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The economics of knowledge regulation : an empirical analysis of knowledge flows

Häussler, Carolin - 2009

Successful innovation depends on the management of a firm's knowledge base. This paper empirically investigates the determinants of knowledge regulation. Using a unique survey dataset, the analysis suggests that R&D managers do not leak knowledge randomly, but rather regulate knowledge...

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Starting Up and Growing Stronger : Life Lessons from a Biotechnology Company

Vissers, Geert - 2013

Biotechnology is widely viewed as a field of economic activity that exemplifies a new (science-based, knowledge … other domains of biotechnology. To sustain this claim, we will describe the birth and early life of an entrepreneurial Dutch … firm in plant biotechnology. It will appear that this firm's biography deviates from the standard picture in many ways. It …

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The distinct features of hidden champions in Germany : a dynamic capabilities view

Rammer, Christian; Spielkamp, Alfred - 2019

Hidden Champions (HCs) are firms unknown to the wider public, but global leaders in the niche markets they serve. This paper looks at distinctive features of these firms, focusing on their dynamic capabilities. Employing a unique data base on German firms, we identify a representative sample of...

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Sustainability-oriented cross-functional collaboration to manage trade-offs and interdependencies

Szalavetz, Andrea - In: International journal of management and economics 54 (2018) 1, pp. 3-17

Despite a consensus view in the literature about the importance of cross-functional collaboration (CFC) for corporate environmental performance improvement, there is a dearth of studies that explain how exactly sustainability-oriented CFC can foster this objective. The purpose of this paper is...

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Tacit Knowledge Network Development : The Comparative Analysis of Knowledge Threads in Complex Systems

Nousala, Susu; Jamsai-Whyte, Suthida; Hall, William P. - 2014

Knowledge-based groups or communities are complex systems that emerge, evolve and mature through stages that display specific features and capabilities of the community or group. Understanding these capabilities and features are fundamental to building sustainable economic, social and learning...

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A Knowledge-based Theory of the Firm - A Problem-solving Perspective

Nickerson, Jackson A.; Zenger, Todd - 2014

Knowledge-based theorists have developed two primary arguments to explain the existence of firms: one based on avoiding knowledge transfer and the other based on facilitating knowledge transfer. These arguments are not only contradictory, but also fail to predict when hierarchies supplant...

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A Knowledge-Based Theory of the Firm - a Problem-Solving Perspective

Nickerson, Jackson A.; Zenger, Todd - 2014

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Structural Relationship between Knowledge Management and the Growth of the Activity in the Galician SMEs with Greater Strategic Focus on Innovation

Gonzalez-Loureiro, Miguel - 2010

The aim is to obtain a set of variables which report about knowledge management and intangible in the innovative SMEs in Galicia. This is a first approach to a model of structural relationships between both and the growth of the activity of the SMEs with greater focus on innovation. Several...

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Qualitative comparative analysis of the personal traits of managers, scientists, and innovators in corporate science

Alvarez-Salazar, Jubalt Rafael; Bernal-Pérez, Pedro Martín - In: Journal of innovation & knowledge : JIK 10 (2025) 1, pp. 1-14

This study examined the personal traits that contribute to the success of corporate science projects in Peru by focusing on the roles of CEOs, scientists, and innovators. Although Peru has seen economic progress in recent decades, integrating scientific research into business strategies requires...

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Advancing Knowledge Creation Modelling Through Improved Organizational Communications

Ray, Jeffrey - 2015

The basis of competition in today’s marketplace is changing from one based on human labor, to one where the principle source of value creation is an organization’s knowledge, and the organization’s ability to rapidly acquire new knowledge through learning. The rise of the knowledge economy...

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