...Anne‐Mette Lilleoere; Ebba Holme Hansen Purpose Because selling innovative products is crucial to its livelihood, the pharmaceutical industry has a fundamental need to share knowledge to stimulate the process of knowledge creation. This study seeks to explore knowledge‐sharing enablers...

... for knowledge to germinate and grow. Organisational learning is also a part of this process. Intellectual property in specialised research fields therefore must be created and defended. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Knowledge processes Knowledge management Pharmaceuticals industry...

... think of it as what is continuously reproduced and re‐instituted through actions. Heedful interrelating is part of the social capital of the firm and therefore it needs to be nourished and supported to avoid being eroded. The pharmaceutical industry is an eminent example of a knowledge‐intensive...

... transfer, and concludes with implications for managers using the tools. Competitive advantage in the pharmaceutical industry is closely associated with a company’s ability to generate new knowledge able to produce patents and new medicines that are converted into marketable products (Yeoh and Roth...