Inquiring Organizations

2011 ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dianne J. Hall ◽  
David Croasdell
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Organizational Form ◽  
Communication Processes ◽  
The Creation

This chapter describes each of Churchman’s inquirers as a process and how each can be perceived as an organizational form. By combining the forms suited to each inquirer, we show how an integrated organizational form founded on the inquirers can support an entire inquiring organization and how this form may be used to facilitate organizational learning and the creation and management of knowledge. We have laid the foundation of organizational form perspective for researchers and believe this foundation will enable researchers to investigate organizational learning, knowledge management, and communication processes within the complexity of inquiring organizations.

Knowledge Management in SMEs Clusters

2009 ◽  
pp. 106-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josep Capó-Vicedo
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Organizational Form ◽  
Knowledge Generation ◽  
Diffusion Of Knowledge ◽  
Geographical Regions ◽  
External Agents ◽  
The Creation ◽  
And Diffusion

This chapter highlights the necessity of establishing relationships with other companies and external agents in order to empower the creation and diffusion of knowledge, through factors such as innovation. Likewise, the influence of geographical and territorial factors will be studied in the context of this economy. SMES normally work and are immersed in particular geographical regions so this chapter will analyze the particular case of knowledge generation and sharing in SMES clusters as an essential source of competitive advantage. A new organizational form will be suggested in order to make possible the creation, transfer and sharing of knowledge in supply chain of SMES clusters. In this sense, a network functioning model is finally proposed.

Knowledge Management in SMEs Clusters

2011 ◽  
pp. 1475-1493
Author(s):  
Josep Capó-Vicedo
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Organizational Form ◽  
Knowledge Generation ◽  
Diffusion Of Knowledge ◽  
Geographical Regions ◽  
External Agents ◽  
The Creation ◽  
And Diffusion

This chapter highlights the necessity of establishing relationships with other companies and external agents in order to empower the creation and diffusion of knowledge, through factors such as innovation. Likewise, the influence of geographical and territorial factors will be studied in the context of this economy. SMES normally work and are immersed in particular geographical regions so this chapter will analyze the particular case of knowledge generation and sharing in SMES clusters as an essential source of competitive advantage. A new organizational form will be suggested in order to make possible the creation, transfer and sharing of knowledge in supply chain of SMES clusters. In this sense, a network functioning model is finally proposed.

scholarly journals Sustainable Innovation in Small Medium Enterprises: The Impact of Knowledge Management on Organizational Innovation through a Mediation Analysis by Using SEM Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 2407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaffar Abbas ◽  
Qingyu Zhang ◽  
Iftikhar Hussain ◽  
Sabahat Akram ◽  
Aneeqa Afaq ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Organizational Innovation ◽  
Garment Industry ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Sustainable Innovation ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

This current study is among the very few investigations, which seeks the relationship between knowledge management and sustainable organizational innovation in garment business firms. This investigation focused on examining how organizational learning mediates the relationship between knowledge management and sustainable organizational innovation. This research establishes that knowledge management and organizational innovation procedures are integral parts of the progress and survival of the organizations. The received data of this population reports on the garment firms, operating their businesses in Lahore and Gujranwala. The study applied a stratified random sampling method for data collection and employed structural equation modeling (SEM) to examine the hypothesized relationships. The results specify that knowledge management shows a significant positive association with organizational learning, which in turn reveals a positive linkage to sustainable organizational innovation in SMEs of the garment industry. The study results also specify that organizational learning mediates the relationship between knowledge management and sustainable organizational innovation. This research survey identifies the significance of knowledge management and organizational learning in executing the process of organizational innovation, and it helps business managers to understand organizational learning as a mediator, which in turn indicates the benefits of knowledge management in achieving sustainable organizational innovation. This review provides an empirical indication of original data to investigate the linkage between knowledge management, sustainable innovation process, and organizational learning culture in the Pakistani garment sector. The generalizability of the study fallouts is restricted to the garment industry, and it offers valuable insights for imminent researchers.

Organizational learning, knowledge management practices and firm’s performance

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ajay K. Jain ◽  
Ana Moreno
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Achievement Orientation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Power Generation Equipment ◽  
Engineering Organization ◽  
Reward And Recognition ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – The study aims at investigating the impact of organizational learning (OL) on the firm’s performance and knowledge management (KM) practices in a heavy engineering organization in India. Design/methodology/approach – The data were collected from 205 middle and senior executives working in the project engineering management division of a heavy engineering public sector organization. The organization manufactures power generation equipment. Questionnaires were administered to collect the data from the respondents. Findings – Results were analyzed using the exploratory factor analysis and multiple regression analysis techniques. The findings showed that all the factors of OL, i.e. collaboration and team working, performance management, autonomy and freedom, reward and recognition and achievement orientation were found to be the positive predictors of different dimensions of firm’s performance and KM practices. Research limitations/implications – The implications are discussed to improve the OL culture to enhance the KM practices so that firm’s performance could be sustained financially or otherwise. The study is conducted in one division of a large public organization, hence generalizability is limited. Originality/value – This is an original study carried out in a large a heavy engineering organization in India that validates the theory of OL and KM in the Indian context.

Žinių valdymo įtaka organizacijos procesų pridėtinės vertės kūrimui

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Justas Gribovskis
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Value Added ◽  
The Creation

The influence of knowledge management on the creation of value added by business processes

scholarly journals Strategic knowledge management in brazilian organizations

2008 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Rivadávia Correa Drummond de Alvarenga
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Behavioral Issues ◽  
Units Of Analysis ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Constituent Elements

Investigates the theme known as “Knowledge Management” (KM) in three large Brazilian organizations trying to discuss its concepts, constituent elements, managerial approaches and tools, while aiming at leaving behind the purely terminological discussion, which is innocuous and naive. The basic presuppositions were two: (i) most of what it´s referred to or named KM is actually “Information Management” (IM) and IM is just one of the components of KM. KM is more than simply IM due to the fact that it includes and incorporates other concerns, such as the creation, use and sharing of information and knowledge in the organizational context; (ii) a conceptual model or map can be formulated based on three basic conceptions: (a) a strategic conception of information and knowledge, (b) the introduction of such strategy in the tactical and operational levels through the several managerial approaches and informaion technology tools and (c) the creation of an organizational space for knowledge. The main objective is to investigate and analyze the conceptions, motivations, practices and results of KM effectively implemented in three large Brazilian organizations. The qualitative research strategy used was the study of multiple cases with incorporated units of analysis and three criteria ere observed for the judgment of the quality of the research project: validity of the construct, external validity and reliability. Multiple sources of evidence were used and data analysis consisted of three flows of activities: data reduction, data displays and conclusion drawing/verification. The results confirmed the presuppositions and the fact that KM means a rethinking of management practices in the information ea. It was also identified that the main challenges facing organizations committed to KM have its focus on change management, cultural and behavioral issues and the creation of an enabling context that favors the creation, use and sharing of information and knowledge.

scholarly journals IT and Knowledge Management Influence on Organizational Learning Capability—The Mediating Role of Organic Structures

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Tworek ◽  
Katarzyna Walecka-Jankowska ◽  
Anna Zgrzywa-Ziemak ◽  
Janusz Martan
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Learning Capability ◽  
Mediating Role

scholarly journals Discovering Opportunities in the Solar Energy Industry: A Subjectivistic View of Entrepreneurial Activity

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 124-139
Author(s):  
Gloria Cuevas-Rodriguez ◽  
Carmen Cabello-Medina
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Energy Industry ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Solar Energy Industry ◽  
The Creation

Using the subjectivist view of entrepreneurship, the focus of this paper centers on understanding how certain individuals have created opportunities in the solar energy industry. An in-depth case study is developed to analyse the subjectivist character of discovery and creativity; the relevance of organizational learning for entrepreneurship; and the role of entrepreneurs’ experiences in shaping a firm’s subjective productive opportunity set. Through this research the relationships between the subjective visions and experiences of entrepreneurs, and perceived opportunities are presented. Besides the diversity of the problems that entrepreneurs encounter during the creation and development of the company, and the range of resources utilized are also discussed.

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