... factor analysis to assess measurement reliability and construct validity. Findings The results support a four-dimensional KM framework comprising knowledge sharing, knowledge application, knowledge acquisition and knowledge creation. The findings indicate that these KM processes are empirically...

...Xiaofei Zhang; Yutao Sun; Ning Zhou Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine how competition with partners affects firms’ R&D investments from the perspective of knowledge acquisition and misappropriation. This study also aims to analyze whether regional intellectual property rights...

... software development industry employees. Findings The results indicate that employee–generative AI collaboration ( EA ) positively influences knowledge acquisition, which, in turn, improves digital performance. Explicit knowledge acquisition has a larger positive effect on digital-enabled task...

...Rita Mura; Francesca Vicentini; Arnaldo Zelli; Luca Mallia Purpose This study aims to investigate the interplay between motivation, experience and knowledge acquisition among board members of nonprofit organizations, and it pursued this goal by generally adopting knowledge-based views and key...

...Ping Zhang; Jaskirat Singh Rai; Intesar Almugren; Marco Pironti; Armand Derhy Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine how students’ adoption of AI is associated with their knowledge acquisition and application, which is further related to their entrepreneurial skill development...

...Xuping Jiang; Ling Yuan; Nourah O. Alshaghdali; Aradhana Galgotia; Antonio Monaco; Speranza Dell’Aversano Purpose This study aims to examine how generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI )-based knowledge acquisition and learning engagement relate to business executives’ valence for using Gen...

... as foundational units of knowledge-driven development. It aims to distinguish the respective contributions of knowledge acquisition and knowledge sharing as input mechanisms, while examining the mediating effects of knowledge integration and knowledge application in translating distributed community knowledge...

...María Isabel Barba-Aragón; Daniel Jiménez-Jiménez Purpose The purpose of this study is to contribute to empirical research on green innovation drivers. This paper analyzes the relationships between training, knowledge acquisition, green innovation and firm performance. Design/methodology...

... may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode With new hybrid working models in place post COVID-19, it is requisite that knowledge workers (KWs) stay agile. Knowledge-oriented leadership (KOL) can help employees with essential knowledge acquisition (KA) facilitating...

...Shuang Ma; Dahui Li; Yonggui Wang; Myat Su Han Purpose This study aims to examine how three types of information technology (IT) capability (supplier technological capability, customer technology-sensing capability and relatedness of IT infrastructure) facilitate knowledge acquisition...

...Hong Jiang; Jingxuan Yang; Wentao Liu Purpose This study aims to explore the effect of innovation ecosystem stability (IES) on innovation performance of enterprises through the mediating role of knowledge acquisition (KA), and to study how these effects are moderated by unabsorbed slack. Design...

... Licensed re-use rights only This paper aims to explore the relationships among several key constructs which link the individual’s motivation for knowledge acquisition to his affiliation with online knowledge networks, to further access the intellectual capital of the network as a prerequisite...

... knowledge repository, one must know how to effectively utilize it for it to be considered a precious asset of the organization. Project management Knowledge management Knowledge acquisition Absorptive capacity Knowledge identification Microprocess In project management (PM), it is common...

... Knowledge acquisition Imitation Complements James M. Bloodgood can be contacted at: jblood@ksu.edu 18 09 2017 25 12 2017 02 03 2018 07 05 2018 15 09 2018 26 10 2018 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only...

...Abel Duarte Alonso; Seng Kok; Nikolaos Sakellarios; Seamus O’Brien Purpose The purpose of this exploratory study is to investigate the significance of self-efficacy and knowledge acquisition among micro businesses operating in challenging economic environments. The study uses social cognitive...

..., workshops and participant observation. Findings The proposed framework comprises four steps: determination of the system’s scope, to establish the project’s goal based on stakeholders’ requirements and prioritise the required products and processes; knowledge acquisition, to classify the knowledge...

... decisions about openness are essential for achieving competitive advantage (Del Giudice and Maggioni, 2014). With particular regard to knowledge acquisition (inbound open innovation), the breadth of external sources of knowledge is associated with positive innovation performance in literature...

.... Decision-making is based on knowledge, and decision system support needs a knowledge base as well. An adequate knowledge acquisition (KA) process leads to accurate knowledge and improves the decision-making process. To manage the risk of a medical service (twin pregnancy in this case) a knowledge...

...Fariza Hanim Rusly; Peter Yih-Tong Sun; James L Corner Purpose – This study aims to show how change readiness shapes the knowledge acquisition process. The study elicits change readiness factors, at the individual and firm levels, that influence the knowledge acquisition process and are based...

...Steven Pattinson; David Preece Purpose – Recent research into communities of practice (CoPs) has focused on large organizations, suggesting they can be constructed for the purposes of knowledge acquisition and innovation. The present study found that, for science-based SMEs, CoPs are more...