Measuring Dynamic Knowledge Flows

2011 ◽  
pp. 125-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark E. Nissen
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Dynamic Properties ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Flow Theory ◽  
Knowledge Flows ◽  
Knowledge Flow ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Managerial Decision ◽  
Managerial Decision Making ◽  
Theoretical Contribution

Knowledge is key to sustainable competitive advantage, but different kinds of knowledge affect competitive advantage differently, and they exhibit qualitatively different dynamic properties and behaviors. This places particular importance on understanding the dynamics of knowledge as it flows from where and when it is to where and when it is needed. Despite the increasing analytical and explanatory power of Knowledge Flow Theory toward this end, the extant literature remains limited in terms of measurement. The research described in this chapter builds upon and extends Knowledge Flow Theory to conceptualize and illustrate a scheme for measuring dynamic knowledge flows. Such a scheme offers a theoretical contribution and elucidates an exciting path for continued research along these lines. It highlights practical application as well through enhanced managerial decision making and business value creation in the context of harnessing dynamic knowledge for competitive advantage.

scholarly journals EFFECT OF SUCCESSION MANAGEMENT ON SUSTAINABILITY OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES (SMEs) IN SOUTH EAST NIGERIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Agwu Kalu Ukairo ◽  
Chika George Igwesi ◽  
Mathew Chiedu Ijeh
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Life Span ◽  
Firm Growth ◽  
Competitive Intelligence ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Managerial Decision ◽  
Succession Management ◽  
Medium Scale ◽  
Operational Life

Many prominent and even internationally acclaimed business organizations have gone into extinction due to succession management challenges, notwithstanding their richly endowed financial and material resources. Succession management ensures seamless transition of managerial decision making of a firm to the next generation when the owner is no longer part of the business. The study investigated the effect of succession management on sustainability of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in South East, Nigeria. However, the specific objectives were to ascertain the effect of competitive intelligence on the growth of SMEs; and to determine the effect of technological advancements on competitive advantage of SMEs in South East Nigeria. The study is anchored on Elgar’s Performance Theory of organization and the Resource Based Firm theory which emphasizes that the physical, organizational strategies, financial and human resources have the potential to provide firms with sustainable competitive advantage. The study adopted the survey research method, making use of structured questionnaire as instruments for data collection. Data were collected from primary and secondary sources. Hypotheses were tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient and the simple linear regression. It was found that succession management through well-conceived competitive intelligence positively affected the growth of SMEs; technological advancements positively affected competitive advantage of SMEs. It was, therefore, concluded that succession management through competitive intelligence and technological advancement positively affected the sustainability of SMEs through firm growth and competitive advantage. The study recommended that for SMEs to be sustained and enhance its operational life span, effective succession management should be adopted growth and competitive advantage. The study recommended that for SMEs to be sustained and enhance its operational life span, effective succession management should be adopted. JEL: B10; A02; C06 <p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0851/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

Reconsidering a System for Measuring Dynamic Knowledge

2020 ◽  
pp. 48-70
Author(s):  
Mark E. Nissen
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Measurement Techniques ◽  
Flow Theory ◽  
Knowledge Flow ◽  
Dynamic Motion ◽  
Knowledge Measurement ◽  
Organization Context

It is axiomatic to say that knowledge is key to competitive advantage, but it is inherently invisible, intangible, and resistant to quantification, particularly when in dynamic motion. Recent research builds upon emerging knowledge measurement techniques and well-established knowledge flow theory to develop a system for measuring dynamic knowledge in the organization. Results from application to archetypical organization processes are encouraging and highly consistent with extant theory. The research described in this chapter summarizes three notable extensions to such work. It makes a theoretic contribution by extending a coherent approach to dynamic knowledge measurement, and it makes a practical contribution through illustration in the organization context. A related goal is to stimulate considerable thinking, discussion, debate, and continued research.

Assessing the mediating effect of sustainable competitive advantage on the relationship between organisational innovativeness and firm performance

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vural Çağlıyan ◽  
Melis Attar ◽  
Aleem Abdul-Kareem
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Customer Value ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Theoretical Contribution ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose This study aims to assess the mediating effect of sustainable competitive advantage (SCA) on the relationship between organisational innovativeness (OI) and performance of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in Konya, Turkey. Design/methodology/approach A survey method is used to collect the necessary data for this research. A total of 264 respondents from 83 SMEs partook in the study. In choosing the sample size, both purposive sampling and simple random techniques are used. The data gathered are analysed using SPSS program and Hayes PROCESS macro v.3.4.1. Findings The results of the analyses reveal that OI has a statistically significant positive effect on SCA and firm performance (FP). Moreover, SCA is found to have a mediating effect on the relationship between OI and FP. Practical implications Policymakers and management of SMEs need to show great commitment to innovativeness and relate it to SCA to create superior customer value, thereby leading to a holistic and long-term FP. Originality/value This study brings to the fore empirical evidence on how SCA serves as a mediator between OI and FP. It also contributes to the literature by focusing on three distinct but related variables. The study makes theoretical contribution by highlighting the role of the resource-based theory in enhancing business performance and SCA through strategic internal resources and innovative activities.

Mind the Gaps: How Organization Design Shapes the Sourcing of Inventions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Eklund ◽  
Rahul Kapoor
Keyword(s):  
New Products ◽  
Organization Design ◽  
Knowledge Flows ◽  
Managerial Decision ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Managerial Decision Making ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
It Impacts ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Relationship

An important problem for many firms is sustaining their rate of innovation by launching new products on an ongoing basis. Accordingly, firms need to replenish their innovation pipelines with new inventions as existing inventions are weeded out or reach fruition. The replenishment can be done through internally generated inventions or through externally sourced inventions via licensing, alliance, or acquisition modes. Drawing on incentives- and knowledge-based views of the firm, we consider the difference in managerial decision making between centralized and decentralized research and development (R&D) organization designs and how it impacts firms’ propensities to draw on externally sourced inventions. As compared with centralized designs, decentralized designs are associated with greater incentives for managers to replenish their firms’ pipelines but are limited in terms of intraorganizational knowledge flows that can facilitate the creation of inventions. We explore these mechanisms using a novel data set of firms’ sourcing decisions within the pharmaceutical industry between 1996 and 2015. We find that firms with decentralized R&D designs replenish their pipelines with a higher proportion of externally sourced inventions than do firms with centralized designs. This difference is found to be mainly attributed to external sourcing via licensing and for inventions of moderate novelty. This study offers an important contribution to the question of how firms organize for innovation, highlighting the relationship between internal R&D organization design and the external sourcing of inventions. In so doing, it illustrates that the choice of organization design in terms of centralization or decentralization can shape a firm’s locus of innovation.

Commentary

2011 ◽  
pp. 177-184
Author(s):  
Emil Ivanov ◽  
Jay Liebowitz
Keyword(s):  
Flow Theory ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Knowledge Flows ◽  
Knowledge Flow ◽  
Primary Concern ◽  
Current State ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Flow Cross

The primary concern for this commentary is to examine and assess the current state of the research performed in the domain of knowledge flow theory and the relationship between these activities and the ways they are affected within different cultures and generations. We observe little research on the relationship between knowledge flow, cross-cultural factors, and stage of life. We feel that more research is needed in order to deal with cross-cultural generational knowledge flows in organizations.

Working Toward a System for Measuring Dynamic Knowledge

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark E. Nissen
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Techniques ◽  
Flow Theory ◽  
Knowledge Flow ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Physical Systems ◽  
Measurement Capability ◽  
Theoretical Contribution ◽  
Dynamic Motion ◽  
Knowledge Measurement ◽  
Organization Context

Knowledge is inherently intangible, invisible and resistant to quantification, particularly when in dynamic motion. This makes it a considerable and persistent challenge to understand, visualize and measure. The research described in this article builds upon emerging knowledge measurement techniques and well-established knowledge flow theory to develop a system for measuring dynamic knowledge in the organization. This measurement capability is developed judiciously and analogically from the author's understanding of dynamic physical systems. As a background, the key literature on knowledge measurement and knowledge flow theory is reviewed. Then this system for measuring dynamic knowledge is conceptualized, and its use, utility and theoretical coherence are illustrated through practical application. This research makes a theoretical contribution by advancing a coherent approach to dynamic knowledge measurement, and it makes a practical contribution through illustration in the organization context. A related goal is to stimulate considerable thinking, discussion, debate and continued research.

scholarly journals Emerging Value Propositions For M-Commerce

1970 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-148
Author(s):  
Irvine Clarke III
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Mobile Internet ◽  
Wireless Internet ◽  
Managerial Decision ◽  
Managerial Decision Making ◽  
Wireless Environment ◽  
Value Propositions

The proliferation of mobile Internet devices is creating an unparalleled opportunityfor e-commerce to leverage the benefits of mobility. Mobile e-commerce,commonly referred to as m-commerce, is the ability to purchase goodsanywhere through a wireless Internet-enabled device. Current e-commerce providers,engaged through mobile devices, will find advantage in developingunique m-commerce value propositions founded upon the specific dimensionsof: ubiquity, convenience, localization, and personalization. A consumer orientationthat provides value-for-time functions to create a new value curve mayachieve a competitive advantage over traditional e-commerce models replicated formobile business. Therefore, this paper investigates the value propositions,that engender a productive mobile e-commerce strategy to provide recommendationsfor managerial decision-making in this emerging wireless environment.

The Knowledge Creation Organization: The Case of Alphana

2012 ◽  
pp. 78-90
Author(s):  
Thang Nguyen Ngoc
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
The Future

Knowledge and the capability to create and utilize knowledge today are consid- ered to be the most important sources of a firm’s sustainable competitive advantage. This paper aims to advance understanding of the knowledge creation of firm in Vietnam by studying Alphanam Company. The case illustrates how knowledge- based management pursues a vision for the future based on ideals that consider the relationships of people in society. The finding shows that the case succeeded because of their flexibility and mobility to keep meeting to the changing needs of the customers or stakeholders. The paper also provided some suggestions for future research to examine knowledge-based management of the companies in a different industry segments and companies originating in other countries

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