scholarly journals Brazilian industry and knowledge absorption: Internal and external company determinants

CEPAL Review ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (131) ◽  
pp. 147-167
Author(s):  
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Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Absorption

scholarly journals Explore Knowledge-Sharing Strategy and Evolutionary Mechanism for Integrated Project Team Based on Evolutionary Game Model

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Yanchao Du ◽  
Hengyu Zhou ◽  
Yongbo Yuan ◽  
Xiaoxue Liu
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Evolutionary Game ◽  
Payoff Matrix ◽  
Evolutionary Mechanism ◽  
Interaction Behavior ◽  
Sharing Strategy ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
Integrated Project ◽  
Cost Efficient ◽  
Knowledge Absorption

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) has become increasingly popular in the architecture, engineering, and construction industries. However, the current practice status by the construction industry fails to deliver the desired results. In that backdrop, how to promote cooperation within and improve the overall performance of integrated project team has received wide attention. Herein, knowledge-sharing plays a critical role in cooperation and overall performance. However, to the best of our knowledge, the research on knowledge-sharing strategy interaction and evolutionary mechanism is rare. To make up for the deficiency of the studies existing, a novel model is proposed by taking advantage of evolutionary game theory, to capture the interaction behavior of knowledge-sharing and explore its evolutionary mechanism. Six parameters of knowledge stock, knowledge-sharing degree, heterogeneous knowledge proportion, synergy effect, knowledge absorption coefficient, and knowledge-sharing cost efficient that are critical to knowledge-sharing are extracted and defined. The payoff matrix is constructed by analyzing the benefits and costs of knowledge-sharing. Then, a replicator dynamic system is established based on payoff matrix, to determine the evolutionary tendency of knowledge-sharing behavior. Finally, numerical simulations are conducted to explore the influences of all parameters on the knowledge-sharing strategy. The findings in this research reveal that strategy interaction behavior is significantly influenced by proportion of strategy of choosing to share knowledge in both game players. The authors also find that strategy interaction behavior has a strong negative correlation with knowledge-sharing cost efficient, but has a positive correlation with knowledge stock, heterogeneous knowledge proportion, degree of knowledge-sharing, knowledge absorption coefficient, and synergetic effect coefficient. This research can provide the evolutionary mechanism and broaden our understanding of relationship between project performance and knowledge-sharing and can offer valuable guidance on improving cooperation and performance of project teams.

scholarly journals An Enabling Mechanism for Subsidiary Autonomy

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Lu-Jui Chen ◽  
Hung-Tai Tsou ◽  
Chun-Chung Chen
Keyword(s):  
Vertical Integration ◽  
Multinational Enterprises ◽  
Spillover Effect ◽  
Spillover Effects ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Management Theory ◽  
Investment Strategies ◽  
Market Conditions ◽  
Subsidiary Management ◽  
Knowledge Absorption

Most studies discuss the mechanisms through which multinational enterprises (MNEs) empower their autonomy to their subsidiaries. However, how giving autonomy can promote one’s absorptive capability is less investigated. In addition, the linked relationship is important for subsidiaries, but it also has a spillover effect. Based on this idea, this study analyzes the market conditions and springboard intentions as the reasons for subsidiary autonomy. We use data from subsidiaries that are located in Taiwan to test our contention. Our findings indicated that market conditions have positive impacts on empowering autonomy, and autonomy would allow subsidiaries to improve their knowledge absorption capacities. This study also verified the mediating effect of autonomy and the moderating effect of vertical integration quality. In general, our findings contribute to international enterprise and subsidiary management theory and have practical referential value for spillover effects and investment strategies.

Assessing the efficiency of national innovation systems in developing countries

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 530-540
Author(s):  
Hyeri Choi ◽  
Hangjung Zo
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Knowledge Production ◽  
Clustering Analysis ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Innovation Systems ◽  
Application Process ◽  
National Innovation Systems ◽  
Efficiency Assessment ◽  
Two Stages ◽  
Knowledge Absorption

Abstract Despite the growing importance of developing countries to the global economy and their increasing role in innovation, limited academic attention has been given to the national innovation systems (NIS) of these countries. Given that they commonly suffer a lack of resources, efficiency in the operation of innovation seems crucial. This study aims to assess the innovation efficiency of developing countries. Breaking down the NIS into two stages, knowledge production and application process, we additionally introduce the knowledge absorption perspective in the latter stage as the consideration for the context of developing countries. Based on the results of the efficiency assessment, clustering analysis is implemented to identify several typologies of the operation of NIS in developing countries and to provide implications for each case. This study will constitute a meaningful attempt to provide a general understanding of innovation status and operations in developing countries, thereby suggesting policy directions for several cases.

Knowledge Management Orientation Behaviour and Innovation

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ananda Sabil Hussein ◽  
Nadiyah Hirfiyana Rosita ◽  
Risca Fitri Ayuni
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Creative Economy ◽  
Orientation Behaviour ◽  
Practical Standpoint ◽  
Management Orientation ◽  
Knowledge Absorption ◽  
Statistical Results

This study aims to investigate the effect of knowledge management orientation (KMO) behaviour on innovation of SMEs in Indonesia. One hundred and fifty-six SMEs in the creative economy sector participated in this study. Multiple regression was used to analyse the data. The statistical results indicated that knowledge absorption and knowledge receptivity are the KMO's dimensions and have a significant effect on the increase of innovation. This finding contributes to both a theoretical and a practical perspective. For the theoretical perspective, this study showed that knowledge receptivity and knowledge absorption plays an important role in affecting innovation. From a practical standpoint, this study provides insight of SME practitioners in enhancing the innovation through the improvement of KMO behaviour.

THE ROLE OF ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY IN FACILITATING "OPEN INNOVATION" OUTCOMES: A STUDY OF AUSTRALIAN SMEs IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR

2009 ◽  
Vol 13 (02) ◽  
pp. 201-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
FANG HUANG ◽  
JOHN RICE
Keyword(s):  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Vital Importance ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Innovation Strategies ◽  
Innovation Approach ◽  
Knowledge Absorption ◽  
Innovation Outcomes

The open innovation approach emphasizes porous knowledge boundaries between firms and upstream suppliers, but tends to ignore questions of transformative efficiency and effectiveness once the knowledge reaches the focal organization. In this paper, we test for the significance of interaction effects between open innovation strategies and absorptive capacity, finding support for the idea that effective knowledge absorption capabilities are of vital importance in the facilitation of innovation effectiveness.

scholarly journals Can scholarly pirate libraries bridge the knowledge access gap? An empirical study on the structural conditions of book piracy in global and European academia

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. e0242509
Author(s):  
Balázs Bodó ◽  
Dániel Antal ◽  
Zoltán Puha
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Open Access Publishing ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Lower Income ◽  
Scholarly Book ◽  
Scholarly Publications ◽  
The Social ◽  
Knowledge Absorption ◽  
Limited Usefulness ◽  
Knowledge Access

Library Genesis is one of the oldest and largest illegal scholarly book collections online. Without the authorization of copyright holders, this shadow library hosts and makes more than 2 million scholarly publications, monographs, and textbooks available. This paper analyzes a set of weblogs of one of the Library Genesis mirrors, provided to us by one of the service’s administrators. We reconstruct the social and economic factors that drive the global and European demand for illicit scholarly literature. In particular, we test if lower income regions can compensate for the shortcomings in legal access infrastructures by more intensive use of illicit open resources. We found that while richer regions are the most intensive users of shadow libraries, poorer regions face structural limitations that prevent them from fully capitalizing on freely accessible knowledge. We discuss these findings in the wider context of open access publishing, and point out that open access knowledge, if not met with proper knowledge absorption infrastructures, has limited usefulness in addressing knowledge access and production inequalities.

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