Journal of Knowledge Management: Volume 26 Issue 11

The impacts of inward knowledge transfer and absorptive capacity on the turnover of host country nationals in MNE subsidiaries: a multilevel modeling approach

Jin Suk Park, Jae Yoon Chang, Taehun Lee

This study aims to find how the turnover of host country nationals (HCNs) would be affected by the knowledge transfer from a headquarter to a subsidiary. Knowledge transfer in a…

Counterproductive knowledge behavior in volunteer work: perspectives from the theory of planned behavior and well-being theory

Kunio Shirahada, Yixin Zhang

This study aims to identify the counterproductive knowledge behavior (CKB) of volunteers in nonprofit organizations and its influencing factors, based on the theories of planned…

In search of virtuous learning circles: absorptive capacity and its antecedents in the education sector

Regina Lenart-Gansiniec, Wojciech Czakon, Massimiliano Matteo Pellegrini

This study aims to identify context-specific antecedents to schools’ absorptive capacity (AC) and to show how those can enact “a virtuous learning circle.”

Knowledge management in turbulent times: time-based scenario analysis of vaccinations against COVID-19

Francesco Saverio Mennini, Domitilla Magni, Lucia Michela Daniele, Giampiero Favato

This paper aims to estimate the delay or timely effects of the national vaccination strategy for COVID-19 on Italian gross domestic product (GDP). By adopting a knowledge…

Unlocking the relationships between strategic planning, leadership and technology transfer competence: the mediating role of strategic quality management

Gulin Idil Sonmezturk Bolatan, Ismail Golgeci, Ahmad Arslan, Ekrem Tatoglu, Selim Zaim, Sitki Gozlu

This study aims to investigate the relationships between firms’ strategic planning (SP), leadership and technology transfer competence (TTC) by specifically incorporating the…

Motives and strategies of CEOs for stimulating sharing and application of knowledge in the care and support for people with intellectual disabilities

Marion Kersten, Elsbeth Taminiau, Mathieu Weggeman, Petri Embregts

Within intellectual disability care organizations (IDCOs), it is vital that professionals share and apply knowledge to improve the quality of care for their service users. Given…

Collaborate as a flock in the organization: how selection and synthesis influence knowledge convergence within a complex adaptive system

Silvia Magnanini, Daniel Trabucchi, Tommaso Buganza, Roberto Verganti

This study aims to investigate how two collaborative methods – selection and synthesis – influence knowledge convergence when people articulate a new strategic direction driving…

OEM vs module supplier knowledge in the smartphone industry: the impact on the market satisfaction

Vincenzo Varriale, Antonello Cammarano, Francesca Michelino, Mauro Caputo

The purpose of this study is to identify and characterize the role of both original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and module supplier (MS) knowledge in the smartphone industry. In…

The power of knowledge management: how top management team bricolage boosts ambidexterity and performance

Che-Yuan Chang, Yi-Ying Chang, Yu-Chung Tsao, Sascha Kraus

This paper aims to explore the relationship between top management team bricolage and performance and also examines unit ambidexterity's mediating role. More essentially, to…

Benefits and drawbacks of communication visibility: from vicarious learning and supplemental work to knowledge reuse and overload

Ward van Zoonen, Anu Sivunen, Ronald E. Rice

This study aims to examine some of the benefits and drawbacks of communication visibility. Specifically, building on communication visibility theory, the authors study how and why…

The impact of knowledge risk management on sustainability

Malgorzata Zieba, Susanne Durst, Christoph Hinteregger

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of knowledge risk management (KRM) on organizational sustainability and the role of innovativeness and agility in this…

Impact of qualified gatekeepers on team absorptive capacity: the mediating role of knowledge combination capability

Xiang Yu, Yuichi Washida, Masato Sasaki

This study aims to examine direct effects of qualified team gatekeepers on absorptive capacity (AC), and the mediating roles of combinative capabilities – knowledge integration…

Mechanisms of knowledge development in a knowledge ecosystem

Christina Öberg, Heléne Lundberg

Although ecosystems have been researched extensively over the past decade, we know little about how they should be organised. Focusing on a knowledge ecosystem comprising a…

Big data from customers and non-customers through crowdsourcing, citizen science and crowdfunding

Francesco Cappa

The unprecedented growth in the volume, variety and velocity with which data is generated and collected over the last decade has led to the spread of big data phenomenon…

Exploring the effects of problem- and solution-related knowledge sharing in internal crowdsourcing

Qian Chen, Mats Magnusson, Jennie Björk

Firms increasingly rely on both external and internal crowdsourcing to capture ideas more broadly and enhance innovative problem-solving. Especially in internal crowdsourcing…

“Social media technologies: a waste of time or a good way to learn and improve technological competences?”

María Esmeralda Lardón-López, Rodrigo Martín-Rojas, Víctor Jesús García-Morales

The purpose of this study is to deepen understanding of the effects of using social media technologies to acquire technological knowledge and organizational learning competences…

Innovation ecosystem stability and enterprise innovation performance: the mediating effect of knowledge acquisition

Hong Jiang, Jingxuan Yang, Wentao Liu

This study aims to explore the effect of innovation ecosystem stability (IES) on innovation performance of enterprises through the mediating role of knowledge acquisition (KA)…

Customer knowledge orientation as a key to business model innovation of free-to-fee switch

Wen-Hong Chiu, Zong-Jie Dai, Hui-Ru Chi, Pei-Kuan Lin

This study aims to explore the innovative strategies of business model of the free-to-fee switch, the relationship between the business model innovation and customer knowledge and…

Story-making to nurture change: creating a journey to make transformation happen

Daniel Trabucchi, Tommaso Buganza, Paola Bellis, Silvia Magnanini, Joseph Press, Roberto Verganti, Federico Paolo Zasa

To overcome change management challenges, organizations often rely on stories as means of communication. Storytelling has emerged as a leading change management tool to influence…

Alexithymia, social inhibition, affectivity, and knowledge hiding

Roman Kmieciak

This paper aims to examine the impact of adverse personality traits (alexithymia, social inhibition, negative affectivity) and supervisor knowledge hiding on individual knowledge…

Tradition-driven business models at luxury companies: revealing value-creation and value-capture activities

Stefano Franco, Angelo Presenza, Antonio Messeni Petruzzelli, Enzo Peruffo

The purpose of this study is to explore how luxury companies can use knowledge embedded in tradition to set up effective business models.