the purpose of this study is to extend the existing knowledge of inter-firm knowledge transfer research and provide a deeper understanding of knowledge transfer practice in an alliance context, as well as the reasons for such a practice. this study reports on relevant results derived from semi-structured interviews with 16 top managers in a chinese international joint venture (ijv) formed by tw...

Received: 22 September 2011 Revised: 2 July 2012 Accepted: 17 October 2012 Abstract Numerous studies highlight the advantages of accessing knowledge from outside the firm as a means of enhancing the firm’s innovation efforts. However, access to external knowledge is not without organisational problems, including rejection of external knowledge by firm members or difficulties in applying such kn...

It is argued that the basic economic resource in the next economy is knowledge. An important source for competitive advantage in this economy lies in an organization’s network of external relationships. This paper presents a conceptualization of strategic knowledge managing within the context of inter-organizational networks. The conceptualization is based on extensions of the resourceand knowl...

The recently developed knowledge-based view of the firm argues that knowledge is the firm’s most valuable resource. Within this field of study, informal social networks are rapidly gaining attention as mechanisms which facilitate knowledge flows. Electronic networks of practice are a special case of informal networks where the sharing of practice related knowledge occurs primarily through compu...

In this conceptual paper, we describe how IT and knowledge strategies, resources and capabilities coevolve and collectively influence firm agility. We briefly examine links between business strategy and IT and knowledge strategies, and also between agility and firm performance. To do so, we conduct a comprehensive literature review. Using the resource-based view of the firm and a dynamic capabi...

We argue that knowledge management cannot be separated from firm modeling. We, therefore start from a firm modeling methodology hereafter called “Approach Based on Contract” (ABC). In the method ABC, the contract (explicit or implicit) between a firm and its clients is the first step of the modeling. This contract is progressively refined in an interactive top down and bottom up approach in whi...

According to the knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship, people start a new firm because they are not able to commercialize their ideas and knowledge within the context of an incumbent firm or organization. Entrepreneurship therefore serves as a conduit for the spillover of knowledge from the firm or organization where that knowledge was created to its commercialization in the organizat...