Knowledge Integration And Innovation

Author : Christian Berggren,Anna Bergek,Lars Bengtsson,Jonas Söderlund,Michael Hobday
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2011-08-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199693924

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Knowledge Integration and Innovation by Christian Berggren,Anna Bergek,Lars Bengtsson,Jonas Söderlund,Michael Hobday Pdf

Technology-based firms continue to compete primarily on innovation, and one continuously required to present new solutions to an exacting market. As technological complexity and specialization intensifies, firms increasingly need to integrate and co-ordinate knowledge by means of project groups, diversified organizations, inter-organizational partnerships, and strategic alliances. Innovation processes have progressively become interdisciplinary, collaborative, inter-organizational, and international, and a firm's ability to synthesize knowledge across disciplines, organizations, and geographical locations has a major influence on its viability and success. This book demonstrates how knowledge integration is crucial in facilitating innovation within modern firms. This book provides original, detailed empirical studies of prerequisites, mechanisms, and outcomes of knowledge integration processes on several organizational levels, from key individuals, projects, and internal organizations, to collaboration between firms. It stresses the need to understand knowledge integration as a multi-level phenomenon, which requires a broad repertoire of organizational and technical means. It further clarifies the need for strong internal capabilities for exploiting external knowledge, reveals how costs of knowledge integration affect outcomes and strategic decisions, and discusses the managerial implications of fostering knowledge integration, providing practical guidance and support for managers of knowledge integration in high technology enterprises.

Author : Mitsuru Kodama
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2011-02-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789814464277

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Knowledge Integration Dynamics: Developing Strategic Innovation Capability by Mitsuru Kodama Pdf

Since the 1990s, Japanese firms have sought to expand their capacity for innovation by incorporating Western management practices into their organizational culture. This combination of Japanese and Western management practices has been highly successful — Japanese firms are presently at the forefront of technological and service innovation in areas such as digital consumer electronics, mobile phone services, and the games industry. Much can be learned from the success of Japanese companies in these areas.This book presents an analysis of the business model unique to Japanese firms, emphasising four special features: the vertical value chain model, cross-industry collaboration, dynamic knowledge integration, and strategic innovation capability. Drawing upon in-depth case studies, this book presents a new theory of knowledge integration, and places special emphasis on inter- and intra-organizational collaboration as a source of strategic innovation. It is a good reference source for academics, graduate students and professionals in the field of innovation management.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9175196964

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Knowledge Integration and Innovation in Buyer-supplier Collaborations by Anonim Pdf

Author : David Ludwig,Birgit Boogaard,Phil Macnaghten,Cees Leeuwis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000478723

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The Politics of Knowledge in Inclusive Development and Innovation by David Ludwig,Birgit Boogaard,Phil Macnaghten,Cees Leeuwis Pdf

This book develops an integrated perspective on the practices and politics of making knowledge work in inclusive development and innovation. While debates about development and innovation commonly appeal to the authority of academic researchers, many current approaches emphasise the plurality of actors with relevant expertise for addressing livelihood challenges. Adopting an action-oriented and reflexive approach, this volume explores the variety of ways in which knowledge works, paying particular attention to dilemmas and controversies. The six parts of the book address the complex interplay of knowledge and politics, starting with the need for knowledge integration in the first part and decolonial perspectives on the politics of knowledge integration in the second part. The following three parts focus on the practices of inclusive development and innovation through three major themes of learning for transformative change, evidence, and digitisation. The final part of the book addresses the governance of knowledge and innovation in the light of political struggles about inclusivity. Exploring conceptual and practical themes through case studies from the Global North and South, this book will be of great interest to students, scholars, and practitioners researching and working in development studies, epistemology, innovation studies, science and technology studies, and sustainability studies more broadly.

Author : Willem van Winden,Luis de Carvalho,Erwin van Tuijl,Jeroen van Haaren,Leo van den Berg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136460807

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Creating Knowledge Locations in Cities by Willem van Winden,Luis de Carvalho,Erwin van Tuijl,Jeroen van Haaren,Leo van den Berg Pdf

Based on a clear and comprehensive literature review, this book contains an analysis of five knowledge locations in Europe and one in South Korea. The case studies in the book cover several European countries (Ireland, Finland, Germany, Spain, The Netherlands). The cases are well grounded in the different contexts that these national settings provide, which allows comparisons between them.

Author : Jamil, George Leal
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781466675377

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Handbook of Research on Effective Project Management through the Integration of Knowledge and Innovation by Jamil, George Leal Pdf

The field of project management experiences conceptual, technological, and decision issues when projects are created, implemented, and executed without the needed strategic connection. It is important to improve the connection between knowledge management and project management practices. The Handbook of Research on Effective Project Management through the Integration of Knowledge and Innovation bridges the gap between knowledge management and project management practices by providing both classical and modern views on their relationship. Discussing principles, practices, methods, and real case studies, this book describes the importance of aligning projects with a knowledge-based strategic plan to the benefit of practitioners, professionals, scholars, and researchers in the fields of management and information science.

Author : Patryk Zapadka
Publisher : Cuvillier Verlag
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-29
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783736964631

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Digital Innovation in Incumbent Firm Contexts: A Knowledge Integration Perspective by Patryk Zapadka Pdf

Im Zeitalter der Digitalisierung müssen Unternehmen ihre Prozesse, Produkte und Geschäftsmodelle anpassen, um ihre Innovations- sowie Wettbewerbsfähigkeit aufrecht zu erhalten. Aufgrund dessen müssen Unternehmen ihre bestehenden Kompetenzen erneuern, indem sie neues Wissen aus der digitalen Sphäre wertstiftend integrieren. Dies stellt jedoch eine erhebliche Herausforderung dar, insbesondere für etablierte Unternehmen, da die konvergente und generative Natur der digitalen Innovation nicht nur den Prozess der Wissensintegration dynamischer macht, sondern auch die Vielfalt und Menge des Wissens erhöht, das über die Unternehmensgrenzen hinweg integriert werden muss. Um diese Herausforderung näher zu beleuchten und Lösungsansätze zu evaluieren, wurden vier Studien durchgeführt und in dieser kumulativen Dissertation zusammengestellt. Diese Studien geben Einblicke in die Besonderheiten der Wissensintegration im Kontext digitaler Innovationen und fördern das Verständnis dafür, wie etablierte Unternehmen die damit verbundenen Herausforderungen bewältigen können. Dabei wird insbesondere der Einsatz von Grenzressourcen, wie bspw. Programmierschnittstellen (APIs), untersucht, da sie einen wesentlichen Mechanismus zur Skalierung der Wissensintegration in digital(isierenden) Geschäftsökosystemen darstellen. In the age of digitalization, companies need to adapt their processes, products, and business models to maintain their capability to innovate and thus to ensure their competitiveness. As a result, companies need to renew their existing competencies by integrating new and valuable knowledge from the digital sphere. However, this poses a significant managerial challenge, especially for established companies, as the convergent and generative nature of digital innovation not only makes the process of knowledge integration more dynamic, but also increases the diversity and amount of knowledge that needs to be integrated across organizational boundaries. To shed more light on this challenge and evaluate possible solutions, four studies were conducted and compiled in this cumulative dissertation. These studies provide insights into the unique nature of knowledge integration in the context of digital innovation and advance the understanding of how incumbent firms can address the associated challenges. In particular, the use of boundary resources such as application programming interfaces (APIs) is examined, as they represent a key mechanism for scaling knowledge integration in digital(izing) business ecosystems.

Author : Almeida, Helena,Sequeira, Bernardete
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781522558507

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The Role of Knowledge Transfer in Open Innovation by Almeida, Helena,Sequeira, Bernardete Pdf

The ways in which codified and tacit knowledge are sourced, transferred, and combined are critical in furthering open innovation. When used effectively, knowledge sharing and organizational success are significantly increased, improving products and services. The Role of Knowledge Transfer in Open Innovation is a collection of innovative research on a set of analyses, reflections, and recommendations within the framework of knowledge transfer practices in different areas of knowledge and in various industries. While highlighting topics including tacit knowledge, organizational culture, and knowledge representation, this book is ideally designed for professionals, academicians, and researchers seeking current research on the best practices for transfer of knowledge as an intermediate open innovation.

Author : Mark W. McElroy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2010-02-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136356575

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The New Knowledge Management by Mark W. McElroy Pdf

'The New Knowledge Management' is the story of the birth of "second-generation knowledge management," told from the perspective of one its chief architects, Mark W. McElroy. Unlike its first-generation cousin, second-generation Knowledge Management seeks to enhance knowledge production, not just knowledge sharing. As a result, 'The New Knowledge Management' expands the overall reach of knowledge management to include "innovation management" for the very first time. 'The New Knowledge Management' introduces the concept of "second-generation knowledge management" to the business community. Mark W. McElroy has assembled a collection of his own essays, written over the past four years, chronicling the development of related thinking in the field. Unlike first-generation KM, mainly focusing on value derived from knowledge sharing, second-generation thinking formally adds knowledge making to the scope of KM. In this way second-generation KM expands the overall reach of KM to include "innovation management" for the very first time. 'The New Knowledge Management' finally begins to bridge the gap between KM and the field of organizational learning, which up until now have been viewed as miles apart.

Author : Charlie Karlsson,Börje Johansson,Roger Stough
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136619526

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Innovation, Technology and Knowledge by Charlie Karlsson,Börje Johansson,Roger Stough Pdf

The editors are experienced, well published authors in the area of innovation and economic development. This book offers a wide coverage of issues within Europe.

Author : Patricia Murtagh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Knowledge management
ISBN : 1860431461

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Knowledge Integration in New Product Development and Innovation in the Software Industry by Patricia Murtagh Pdf

Author : Andrew H. Van de Ven
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780198785972

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Managing Knowledge Integration Across Boundaries by Andrew H. Van de Ven Pdf

Knowledge integration - the purposeful combination of specialized and complementary knowledge to achieve specific tasks - is becoming increasingly important for organizations facing rapidly changing institutional environments, globalized markets, and fast-paced technological developments. The need for knowledge integration is driven by knowledge specialization and its geographic and organizational distribution in the global economy. The increasing complexity and relevance of the knowledge integration problem is apparent in emerging new fields of research, such as open innovation, or the merging of existing ones, e.g. organizational learning and strategy. In global competition, the successful management of knowledge integration underpins firms' ability to innovate, generate profit, grow and, ultimately, survive. This book provides conceptual contributions as well as empirical studies that examine knowledge integration essentially as a 'boundary' problem. Knowledge integration becomes a problem when boundaries between knowledge fields, and the institutions that preside over those fields, are not clear, or become fluid and contestable. This fluidity, and the competitive pressures this fluidity generates, are persistent and permanent features of the world we live in. This book put forward a consistent set of ideas, methods and tools useful to interpret, analyze and act upon the processes of knowledge integration across boundaries.

Author : Andrea Back,Ellen Enkel,Georg von Krogh
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2007-01-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783540330738

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Knowledge Networks for Business Growth by Andrea Back,Ellen Enkel,Georg von Krogh Pdf

The first part of this book contains three case studies which illustrate the idea of knowledge networks for growth. The step-by-step methodology of the second part shows the reader how to build up and maintain these networks. The templates in the last part of the book ease the adaptation of networks for the reader's own company or his or her specific business needs.

Author : David Ludwig,Birgit Boogaard,Phil Macnaghten,Cees Leeuwis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1003112528

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The Politics of Knowledge in Inclusive Development and Innovation by David Ludwig,Birgit Boogaard,Phil Macnaghten,Cees Leeuwis Pdf

This book develops an integrated perspective on the practices and politics of making knowledge work in inclusive development and innovation. While debates about development and innovation commonly appeal to the authority of academic researchers, many current approaches emphasize the plurality of actors with relevant expertise for addressing livelihood challenges. Adopting an action-oriented and reflexive approach, this volume explores the variety of ways in which knowledge works, paying particular attention to dilemmas and controversies. The six parts of the book address the complex interplay of knowledge and politics, starting with the need for knowledge integration in the first part and decolonial perspectives on the politics of knowledge integration in the second part. The following three parts focus on the practices of inclusive development and innovation through three major themes of transformative learning, evidence, and digitization. The final part of the book addresses the governance of knowledge and innovation in the light of political struggles about inclusivity. Exploring conceptual and practical themes through case studies from the Global North and South, this book will be of great interest to students, scholars and practitioners researching and working in development studies, epistemology, innovation studies, science and technology studies and sustainability studies more broadly.

Author : Baporikar, Neeta
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781522551164

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Knowledge Integration Strategies for Entrepreneurship and Sustainability by Baporikar, Neeta Pdf

Information is considered essential in every business model. Effective usage of this information to direct goals and drive missions can lead to successful enterprises. Knowledge Integration Strategies for Entrepreneurship and Sustainability is a critical reference source that expounds upon the critical methods in which new information is integrated into existing models for starting new companies and the ways in which these models interact and affect each other. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics, such as tacit knowledge utilization, knowledge retention in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and knowledge dynamics in supply chain management, this book is geared toward academicians, researchers, and students seeking current research on the effect of information management in the interdisciplinary world of business creation as well as enterprise stability and longevity.