Managing knowledge and corporate performance: an empirical analysis of the world automobile industry

Vekstein, Daniel

doi:10.1016/s0305-0483(98)00005-x

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“…The orthogonalization was obtained through the Gram-Schmidt procedure. 7 As shown below (see the last column of Tables 2 and 3), results with the original and orthogonal variables are pretty similar, confirming our conjecture that in terms of the estimation such an error is truly a whitenoise.…”

Section: Dependent Variablessupporting

confidence: 73%

“…In particular, the tolerance factor for PAC is 0.85, for contracted R&D it is 0.87, for R&D collaboration it is 0.81 and for experience it is 0.91. 7 The natural solution to this problem, a fixed-effect estimation, is unviable because we have only cross-sectional data. …”

Section: Dependent Variablesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In other words, firms endowed with greater absorptive capacity are expected to outperform rivals [5,6]. For instance, Vekstein [7] shows that in the automobile industry the complementary use of external and internally 36 (2008) 173 -187 developed knowledge is an important source of competitive advantage.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Exploring the antecedents of potential absorptive capacity and its impact on innovation performance

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This paper builds upon the theoretical framework developed by Zahra and George [Absorptive capacity: a review, reconceptualization, and extension. Academy of Management Review 2002;27:185-203] to empirically explore the antecedents of potential absorptive capacity (PAC), i.e. the ability to identify and assimilate external knowledge flows. Based on a sample of 2464 innovative Spanish firms, we find evidence that R&D cooperation, external knowledge acquisition and experience with knowledge search are key antecedents of a firm's PAC. Also, during periods of important internal reshaping, when there are significant changes in strategy, design of the organization and marketing, firms exert more effort to accumulate PAC. Finally, we find that PAC is a source of competitive advantage in innovation, especially in the presence of efficient internal knowledge flows that help reduce the distance between potential and realized capacity. ᭧

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“…Financial performance is described through return on assets (Bierley and Chakrabarty, 1996;Calantone et al, 2002;Ellinger et al, 2002;Goh and Ryan, 2002), sale s growth (Tippins and Sohi, 2003), overall profitability (Johansson et al, 1998;Tippins and Sohi, 2003), average productivity (Vekstein, 1998;Ellinger et al, 2002) and cost reduction (Ellinger et al, 2002). Figure 1 illustrates the proposed latent variab le model, showing all structural paths.…”

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Linking Learning Capacity and Business Performance: A Research and Empirical Assessment

Prieto

Revilla²

2005

SSRN Journal

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There has been little research that includes reliable deductions about the influence of knowledge and its associ ated learning processes on business performance. For this reason, the m ain objective of the present study is to empirically explore the link between learning flows in organizations, resulting knowledge stocks, and business perform ance evaluated in both financial and non-financial term s. Using data from 111 com panies, we conduct our research through a struct ural equation modeling. In doing so, we establish a measurement model for the main constructs and examine the paths between them. Results show the positive link existing between: (i) learning flows and knowledge stocks; (ii) knowledge stocks and nonfinancial performance; and (iii) non-financial performance and financial performance.

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“…One of the properties of organizational knowledge creation is that it is an accumulative process. The current knowledge reserves of the organization are the basis for the creation of new knowledge (Liyanage & Barnard, 2003; Vekstein, 1998). New information, however, can bring fresh ideas to people who have some specific knowledge.…”

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The analysis and evaluation of knowledge efficiency in research groups

Wang

Guan

2005

J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci.

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To study the knowledge creation process, we introduce a conceptual framework that captures the major goals and features of research organizations. The knowledge efficiency of research groups is then empirically studied. The budget of the projects and size of the research groups are inputs of the projects. To make the assessment more reasonable, two-dimensional indicators, including a domestic impact factor and an international impact factor, are jointly used to evaluate the research outputs for Chinese research groups through a Data Envelopment Analysis approach with preferences. Through comparisons of groups with the highest and lowest efficiency, we discover the critical factors influencing productivity and efficiency of these research groups based on the proposed framework. Finally, we provide some management suggestions for research groups to improve their knowledge creation efficiency.

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Managing knowledge and corporate performance: an empirical analysis of the world automobile industry

Cited by 14 publications

References 43 publications

Exploring the antecedents of potential absorptive capacity and its impact on innovation performance

Exploring the antecedents of potential absorptive capacity and its impact on innovation performance

Linking Learning Capacity and Business Performance: A Research and Empirical Assessment

The analysis and evaluation of knowledge efficiency in research groups

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