Structuring fragmented knowledge: a case study

Norese, Maria Franca; Salassa, Fabio

doi:10.1057/kmrp.2013.22

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“…We used Mental-Modeler, a software widely adopted in social science studies (Gray et al, 2013), as well as stakeholder oriented studies (Gray et al, 2012). Given the nature of our study, we had to apply a simplified version of the model, identifying only cause-effect relationships and opposite-contradictory relationships as inspired by Norese and Salassa (2014).…”

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Simulacra and Sustainability Disclosure: Analysis of the Interpretative Models of Creating Shared Value

Corazza

Scagnelli

Mio

2017

Corp Soc Responsibility Env

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Business scandals, environmental disasters, and the growing attention to malnutrition and starvation around the world, are emphasizing the criticism toward capitalism and the way business is approached. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability theories are becoming understated, as Porter and Kramer's emerging concept of Creating Shared Value (CSV) has argued. Indeed, CSV is attracting increasing attention from the corporate and professional world as well as getting controversial judgments and reviews by CSR and sustainability scholars. Indeed, CSV appears more a buzzword than a theoretical concept. After outlining the underlying debate, our study critically examines how worldwide organizations have approached and interpreted CSV in their sustainability disclosure practices. In that sense, similarly to Plato and Baudrillard's concept of ‘simulacrum’, companies adopting CSV create an interpretation of their practical reality through definitions and images. Qualitative and rather innovative techniques are applied to analyze and categorize the narrative and graphical signals provided by a sample of leading organizations within their sustainability disclosure. Our findings show that, overall, CSV is not viewed as something unrelated to CSR, not just philanthropy, but is a strategically oriented shift from sustainability which stresses the inclusion of stakeholders' needs. Given the current lack of research addressing how CSV has been interpreted and disclosed, our study provides a significant contribution to the current academic debate. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment

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Section: Analysis Of Textual Signalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Simulacra and Sustainability Disclosure: Analysis of the Interpretative Models of Creating Shared Value

Corazza

Scagnelli

Mio

2017

Corp Soc Responsibility Env

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“…Formal processes are official procedures that govern the processing of knowledge sharing within an organization (Perez‐Soltero et al, 2016). These procedures outline methods of guidance, communication, training, and regulation when dealing with knowledge transfers (Norese & Salassa, 2017). The objective of formal procedures (e.g., agreed upon terminology) is to streamline the learning process and disrupt it as little as possible.…”

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Successfully sharing knowledge: Empirical evidence on the influence of managerial factors

Jackson

Shen

Nikolic

2022

Knowl Process Manag

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Knowledge is an intangible and vital resource that is an important source of competitive advantage; however, the technologies that help create, store, and transfer knowledge are hindered by unrealistic expectations and ambiguity, and the measurement of knowledge‐sharing activities is both difficult and complex. Compounding this is the deficit of empirical studies on the factors that influence the knowledge‐sharing process. We endeavored to provide empirical evidence on these interactions using a survey developed from a prior extensive systematic literature review. The previously identified factors that were in the current study tested comprised (1) organizational culture, (2) formal processes, (3) top‐down support, (4) motivation, (5) clear strategy, and (6) quality of technology. In order, the most influential factors were organizational culture, top‐down support, motivation, and quality of technology. This study is a promising start to the exploration of the factors used in knowledge sharing and should be expanded to include new industries and contexts.

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“…Our interviews were conducted with a probing intent to corroborate the findings that emerged during the content analysis. Confirmations, negations, restatements, clarifications, and ambiguities that neither confirm nor deny a topic were emphasised (Norese and Salassa 2014). An official invitation was sent to the 124 organisations involved in the eight metaorganisations.…”

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Formal networks: the influence of social learning in meta-organisations from commons protection to commons governance

Corazza

Cisi

Dumay

2019

Knowledge Management Research & Practice

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The governance of shared resources through collective actions to prevent 'the tragedy of the commons' has long been a controversial topic in management studies. Hampered by a lack of formal organisational structures, small locally-governed commons are usually managed through informal networks and, hence, largely studied in this context. However, Italy's formalised network contracts initiative provides a unique and relatively rare opportunity to study how the business-led collective action of a formal meta-organisation influences the use of commons. Using a mixed-methods qualitative approach, this paper reveals how particular organisational features, especially collaborative and social learning, can play a critical role in driving formal metaorganisations toward positive outcomes in three progressive stages: commons protection, commons stewardship, and commons governance. The analysis is framed by two different streams of literature -metaorganisation theory and sustainability science ¬-with implications for the theory and praxis of both.

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Structuring fragmented knowledge: a case study

Cited by 13 publications

References 13 publications

Simulacra and Sustainability Disclosure: Analysis of the Interpretative Models of Creating Shared Value

Simulacra and Sustainability Disclosure: Analysis of the Interpretative Models of Creating Shared Value

Successfully sharing knowledge: Empirical evidence on the influence of managerial factors

Formal networks: the influence of social learning in meta-organisations from commons protection to commons governance

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