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Knowledge Management in the SME and its Relationship to Strategy, Family Orientation and Organization Learning

Zhou, Haibo - 2010

In this study, we examine the prevalence of different KM practices and the organizational determinants of KM among SMEs … by conducting a quantitative study of empirical data from nearly 500 Dutch SMEs. Our empirical results show that … knowledge is managed in a people-based approach in SMEs. SMEs are most likely to acquire knowledge by staying in touch with …

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Firms, Crowds, and Innovation

Felin, Teppo - 2017

The purpose of this article is to suggest a (preliminary) taxonomy and research agenda for the topic of “firms, crowds, and innovation” and to provide an introduction to the associated special issue. We specifically discuss how various crowd-related phenomena and practices — for example,...

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The dynamics of resource allocation in research organizations

Filson, Darren - 2000

As a first step towards understanding the evolution of small groups in firms, this paper develops and tests a simple decision-theoretical model of research-unit evolution in which, as managers resolve their uncertainty over time, they shut down under-performing units and remove under-performing...

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A Real Options Approach to Project Selection and its Application to NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research Program

Belz, Andrea; Eckhause, Jeremy; Terrile, Richard; … - 2021

We consider an important class of research and development (R&D) investments in public and private entities that require selection from a large number of proposals such that: (1) the potential monetary value of the proposals is not a first-order factor in the selection; and (2) the investments...

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Race to the Future: Innovations in Gifted and Enrichment Education in Asia, and Implications for the United States

Ibata-Arens, Kathryn C. - In: Administrative Sciences 2 (2012) 1, pp. 1-25

education policy and practice into a key component of national innovation strategies: human capital development. Asian countries … are developing an emphasis on innovation and creativity at all levels of education, while the United States continues (via … education practices that enrich student learning, helping children to reach their highest potential in some countries, cultural …

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A Bourdieusian Perspective on Acculturation: Mexican Immigrants in the United States

Prieto, Leonel; Sagafi-nejad, Tagi; Janamanchi, Balaji - In: Administrative Sciences 3 (2013) 4, pp. 290-305

This article uses Bourdieu’s theory of practice (BTOP) to understand immigrants’ acculturation. It synthesizes research findings by discussing acculturation as: (1) equalization of immigrants’ and natives’ development (convergence); (2) language and social practices related to economic,...

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Platform Performance Investment in the Presence of Network Externalities

Anderson, Edward G.; Parker, Geoffrey; Tan, Burcu - 2017

Managers of emerging platforms must decide what level of platform performance to invest in at each product development cycle in markets that exhibit two-sided network externalities. High performance is a selling point for consumers, but in many cases it requires developers to make large...

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Investing in Innovation : A Policy Framework for Attaining Sustainable Prosperity in the United States

Lazonick, William - 2022

“Sustainable prosperity” denotes an economy that generates stable and equitable growth for a large and growing middle class. From the 1940s into the 1970s, the United States appeared to be on a trajectory of sustainable prosperity, especially for white-male members of the U.S. labor force....

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Toward a Systematic Framework for Research on Dominant Designs, Technological Innovations, and Industrial Change

Murmann, Johann Peter; Frenken, Koen - 2015

The concept of a dominant design has taken on a quasi-paradigmatic status in analyses of the link between technological and industrial dynamics. A review of the empirical literature reveals a variety of interpretations about some aspects of the phenomenon such as its underlying causal mechanisms...

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Transferring Tacit Knowledge in Extended Enterprises

Nousala, Susu; Hall, William P.; John, Sabu - 2015

Organizations need to build and use knowledge to remain viable in the face of competition and change. Due to the limits of organization and the bounded rationality of individuals working within the organizations it is impossible to make all of the required knowledge accessible in explicit and...

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