There are different perspectives on the study of knowledge in organizations, developed in economics, sociology, anthropology and organization theory. Several authors followed Schumpeter’s idea that innovations are new combinations of existing knowledge and incremental learning. Kogut and Zander further developed this idea and defined knowledge as a portfolio of options, and emphasized the impor...

the present paper aimed at developing an approach based on fuzzy inference system (fis) for measuring of knowledge sharing in the organization. in recent years there has been increasing interest in the knowledge sharing by experts and managers in the world, according to increasing importance of knowledge as the key source of competitive advantage, organizations have made serious effort to find ...

access to stable development requires organized participation of all people, including women in all institutes. reduction of limitations and increase in legal authority of women are necessary to achieve the highest rate of participation. in this regard, a developmental approach demands a balanced increase in the legal knowledge, organizational authorities and civil demands of women particularly...

In this dynamic global environment only those companies survive who know the power of knowledge and consistently create new knowledge. Such knowledge creating firms utilize dynamic dimensions of human capital. Human capital is the most important resource for a firm and has ability to create new knowledge in a changing environment. Various dimensions of human capital transcend themselves through...

In today’s dynamic and hypercompetitive business environment, knowledge and innovation have emerged as bases for sustained competitive advantage. This paper addresses two specific research questions. First, we ask, “What is the effect that firm interactivity has on various types of innovation?” As we address this question, we explain that interactivity helps firms create knowledge, which then p...

Knowledge creation is playing an ever more central role in capitalist economies, and business organizations must constantly create new knowledge to guarantee survival. To be a competitive firm in the contemporary economy it is necessary to continually innovate. Industries and firms that formerly were in comfortably protected, slowly evolving markets are being swept into accelerated change. Nona...