Combining knowledge stock and knowledge flow to generate superior incremental innovation performance — Evidence from Swiss manufacturing

Rupietta, Christian; Backes‐Gellner, Uschi

doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2017.04.003

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“…Knowledge hoarding was measured by items related to knowledge accumulation, knowledge share refuse, and "knowledge is power" syndrome, consequently, additional items should be used to assess knowledge hoarding. Finally, it is recommended that future studies should consider other variables that have an effect on innovation performance such as organization size (Rupietta & Backes-Gellner, 2019).…”

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Knowledge management processes and innovation performance: The moderating effect of employees’ knowledge hoarding

Al-Abbadi¹,

Alshawabkeh²,

Rumman³

2020

10.5267/j.msl

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The positive impact of knowledge management on innovation performance is no longer a mystery. However, the moderating role of knowledge hoarding remains undisclosed. Therefore, the present study aims to explore the moderating role of knowledge hoarding on the effect of knowledge management on innovation performance. On the ground of its design as a descriptive research, a questionnaire-based survey was developed, validated, and administered to a sample of 314 managers chosen from commerce and service organizations. Using multiple regression analysis and structural equation modeling (SEM), the results indicated that knowledge management processes (knowledge acquisition, dissemination, storage, sharing and application) exerted significant effects on innovation performance. Moreover, Knowledge hoarding exerted a significant negative effect on innovation performance. However, the results indicate that knowledge hoarding did not moderate the effect of knowledge management processes on innovation performance. This finding can be explained by the fact that, despite the negative impact of knowledge hoarding on innovation performance, this effect did not affect the relationship between knowledge management processes and innovation performance and this may be due to the nature of knowledge hoarded by employees in terms of relevance and scarcity. In the light of these findings, the study recommends that it is necessary to determine whether employees hoard knowledge, and distinguish how important this knowledge is for innovation performance. In fact, this is the contribution of the current study to knowledge management literature.

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Knowledge management processes and innovation performance: The moderating effect of employees’ knowledge hoarding

Al-Abbadi¹,

Alshawabkeh²,

Rumman³

2020

10.5267/j.msl

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“…Absorptive capacity refers to a firm's ability to value, assimilate, and commercially apply new, external knowledge [28], which is recognized as a dynamic capability pertaining to knowledge creation and utilization that enhances a firm's ability to gain and sustain the competitive advantage [33]. Absorptive capacity is critical in determining the magnitude and range of knowledge flows [34], which is crucial for sustaining a firm's innovation performance [35]. In addition, absorptive capacity is conducive to reinforcing, complementing, or refocusing a firm's knowledge base, and helps the speed, frequency, and magnitude of firm innovation performance, thus developing and maintaining absorptive capacity is of great importance for a firm's long-term survival and sustainable development [36].…”

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The Impact of Industry–University–Research Alliance Portfolio Diversity on Firm Innovation: Evidence from Chinese Manufacturing Firms

Zhang¹,

Yuan²,

Wang³

2019

Sustainability

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Innovation is a key factor for the sustainable development of firms. Although it has been a prevalent phenomenon that firms maintain multiple industry–university–research (I–U–R) alliances simultaneously to generate innovation, there is a lack of explorations in this phenomenon in extant literature. In this study, we introduce a new construct, I–U–R alliance portfolio, and investigate the impact of its diversity on a focal firm’s innovation performance. Hypotheses are proposed and examined using datasets of 176 listed firms in the Chinese manufacturing industry. We find that I–U–R alliance portfolio diversity exerts a positive effect on a focal firm’s innovation performance and a firm’s absorptive capacity positively moderates this relationship. Furthermore, we contend that with increasing levels of government financial support, the positive relationship between I–U–R alliance portfolio diversity and firm innovation performance is strengthened. Finally, our findings provide several theoretical and practical implications for the I–U–R alliance portfolio and firm innovation.

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“…Knowledge transfer across organizational boundaries is an important advantage of innovation networks [16]. Knowledge flow can promote innovation development within the entire network by promoting an incremental innovation of the network's members [17]. Frenz (2009) [18] believes that organizations can increase the innovation potential of their enterprises through interactions between external knowledge and their own knowledge creation.…”

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A Sustainable Development Perspective on Cooperative Culture, Knowledge Flow, and Innovation Network Governance Performance

Sun

Wang

2019

Sustainability

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The contemporary sustainable development imperative sees enterprises seeking competitive advantages in innovation networks, the distinguishing features of which are continuous interaction and knowledge flow between participants. As an informal governance mechanism, cooperative culture influences the stability and durability of the members’ interactions. Knowledge flow is a core network activity that is highly dependent on the cultural environment. The purpose of this paper is to explore whether innovation governance performance is affected by cooperative culture and knowledge flow. How do they play an influential role? We use structural equation modeling (SEM) to analyze the linear relationships among the three variables: cooperative culture, knowledge flow, and governance performance. The results suggest that knowledge flow has a mediating effect on the relationship between cooperative culture and governance performance. We also use fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to explore how cooperative culture and knowledge flow combined can influence governance performance. The results indicate that different combinations of cooperative culture and knowledge flow lead to different levels of governance performance, with two paths leading to high governance performance, which are fit creation-oriented and compatible sharing-oriented paths. These findings have significant implications for improving innovation governance performance and their sustainable development.

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Combining knowledge stock and knowledge flow to generate superior incremental innovation performance — Evidence from Swiss manufacturing

Cited by 46 publications

References 67 publications

Knowledge management processes and innovation performance: The moderating effect of employees’ knowledge hoarding

Knowledge management processes and innovation performance: The moderating effect of employees’ knowledge hoarding

The Impact of Industry–University–Research Alliance Portfolio Diversity on Firm Innovation: Evidence from Chinese Manufacturing Firms

A Sustainable Development Perspective on Cooperative Culture, Knowledge Flow, and Innovation Network Governance Performance

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