Influence of Strategic Knowledge Management on Firm Innovativeness and Performance

This paper identifies the type and intensity of relationships that exist between strategic knowledge management (SKM) practices, innovation performance and organizational Performance. By doing so, it covers theoretical gaps about the analysis of these relationships in emerging countries. Data was co...

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Autores principales: Guillermo Davila, Gregorio Varvakis, Klaus North
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:5c84b6e557ec4bbc8edf8ed1027df0de2021-11-11T15:48:07ZInfluence of Strategic Knowledge Management on Firm Innovativeness and Performance1807-734X10.15728/bbr.2019.16.3.3https://doaj.org/article/5c84b6e557ec4bbc8edf8ed1027df0de2019-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=123062259003https://doaj.org/toc/1807-734XThis paper identifies the type and intensity of relationships that exist between strategic knowledge management (SKM) practices, innovation performance and organizational Performance. By doing so, it covers theoretical gaps about the analysis of these relationships in emerging countries. Data was collected from a sample composed by 127 Southern Brazilian firms and PLS-SEM was used for testing the hypotheses. The relevance of SKM practices for innovation and organizational performance is supported. The research has also shown the level of efficiency and use of each SKM practice. The findings allow Brazilian practitioners to identify those actions which stronger influence on innovativeness and performance. The results also have shown that Brazilian firms are focused on management of explicit knowledge, and there are some opportunities for improving performance if they focus more on tacit knowledge. The suggestions about priority practices and managing of tacit knowledge are relevant contributions to support managerial decisions for resource allocation oriented to improve innovation and performance.Guillermo DavilaGregorio VarvakisKlaus NorthFUCAPE Business Schoolarticlestrategic knowledge managementinnovationorganizational performanceknowledge management practicesbrazilBusinessHF5001-6182ENPTBBR: Brazilian Business Review, Vol 16, Iss 3, Pp 239-254 (2019)
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topic strategic knowledge management
innovation
organizational performance
knowledge management practices
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spellingShingle strategic knowledge management
innovation
organizational performance
knowledge management practices
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Business
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Guillermo Davila
Gregorio Varvakis
Klaus North
Influence of Strategic Knowledge Management on Firm Innovativeness and Performance
description This paper identifies the type and intensity of relationships that exist between strategic knowledge management (SKM) practices, innovation performance and organizational Performance. By doing so, it covers theoretical gaps about the analysis of these relationships in emerging countries. Data was collected from a sample composed by 127 Southern Brazilian firms and PLS-SEM was used for testing the hypotheses. The relevance of SKM practices for innovation and organizational performance is supported. The research has also shown the level of efficiency and use of each SKM practice. The findings allow Brazilian practitioners to identify those actions which stronger influence on innovativeness and performance. The results also have shown that Brazilian firms are focused on management of explicit knowledge, and there are some opportunities for improving performance if they focus more on tacit knowledge. The suggestions about priority practices and managing of tacit knowledge are relevant contributions to support managerial decisions for resource allocation oriented to improve innovation and performance.
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Gregorio Varvakis
Klaus North
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title_fullStr Influence of Strategic Knowledge Management on Firm Innovativeness and Performance
title_full_unstemmed Influence of Strategic Knowledge Management on Firm Innovativeness and Performance
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