure sustainable competitive advantages. The synergies and interrelations that would give them such a position are not always simple to be achieved or even perceived by customers. The chosen approach was focused on B2B companies, because processes and communication tend to be more truncated, as they are usually more technical in the way of doing business. This can make the challenges of interrelation and synergy even greater.

scholarly journals Knowledge management in project environments

2005 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 41-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. J. Pretorius ◽  
H. Steyn
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
South African ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Explicit Knowledge ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Limited Time ◽  
Knowledge Management Practices ◽  
Use Of Knowledge

Knowledge management is widely acclaimed to be a source of considerable financial advantage for organisations. Various authors realise that project environments could also benefit from the creation and re-use of knowledge, including from the lessons learned that should be documented during project close-out. Projects face specific challenges (limited time spans, changing and dispersed teams) and the reduction of project risk, time and cost through knowledge management, may well prove worthwhile.This paper reviews the literature on knowledge management, both in organisations in general and in project environments specifically. A framework for knowledge management is derived from literature. The paper also reports on an investigation of knowledge management practices in four cases within a single South African business environment. Knowledge management practices similar to ones reported abroad were found.A model is proposed for the management of knowledge in project environments, both within a single project (intraproject) and between projects (inter-project) and. guidelines for knowledge management in project environments are provided. It is also suggested that, while the management of explicit knowledge is common in project management, more attention should be given to the sharing of tacit knowledge through human interaction.

scholarly journals Knowledge Management Practices towards Competitive Advantage: Study on SMEs in Sri Lanka

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Himasha Erandi ◽  
Vilani Sachitra
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Explicit Knowledge ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Management Activity ◽  
Knowledge Management Practices

Purpose: Knowledge Management (KM) can be defined as capturing, distributing, and effectively using knowledge. Organizations become more knowledge intensive and they are hiring “minds” more than “hands”. The organization practice has shown that knowledge, when properly used and leveraged, could drive it to become more innovative and thus, more competitive. The investments on intangible resources and the creation of capabilities made by the SMEs are quite problematic. The main reason of conducting this study is to examine the effects of Knowledge Management Practices (KMP) to gain competitive advantage (CA) of SMEs in Sri Lanka. Methods: Explanatory research approach was utilized followed with quantitative research method. Knowledge Creation, Knowledge Validation, Knowledge Presentation, Knowledge Distribution and Knowledge Application were considered as Knowledge Management Practices. The study was conducted with 32 SMEs in Colombo District.  Findings: According to the overall assessment of Knowledge Management Practices in SMEs, 12.5 percent of respondents were never heard about Knowledge Management while 6.3 percent were thinking that it is just a management activity that organizations are already engaging with. Further, 34.4 percent opined that Knowledge Management is a strategic part of the business while 15.6 percent stated Knowledge Management is not existence at their organizations. Fortunately, 40.6 percent believed that Knowledge Management Practices could be beneficial for the organizations. Correlation analysis result indicated moderate positive correlation among knowledge creation, validation, presentation, distribution, application and competitive advantage of SMEs. Regression analysis results revealed that of knowledge distribution was the only significant determinant of competitive advantage of SMEs.   Research Implications:  The findings could be beneficial to SMEs to share and manage tacit and explicit knowledge and information effectively within their entity to achieve competitive advantage. Organizational learning will help them to enhance their decision-making process more effectively. The smooth and accelerate access to information and knowledge and manages to engage in work will be bonuses of having a good Knowledge Management Practices in the society. Limitations: The study was conducted based on the sample of SMEs in Colombo District, as in Colombo area population is relatively high and it is the business hub of Sri Lanka. Generalizability of the findings might be restricted.

Sustainable Competitive Advantage in E-Commerce and the Role of the Enterprise System

2013 ◽  
pp. 303-319
Author(s):  
Petra Schubert ◽  
Susan P. Williams ◽  
Ralf Woelfle
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Resource Based View ◽  
Systems Research ◽  
Information Systems Research ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantages

Developing and sustaining a competitive advantage from the use of information technology is a topic of concern for information systems research. Mata et al. (1995) present a model that is founded on the resource-based view of the firm. The model is used to discuss factors that lead to competitive advantage in e-commerce companies. This paper explores factors that enable sustainable competitive advantages in B2C retailing. The analysis is based on a single in-depth case study of an Internet pioneer company (LeShop), which was observed by the authors since its inception more than 10 years ago. The research data stems from a series of interviews with managers at LeShop as well as two case studies about the company from two different points in time (2000 and 2009). LeShop is an online pioneer, which began selling groceries on the Internet in Switzerland in April 1998. After a turbulent few years, LeShop is now one of the few successful e-commerce suppliers in the supermarket segment worldwide. The discussion includes an analysis of further critical resources of the company from a resource-based view.

scholarly journals Using Sustainable Competitive Advantages to Measure Technological Opportunities

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 55-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josu Takala ◽  
Matti Muhos ◽  
Sara Tilabi ◽  
Mehmet Serif Tas ◽  
Bingli Yan
Keyword(s):  
Resource Allocation ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Critical Factor ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Risk Levels ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantages ◽  
Technological Opportunities

Abstract The goal of this paper is to help small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) to find operative competitive advantage. This paper introduces a new method which applies critical factor analysis, risk and opportunities analysis to measure and propose resource allocation for companies in couple of next years. this research shows Knowledge/Technology (K/T) Calculation effect on (Balanced) Critical Factor Index (CFIs) depending on the proportions allocated among the different technological levels (Basic, Core or Spearhead) for each attribute separately. Moreover it helps firms to take balance in resource allocation for each attribute in changing environments on the basis of different level of technology. This paper presents the ’first in the world’ case study on operative sustainable competitive advantage and corresponding risk levels by taking into account technology and knowledge effects for 7 SME companies

scholarly journals Role of Social and Technological Challenges in Achieving a Sustainable Competitive Advantage and Sustainable Business Performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (14) ◽  
pp. 3811 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Haseeb ◽  
Hafezali Iqbal Hussain ◽  
Sebastian Kot ◽  
Armenia Androniceanu ◽  
Kittisak Jermsittiparsert
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantages ◽  
Managerial Staff

In the postmodern era of industrialization, sustainable business performance is vital for success in a competitive environment. In order to attain sustainable business performance, Malaysian Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) are facing various social and technological challenges. The objective of this study was to examine the roles of social and technological challenges in achieving a sustainable competitive advantage and sustainable business performance. To accomplish this objective, first-hand data were collected from Malaysian SMEs. Opinions of managerial staff of these SMEs were preferred regarding the roles of social and technological challenges in achieving a sustainable competitive advantage and sustainable business performance. An email survey was carried out to collect data. A total of 500 questionnaires were distributed among managerial staff of SMEs. Questionnaires were distributed by using simple random sampling. By using structural equation modeling, findings of the study revealed that social and technological challenges played major roles in boosting sustainable competitive advantage and sustainable business performance. Moreover, strategic alignment was a key in reflecting the positive roles of social and technological factors on sustainable competitive advantage. Findings of the study are beneficial for practitioners and will allow their strategies to reflect sustainable competitive advantages and sustainable business performance.

scholarly journals The Impact of Knowledge Management Practices on Supply Chain Quality Management and Competitive Advantages

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reihaneh Azizi ◽  
Meysam Maleki ◽  
Mohsen Moradi-Moghadam ◽  
Virgilio Cruz-Machado
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Knowledge Management Practices ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Achieving competitive advantage enables an organization to create a defensible position against its competitors. It also allows organizations to differentiate themselves from competitors. This study aims to investigate impact of knowledge management practices on supply chain quality management and competitive advantage in Alyaf Company, Iran. This research is functional in purpose and data gathering and data analysis is descriptive-correlation. The statistical population is consists of 25 company executives and experts in the supply chain of Alyaf Company; opinions of 68 of its members were used as a selective sample identified by simple random sampling method. Primary data was collected through questionnaire and structural equation modeling was used to assess relationships between variables. The results of structural equation modeling show a positive and significant causal relationship between knowledge management practices and supply chain quality management. Direct relationship between knowledge management and competitive advantage was not confirmed but the relationship between these two variables was confirmed indirectly.

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