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作者:de Ven, AHV
作者单位:University of Minnesota System; University of Minnesota Twin Cities
摘要:Advances in information technologies and the growth of a knowledge-based service economy are transforming the basis of technological innovation and corporate competition. This transformation requires taking a broader, institutional and political view of information technology and knowledge management To succeed, firms are advised to focus on building their distinctive competencies, outsource the rest, and become nodes in value chain networks. This shifts the level of competition from between i...
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作者:Poston, RS; Speier, C
作者单位:University of Memphis; Michigan State University; Michigan State University's Broad College of Business
摘要:Knowledge management systems (KMSs) facilitate the efficient and effective sharing of a firm's intellectual resources. However, sifting through the myriad of content available through KMSs can be challenging, and knowledge workers may be overwhelmed when trying to find the content most relevant for completing a new task. To address this problem, KMS designers often include content rating schemes (i.e., users of the KMS submit ratings to indicate the quality of specific content used) and credib...
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作者:Saunders, C
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作者:Tanriverdi, H
作者单位:University of Texas System; University of Texas Austin
摘要:Business value of information technology is an enduring research question. The elusive link between IT and financial firm performance calls for further research into intermediate organizational variables through which IT may influence firm performance. This study proposes that knowledge management (KM) is a critical organizational capability through which IT influences firm performance. In the context of multibusiness firms, the study examines how the IT resources of a firm should be organized...
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作者:Lin, LH; Geng, XJ; Whinston, AB
作者单位:Boston University; University of Washington; University of Washington Seattle; University of Texas System; University of Texas Austin
摘要:The shift to more distributed forms of organizations and the prevalence of interorganizational relationships have led to an increase in the transfer of knowledge between patties with asymmetric and incomplete information about each other. Because of this asymmetry and incompleteness, parties seeking knowledge may not be able to identify qualified knowledge providers, and the appropriate experts may fail to be motivated to engage in knowledge transfer. We propose a sender-receiver framework for...
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作者:Levina, N; Vaast, E
作者单位:New York University; Long Island University; Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus
摘要:This paper investigates how an organizational competence in boundary spanning emerges in practice by drawing on the concepts of boundary spanner and boundary object Using data from two qualitative field studies, we argue that in order for boundary spanning to emerge a new joint field of practice must be produced. Our data illustrate that some agents partially transform their practices in local settings so as to accommodate the interests of their counterparts. While negotiating the new joint fi...
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作者:Ryu, C; Kim, YJ; Chaudhury, A; Rao, HR
作者单位:State University of New York (SUNY) System; University at Buffalo, SUNY; State University of New York (SUNY) System; Binghamton University, SUNY; Bryant University; State University of New York (SUNY) System; University at Buffalo, SUNY
摘要:An enterprise information portal (EIP) is viewed as a knowledge community. Activity theory provides a framework to study such a community: members of an EIP conduct specific tasks that are assigned through a division of labor. Each member of an enterprise information portal can undergo three distinct types of learning processes: learning-by-investment, learning-by-doing, and learning-from-others. Through these three types of learning processes, each member achieves specialized knowledge that i...
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作者:Sambamurthy, V; Subramani, M
作者单位:Michigan State University; University of Minnesota System; University of Minnesota Twin Cities
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作者:Chen, ANK; Edgington, TM
作者单位:Arizona State University; Arizona State University-Tempe
摘要:To maintain competitive advantage, a firm's investment decisions related to knowledge creation are likely to be strategic in nature. However, strategic investments usually have an element of risk linked to uncertain and deferred investment benefits. To date, such-investment decisions relating to knowledge workers have not been extensively researched. In this paper, we explore the following research question: How do we strategically assess knowledge creation over time giving consideration to co...