Using a compensation database covering over 50,000 U. S. White Collar employees in 1986 and 1992 this study investigates the relationship between the cash compensation of individuals and the knowledge building strategies of the firms for which they work. Based on the notion that important strategic knowledge inside the firm resides in the memories of the individuals and groups within the firm w...

The challenge of mobilizing knowledge to improve patient care, population health and ensure effective use of resources is an enduring one in healthcare systems across the world. This commentary reflects on an earlier paper by Ferlie and colleagues that proposes the resource-based view (RBV) of the firm as a useful theoretical lens through which to study knowledge mobilization in healthcare. Spe...

Firms are constrained in growing knowledge capital due to frictions on the transfer of firm-specific knowledge (such as the process of recruiting and training skilled labor). Constrained firms must therefore forgo some positive-NPV projects during their growth. I embed micro-founded knowledge constraints in a q-theory model of a firm with two capital goods, structurally estimate the model, and ...

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...

In vertical integration literature, controversy remains over how organizational cost changes after vertical integration and how technological uncertainty influences vertical integration decisions. To reach a reconciliation, I draw on knowledge-based view of the firm (Grant, 1996, 1998; Spender, 1996, 1998), and propose a contingency model that examines moderating effects of knowledge absorptive...

imagine you have traveled to an unfamiliar city. before you start your daily tour around the city, you need to know a good route. in network theory (nt), this is the traveling salesman problem (tsp). a dynamic programming algorithm is often used for solving this problem. however, when the road network of the city is very complicated and dense, which is usually the case, it will take too long fo...

Using a knowledge-based theory of the firm within the larger framework of resource-based theory, this ongoing study examines how firm knowledge structures are disrupted under different modes of innovation. Building further on innovation management theory, it is proposed that e-business innovation must be analysed at two related levels: the business model level and systems level. Irrespective of...

In this article, we explore the experiences of a medium sized media relations firm based in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu as it sought to establish a knowledge sharing culture. Building off existing initiatives involving online communication, as well as an espoused enthusiasm for sharing knowledge, we describe how we have started working with this firm as it seeks to develop a key kn...