Role of knowledge management processes within different stages of technological innovation: evidence from biotechnology SMEs

IF 3.2 4区管理学 Q1 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Knowledge Management Research & Practice Pub Date : 2022-04-20 DOI:10.1080/14778238.2022.2064352

Valerie Bloem, Negin Salimi

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Managing technological innovations in the knowledge-intensive and dynamic biotechnology industry involves the effective application of knowledge. Knowledge management has been shown to improve technological innovation capabilities, thus indirectly contributing to sustainable competitive advantage. This paper views knowledge management from a process capabilities perspective and aims to understand its role within the technological innovation process in biotechnology sector in the Netherlands. Through a qualitative and exploratory research design including 15 biotechnology case interviews, three general roles of knowledge management processes were identified: a key role, a supporting role, and a complementary role. The roles depend on the innovation phase. Four propositions are introduced and shed more light on the role of each individual knowledge management process with respect to the different innovation phases. Understanding how these processes work throughout the innovation process will provide insight for organisations on how to use knowledge management effectively to improve the innovation process performance.

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知识管理过程在技术创新不同阶段中的作用：来自生物技术中小企业的证据

在知识密集、充满活力的生物技术行业中，管理技术创新涉及知识的有效应用。知识管理已被证明可以提高技术创新能力，从而间接促进可持续竞争优势。本文从过程能力的角度看待知识管理，旨在了解其在荷兰生物技术部门技术创新过程中的作用。通过包括15个生物技术案例访谈在内的定性和探索性研究设计，确定了知识管理过程的三个一般作用：关键作用、支持作用和补充作用。角色取决于创新阶段。介绍了四个命题，并进一步阐明了每个个体知识管理过程在不同创新阶段的作用。了解这些过程在整个创新过程中是如何运作的，将为组织提供如何有效利用知识管理来提高创新过程绩效的见解。

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Knowledge Management Research & Practice Multiple-

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7.00

自引率

15.60%

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期刊介绍： Knowledge management is a term that has worked its way into the mainstream of both academic and business arenas since it was first coined in the 1980s. Interest has increased rapidly during the last decade and shows no signs of abating. The current state of the knowledge management field is that it encompasses four overlapping areas: •Managing knowledge (creating/acquiring, sharing, retaining, storing, using, updating, retiring) •Organisational learning •Intellectual capital •Knowledge economics Within (and across) these, knowledge management has to address issues relating to technology, people, culture and systems.