Transfer of socially complex knowledge in mergers and acquisitions

Casal, Carmen Castro; Fontela, Edelmira Neira

doi:10.1108/13673270710762710

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“…Specificity, embedding and uncertainty can be replaced by complexity, while tacit knowledge, ambiguity and noncoding can be replaced by implicitness. Hence, combining the characteristics of prior research and the traits of knowledge transfer within organizations, we used knowledge complexity (Castro Casal and Neira Fontela, 2007) and implicitness (Nonaka, 1994) as two dimensions to measure the natural attributes of knowledge.…”

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What is bullying hiding? Exploring antecedents and potential dimension of knowledge hiding

Yuan

Yang

Xiang-yang

et al. 2020

JKM

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships among knowledge attributes (complexity and implicitness), interpersonal distrust, knowledge hiding (KH) and team efficacy and second, to explore a new dimension of KH. Design/methodology/approach Data for this research were collected from more than 940 employees working in manufacturing, information technology (IT), finance and the purification industry. Structural equation modeling was used to test hypothesized relationships. Findings First, the research confirmed the existence of bullying hiding behaviors in the knowledge economy era based on “knowledge power.” Second, the findings suggest that knowledge attributes are an important predictor of KH behaviors in organizations. The findings implicate the mediating effect of interpersonal distrust and the moderating role of team efficacy, while team efficacy negatively moderated the relationships between interpersonal distrust with evasive hiding and playing dumb, but positively moderated the relationship between interpersonal distrust with rationalized hiding and bullying hiding. Originality/value This is the first study to propose bullying hiding, a behavior that has emerged in organizational knowledge transfer, and it is more detrimental to knowledge sharing than other KH behaviors. The results of research on the different regulating effects of team efficacy on KH behaviors enrich the boundary conditions of KH research.

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Section: Knowledge Attributes and Knowledge Hidingmentioning

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What is bullying hiding? Exploring antecedents and potential dimension of knowledge hiding

Yuan

Yang

Xiang-yang

et al. 2020

JKM

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“…The economic terms of the license agreement generally includes royalty fee and equity stakes. Generally, equity can based on money or on the skills brought to the company (Castro Casal and Neira Fontela, 2007;Wang et al, 2017). For this reason, many universities are approaching equity crowdfunding platforms.…”

Section: Equity Acquisitionmentioning

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Equity crowdfunding in technology transfer strategies and licensing

Dezi

Cillo

Usai

et al. 2018

IJTM

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The main aim of this study is to investigate to what extent equity crowdfunding could enable firms to outsource research and development activities. Likewise, the present study aims at analyzing the relationship between desorptive capacity and equity crowdfunding performance. We also aim at studying the mediation role of ICT firms capabilities, connective capacity and minor equity ownership. In this regard, this study intends to pioneer into connecting the knowledge management theory with the crowdfunding studies. A sample of 180 projects based on the top ten European equity crowdfunding platforms has been used. Findings indicate that desorptive capacity enables companies in developing external knowledge retention and expoitation wich in turn enhance equity crowdfunding performance.

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“…For the potential of the mergers to be realised, the capabilities and knowledge regarded as decisive must be transferred to the organisation that does not have them (Casal and Fontela, 2007). However, the transfer and retention of knowledge should be an ongoing process because organisational merger processes are usually characterised by high levels of uncertainty, leading to staff turnover.…”

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A framework for knowledge retention to support business continuity in the cross-border mergers of the telecommunications industry in Lesotho

Tseole

Marutha

2022

VJIKMS

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate a framework for knowledge retention to support business continuity in cross-border mergers of the telecommunications industry in Lesotho. Design/methodology/approach This study applied a qualitative case study, with data collected through interviews from a purposively selected sample of staff members who held managerial positions. Information in this study was partially extracted from the PhD thesis of Dr Tseole ET supervised by Prof Ngulube P at the University of South Africa completed in 2021. Findings The study discovered that a considerable amount of knowledge may have been lost because employees who either left the organisation or those who were apparently forced to resign during the process had left without any proper knowledge retention arrangements. Research limitations/implications The framework proposed in this study may be used in framing future studies as a theoretical framework. The study also provides new literature for review and discussion of background in future related studies. Practical implications The framework provided in the study may be used as a benchmark in the knowledge management industry and/or organisations for policy development or improvements and implementation of knowledge retention strategies. Social implications Through recommendations and framework provided by this study, organisations will be able to improve their services to their sphere of influence in the surrounding communities. So, community will be receiving an improved and good service at all the times. Originality/value A framework for facilitating knowledge retention in the cross-border mergers of the telecommunications industry is therefore proposed and the researchers believe it will be helpful to the organisation for improving knowledge retention going forward, particularly in the merger process.

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Transfer of socially complex knowledge in mergers and acquisitions

Cited by 19 publications

References 39 publications

What is bullying hiding? Exploring antecedents and potential dimension of knowledge hiding

What is bullying hiding? Exploring antecedents and potential dimension of knowledge hiding

Equity crowdfunding in technology transfer strategies and licensing

A framework for knowledge retention to support business continuity in the cross-border mergers of the telecommunications industry in Lesotho

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