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Sebastian Möbus

Social Networks and the Organizational Knowledge Transfer Process

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

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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.…

Isabelle G. A. Hahn-Notter

How Firms Turn Knowledge into Valuable Outputs

Disentangling Research on Absorptive Capacity

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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…

Noora Buser

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

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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…

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…

Peter Bußwolder

The Importance of Learning and Knowledge in Ramp-Up Management

Lessons from a Multi-Level and Multi-Methodical Examination

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Der Produktionsanlauf betrifft die Überführung eines neuen Produktes von der Phase der Produktentwicklung über in die Phase der kommerziellen Produktion. Er endet mit dem Erreichen der vollen Kapazität. Aufgrund kürzer Produktlebenszyklen, einer höheren Innovationsrate und einem breiteren Produktspektrum, wird die…

Anke Baker

The Impact of Market Liberalization on Knowledge Sharing in the Utilities Industry

An Exploratory Study of Self-Organizing Processes

Strategisches Management

The book originates from the organizational transformation processes in the German utilities industry that were triggered by market liberalization. It approaches the issue of violated trust within the utilities industry from an intra-organizational perspective. Trust is a key component of psychological contracts…

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…

Tatiana Romanova Stettler

Firm-Level Strategic Orientation and Performance

A Synthesis and Extension of the Knowledge Base on Entrepreneurial, Market and Learning Orientation

Strategisches Management

Should a firm stay focused or should it rather adopt a broader strategic perspective? This book summarizes and extends the existing knowledge base on entrepreneurial, market, and learning orientation. Building on multiple theoretical perspectives, empirical evidence from prior studies, as well as on survey and…

Julia Teichmann

Organisationsstrukturen und Wissenstransfer bei Lösungsanbietern

Strategisches Management

Unter dem Schlagwort Solution Selling wird der Verkauf maßgeschneiderter Angebote mit Problemlösungscharakter als die Zukunftsstrategie gefeiert. Doch lassen sich derart individuelle Angebote auch innerhalb gewachsener Strukturen des deutschen Mittelstands realisieren? Wie können und müssen Vertrieb und Technik…

Mathias Kube

The Economics of Open Innovation

Essays on Private and Public Actors in Systems of Innovation

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In today‘s globalized world innovation plays a major role. For states, the generation of new knowledge through innovations impacts the economic development and the standard of living. For companies, innovation is crucial to achieve competitive advantage. Specifically the concept of Open Innovation has been…