Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore and explain the links between knowledge management (KM) and leadership in knowledge‐intensive firms. Design/methodology/approach – This study employs an instrumental case‐based study on four knowledge‐based firms to explore KM and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to synthesize existing knowledge‐based dynamic capabilities research into a single typology for managerial and academic use. Design/methodology/approach – Based on the resource‐based and knowledge‐based views, this study conducts a theoretically...

Purpose – Firms operating in contemporary hypercompetitive environments have to seek series of temporary advantages, sometimes requiring them to move beyond their current knowledge domains. The existing knowledge‐ and capability‐based views have certain shortcomings in terms of explaining...

Knowledge-intensive acquisitions enable companies to acquire external knowledge and to avoid tedious internal capability development processes. Therefore, knowledge-intensive acquisitions can be profound sources of value creation, as long as the transfer of the acquired knowledge is effectively...