Knowledge

Sebastian Möbus

Social Networks and the Organizational Knowledge Transfer Process

Relational and Structural Effects on the Micro-Phase of Knowledge Acquisition

Schriftenreihe innovative betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung und Praxis

The capability to effectively transfer and leverage knowledge from all kinds of resources has become one of the important sources of competitive advantage, innovativeness, and sustained firm performance. Prior research has shown that the internal social networks of a firm contribute to the transfer of knowledge. The knowledge transfer process, however, has not been consistently defined, but is strongly related to both the organizational learning processes and the […]

Mojca K. Šebart / Miha Kovač

Knowledge, values, equity: Contemporary tendencies in education

Schriften zur Pädagogischen Theorie

This book addresses three main topics: the first one relates to the issue of values in education; the second one regards the role and importance of knowledge in education; and the third one examines the attitudes towards deep reading as this is one of the fundamental processes on which the achievement of any long-term educational goal depends.

In regard to the issue of values, the authors claim that society needs to achieve a consensus about what principles can […]

Isabelle G. A. Hahn-Notter

How Firms Turn Knowledge into Valuable Outputs

Disentangling Research on Absorptive Capacity

Schriftenreihe innovative betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung und Praxis

In today’s dynamic environment firms are under constant pressure to improve their performance and find new, innovative ways of competing. To be able to adapt to change, the sourcing and processing of knowledge is pivotal. Developing absorptive capacity, namely processes to acquire, assimilate, transform, and exploit knowledge, is thus decisive for firms, to be able to attain and sustain a competitive advantage. This book provides an analysis and synthesis of the research […]

Timm Wutzler

Open Innovation and Knowledge Management in Large Corporations

Organizational Antecedents and Performance Effects

Strategisches Management

This book consists of four individual studies that shed light on the interplay of innovation and knowledge management issues. With the proliferation of the open innovation paradigm and against the backdrop of increasing external knowledge transfer activities, knowledge management today is of cardinal importance for innovation and firm performance. However, knowledge management is no longer a pure intra-organizational activity. Instead, it constitutes a vital interface […]

Noora Buser

Absorptive Capacity 2.0: The Link between Knowledge and Innovation in Firms

Schriftenreihe innovative betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung und Praxis

Innovation by introducing new products to the market is often accepted as a necessity for firms’ long-term survival. The research in the field on management science emphasizes the role of knowledge as a central source of innovation. In particular, absorptive capacity as a firm’s “ability to recognize the value of new information, assimilate it, and apply it to commercial ends” has been proposed as vital for firms’ innovation performance. [...]

Darjo Felda

Mathematical Knowledge as a Passing Information or as a Useful Tool

Studien zur Schulpädagogik

For several decades now, the mathematics classes in Slovenian elementary schools have been too oriented towards mechanical learning of concepts and procedures, thus neglecting the understanding of said concepts and procedures. The pupils therefore do not see the usefulness of said knowledge, solving routine problems according to an introduced example rather than thoroughly reading the text of each task; furthermore, they are also not aware of the situation described in […]

Mojca K. Šebart / Andreja Hočevar / Mojca Lukan

Shaping Knowledge: Economic Interests and the Quality of Education

Edited and foreword by Mark J. Užmah

Frühpädagogik in Forschung und Praxis

The book Shaping Knowledge: Economic Interests and the Quality of Education explores the influence of international institutions such as the OECD, the World Bank, and the institutions of the EU on early childhood education and care. These institutions aim to introduce economically viable and cost-effective education throughout the education continuum, including preschool education.

In the first part of the book, the authors analyze whether the […]

Lefteris Topaloglou / Eike Albrecht / Steven Kramm / Niyanta Shetye (Ed.)

Pursuing Societal Transformation in Coal Mining Regions through Education and Knowledge Transfer

Umweltrecht in Forschung und Praxis

This volume is the outcome of a scientific workshop on Pursuing Societal Transformation through Education and Knowledge Transfer in Kozani. The workshop was carried out in December 2022 in the framework of a cooperation project financed by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). The project brought together Brandenburg University of Cottbus – Senftenberg (BTU), Germany, and the University of Western Macedonia (UOWM), Kozani, northern Greece. [...]

Moisés Israel Medrano Garay

Getting Knowledge of Evil: A Comparison of Wolfhart Pannenberg᾿s and Gustavo Gutiérrez᾿s Theology

THEOS – Studienreihe Theologische Forschungsergebnisse

This book compares the understanding of evil by Wolfhart Pannenberg and Gustavo Gutiérrez. It addresses the question on, how do Pannenberg and Gutiérrez get knowledge of the “reality” of evil? The answer to the question is that they get knowledge of such a “reality” in a very similar way: dialectically and interdisciplinary.

On the one hand, it has to do with the fact that both theologians ground their theological knowledge of finite realities with the help of […]

Steven Setyadi Kasih

Patent Management in Knowledge-Intensive Firms

Theoretical Concept and Empirical Analyses

Strategisches Management

In light of a growing interest in patent management in research, policy, and practice, this study offers scholars a detailed definition and categorization of patent management at the process level. Utilizing rich qualitative and quantitative empirical data, the author analyzes how professional patent management activities influence innovation and licensing performance under specific internal and external conditions. Moreover, he identifies important strategic and […]