scholarly journals Knowledge as a Source of Innovation for Entrepreneurial Firms

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (05) ◽  
Author(s):  
Siti Aisah Janaji ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Knowledge Bases ◽  
Financial Capital ◽  
Entrepreneurial Firms ◽  
Organizational Routines ◽  
Exploration And Exploitation ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Sources Of Knowledge ◽  
Internal Sources

Knowledge is perceived as critical sources to non-technological and technological entrepreneurial firms in commercializing products and services. Knowledge-based view highlights that the diverse knowledge bases within firms reflect the firms’ performance. Gradually, the access to external and internal sources of knowledge can be transformed into stocks of knowledge thus, is embedded in such as organizational routines. Albeit the fact that entrepreneurial firms may have lack of financial capital, the exploration and exploitation of new and existing knowledge will enable firms to create value, and subsequently obtain competitive advantage as they grow. This paper will review how entrepreneurial firms can utilize knowledge for innovation.

Strategic Tacit Knowledge-Based Competitiveness

2018 ◽  
pp. 699-724
Author(s):  
Khaled Tamzini
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Tacit Knowledge ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Empirical Method ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Resource Based View ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Internal Sources ◽  
And Performance

By using the resource-based view as a theoretical framework, the purpose of this chapter is to explain the internal sources of competitiveness in Tunisian firms operating in the industry of Information Communication and Technology (ICT). In other words, how do firms within this industry build their competitive advantage and performance? Based on the results of the academic research undertaken in 2012 on a sample of 209 Tunisian ICT firms, the author explains how strategic tacit knowledge (seen as strategic resource) allows the firms to gain a sustainable competitive advantage and superior performance. In addition, it provides researchers with an empirical method to operationalize tacit knowledge appropriately, as well as competitive advantage and performance. It also focuses on the exploration of the relationship between these three variables, demonstrating that competitive advantage mediates the impact of tacit knowledge on performance. Finally, this chapter is considered an attempt to respond to criticism formulated against the resource-based view.

Strategic Tacit Knowledge-Based Competitiveness

2015 ◽  
pp. 140-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khaled Tamzini
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Tacit Knowledge ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Empirical Method ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Resource Based View ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Internal Sources ◽  
And Performance

By using the resource-based view as a theoretical framework, the purpose of this chapter is to explain the internal sources of competitiveness in Tunisian firms operating in the industry of Information Communication and Technology (ICT). In other words, how do firms within this industry build their competitive advantage and performance? Based on the results of the academic research undertaken in 2012 on a sample of 209 Tunisian ICT firms, the author explains how strategic tacit knowledge (seen as strategic resource) allows the firms to gain a sustainable competitive advantage and superior performance. In addition, it provides researchers with an empirical method to operationalize tacit knowledge appropriately, as well as competitive advantage and performance. It also focuses on the exploration of the relationship between these three variables, demonstrating that competitive advantage mediates the impact of tacit knowledge on performance. Finally, this chapter is considered an attempt to respond to criticism formulated against the resource-based view.

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

Cyberphysical Design Automation Framework for Knowledge-based Engineering

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 158-178
Author(s):  
Urcun John Tanik
Keyword(s):  
System Design ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Design Automation ◽  
Design Theory ◽  
Knowledge Bases ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Knowledge Based Engineering ◽  
Cyberphysical System ◽  
Automation Framework

Cyberphysical system design automation utilizing knowledge based engineering techniques with globally networked knowledge bases can tremendously improve the design process for emerging systems. Our goal is to develop a comprehensive architectural framework to improve the design process for cyberphysical systems (CPS) and implement a case study with Axiomatic Design Solutions Inc. to develop next generation toolsets utilizing knowledge-based engineering (KBE) systems adapted to multiple domains in the field of CPS design automation. The Cyberphysical System Design Automation Framework (CPSDAF) will be based on advances in CPS design theory based on current research and knowledge collected from global sources automatically via Semantic Web Services. A case study utilizing STEM students is discussed.

Knowledge Generation in Mid Size Entrepreneurial Firms

2005 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 51-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anurag Mishra ◽  
M. Akbar
Keyword(s):  
Process Model ◽  
Case Analysis ◽  
Knowledge Generation ◽  
Generic Model ◽  
Entrepreneurial Firms ◽  
Generation Process ◽  
Knowledge Assets ◽  
Developed Markets ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Line Diagram

Literature on medium sized enterprises (MSEs) is limited both in developed markets and emerging markets. This paper addresses this gap and explores MSEs from a knowledge-based perspective. Grounded in the case based research often MSEs, the paper identifies the knowledge assets employed by highly successful firms. The paper performs a detailed case analysis of three such firms from our sample. We trace the knowledge generation process through a detailed line diagram and based on the case analysis, build a generic model for analyzing the knowledge conversion process in MSEs. The contribution of this work is articulated in the process model that integrates the various classes of knowledge assets in the context of transitional firms in India. The paper also develops a few empirically testable propositions, filling a major gap in existing literature on knowledge management.

scholarly journals Management Methods and Concepts for Building Competitive Advantage in Hospitality Companies

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 178-183
Author(s):  
Beata Gierczak
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Final Part ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
The Core ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Management Concepts ◽  
Market Management

Abstract Introduction. Competitive advantage determines the success of modern enterprises, such as hospitality companies, on the market. In turn, competitive advantage is gained as the result of skillful management, taking into account the factors that characterize the company environment. In the management process, methods and concepts that, when properly applied, facilitate the company's innovative activities play the key role, thus contributing to building competitive advantage. The purpose of this paper is to specify and characterize the methods and management concepts most commonly used by hospitality companies in the process of building competitive advantage. The core benefit of these considerations is that they serve to identify those activities of hospitality companies in which the analyzed methods and concepts found practical application. The final part of the article is devoted to an attempt to identify barriers and problems that significantly limit the use of these methods and concepts. Material and methods. In order to achieve this objective, a survey and interviews were carried out in all three- and four-star hotels in the Rzeszów area in the first quarter of 2012. Results. The results revealed that the concept most commonly used by hoteliers was knowledge-based organization (knowledge management), followed by outsourcing, benchmarking and internal competition, respectively. Conclusions. The study also demonstrated that the managers of these hospitality companies significantly lacked substantive knowledge of emerging “market” management methods and concepts.

scholarly journals BİLGİ TABANLI YENİ EKONOMİDE BİLGİ YÖNETİMİ VE YENİLİKÇİ İŞLETMELER

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saadet Ela PELENK
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Information Acquisition ◽  
Organizational Innovation ◽  
Continuous Learning ◽  
Significant Positive Effect ◽  
Technological Changes ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

Economic, social, cultural and technological changes increase the importance of information. It is possible for organizations to adapt to change, by sharing up-to-date information. Knowledge-based new economies which consist dynamic market conditions, network-based organizational structure, continuous learning, digitalization, innovations and innovative businesses as competitive advantage source, corporate knowledge management has a strategic importance. Th eaim of this research is to determine the relationship among innovation and sub-dimensions of knowledge management as "information acquisition” and “education and communication". For this purpose, a survey was conducted with 120 employees of 3 innovative organizations that operate in various sectors. According to the results of the research, the acquisition of information has a significant positive effect on organizational innovation (β=0,29; t=3,10; p<0,05); education –training and communication variables have no significant effect on organizational innovation (p>0,05).

scholarly journals The Theoretical Embedding Of Born Globals: Challenging Existing Internationalization Theories

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Ricarda B. Bouncken ◽  
Felix Schuessler ◽  
Sascha Kraus
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Underlying Mechanism ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Born Globals ◽  
Resource Based View ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
A Company

This article examines the embedding of the phenomenon of Born Globals into three existing theories of the firm. The model of Born Globals deals with young companies that begin shortly after their foundation to internationalize. The Uppsala Internationalization Model helps to delimit the concept of Born Globals from existing internationalization models and to highlight their special features. The resource-based view takes up the integration of knowledge as the key resource of Born Globals and explains the underlying mechanism with which a company achieves a sustainable competitive advantage from a bundle of resources. The knowledge-based view is concerned with the generation of knowledge and explains the learning processes that are performed by the entrepreneur. A recurring theme could be identified and contains the following elements which interconnect the three theories of the firm with the concept of Born Globals - knowledge as a key resource, learning, and integration of knowledge into organizations.

scholarly journals Supporting Creative Mechanical Design

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kun Sun ◽  
Boi Faltings
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Design ◽  
Knowledge Bases ◽  
Creative Design ◽  
Knowledge Based Systems ◽  
Cad Systems ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Logical Language ◽  
Promising Application ◽  
Qualitative Physics ◽  
And Function

Abstract Knowledge-based CAD systems limit designers’ creativity by constraining them to work with the prototypes provided by the systems’ knowledge bases. We investigate knowledge-based CAD systems capable of supporting creative designs in the example domain of elementary mechanisms. We present a technique based on qualitative explanations which allows a designer to extend the knowledge base by demonstrating a structure which implements a function in a creative way. Structure is defined as the geometry of the parts, and function using a general logical language based on qualitative physics. We argue that the technique can accommodate any creative design in the example domain, and we demonstrate the technique using an example of a creative design. The use of qualitative physics as a tool for extensible knowledge-based systems points out a new and promising application area for qualitative physics.

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