Journal of Knowledge Management: Volume 24 Issue 9

Knowledge grafting during internationalization: utilizing localized professionals in the foreign market

Martin Johanson, Pao T. Kao, Heléne Lundberg

The purpose of this paper is to understand knowledge grafting through localized professionals in the internationalization of the firm. Knowledge grafting refers to firms…

Knowledge acquisition efficiency, strategic renewal frequency and firm performance in high velocity environments

Kilho Shin, Liliana Pérez-Nordtvedt

The purpose of this study is to investigate what type of knowledge enhances the frequency of strategic renewal for organizations operating in high velocity environments. It also…

The effect of contract completeness on knowledge leakages in collaborative construction projects: a moderated mediation study

Sayed Muhammad Fawad Sharif, Yang Naiding, Yan Xu, Atiq ur Rehman

Organizational networking has been acclaimed as a useful tool for knowledge transfer. However, the demerit associated with knowledge transfer is the leakage of commercially…

Exploring the influence of knowledge management process on corporate sustainable performance through green innovation

Mohsin Shahzad, Ying Qu, Abaid Ullah Zafar, Saif Ur Rehman, Tahir Islam

Enhancing green innovation for corporate sustainability is one of the recent issues globally. Knowledge management has been determined as a core factor that hamstrings green…

Minding the gap: the effect of CEO underpayment on firm-specific knowledge

Linlin Wang, Zhaofang Chu, Wan Jiang, Yifan Xu

This study aims to build on equity theory to assess the effect of chief executive officer (CEO) underpayment on the accumulation of firm-specific knowledge, accounting for the…

Pro-socially motivated interaction for knowledge integration in crowd-based open innovation

Yao Sun, Philipp Tuertscher, Ann Majchrzak, Arvind Malhotra

The purpose of this paper is to study how the online temporary crowd shares knowledge in a way that fosters the integration of their diverse knowledge. Having the crowd integrate…

Enterprise social media usage and knowledge hiding: a motivation theory perspective

Liang Ma, Xin Zhang, Xiaoyan Ding

Reducing employees’ knowledge hiding is vital for enterprise managers. The development of enterprise social media brings opportunities for them to manage employees’…

Knowledge-hiding behaviors and employees’ silence: mediating role of psychological contract breach

Muhammad Waseem Bari, Misbah Ghaffar, Bashir Ahmad

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between knowledge-hiding behaviors (evasive hiding, playing dumb and rationalized hiding) and employees’ silence…

Systematization of absorptive capacity microprocesses for knowledge identification in project management

Alan Tadeu de Moraes, Luciano Ferreira da Silva, Paulo Sergio Gonçalves de Oliveira

This study aims to systematize the acquisition phase of absorptive capacity microprocesses that contribute to project management (PM) knowledge identification.

Successful replication of knowledge in the growth of service organizations: evidence from Spanish hotel chains

Desiderio J. García-Almeida, Alicia Bolívar-Cruz

This paper aims to identify the main factors affecting the success of the knowledge replication process in service firms when new units/outlets are created or acquired.

Organizational knowledgeable responses to institutional pressures – a review, synthesis and extension

Roger Moser, Jens Winkler, Gopalakrishnan Narayanamurthy, Vijay Pereira

The purpose of this paper is to critically review and explore how organizations knowledgeably respond to unfavorable institutional environments that exert institutional pressures…

The impact of open-border organization culture and employees’ knowledge, attitudes, and rewards with regards to open innovation: an empirical study

Deemah Alassaf, Marina Dabić, Dara Shifrer, Tugrul Daim

The purpose of this paper is to fill a significant research gap in academic literature pertaining to open innovation (OI). To do so, this paper empirically tests the impact of…

Knowledge sabotage as an extreme form of counterproductive knowledge behavior: the role of narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and competitiveness

Alexander Serenko, Chun Wei Choo

This study empirically tests the impact of the Dark Triad personality traits (narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy) and co-worker competitiveness on knowledge sabotage.

Factors influencing members’ knowledge sharing and creative performance in coworking spaces

Alexandra Rese, Cristopher Siegfried Kopplin, Caren Nielebock

Coworking spaces (CWS) are a globally increasing phenomenon of new shared work environments used by freelancers, entrepreneurs and small companies that often work in information…