Dépouillements

The moderating effect of knowledge sharing on the relationship between manufacturing activities and business performance / Tsu-Te (Andrew) Huang in Knowledge management research and practice, Vol. 8 N° 4 (Décembre 2010) 

Public ISBD [article]  in Knowledge management research and practice > Vol. 8 N° 4 (Décembre 2010) . - pp. 285 - 306 Titre : The moderating effect of knowledge sharing on the relationship between manufacturing activities and business performance Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Tsu-Te (Andrew) Huang, Auteur ; Rodney A. Stewart, Auteur Année de publication : 2011 Article en page(s) : pp. 285 - 306 Note générale : Management Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : knowledge  sharing  Integrated  supplier  management  New  product  development  Taiwan Index. décimale : 658 Organisation des entreprises. Techniques du commerce Résumé : This paper investigates the critical role of knowledge sharing (KS) in leveraging manufacturing activities, namely integrated supplier management (ISM) and new product development (NPD) to improve business performance (BP) within the context of Taiwanese electronic manufacturing companies. The research adopted a sequential mixed method research design, which provided both quantitative empirical evidence as well as qualitative insights, into the moderating effect of KS on the relationships between these two core manufacturing activities and BP. First, a questionnaire survey was administered, which resulted in a sample of 170 managerial and technical professionals providing their opinions on KS, NPD and ISM activities and the BP level within their respective companies. On the basis of the collected data, factor analysis was used to verify the measurement model, followed by correlation analysis to explore factor interrelationships, and finally moderated regression analyses to extract the moderating effects of KS on the relationships of NPD and ISM with BP. Following the quantitative study, six semi-structured interviews were conducted to provide qualitative in-depth insights into the value added from KS practices to the targeted manufacturing activities and the extent of its leveraging power. Results from quantitative statistical analysis indicated that KS, NPD and ISM all have a significant positive impact on BP. Specifically, IT infrastructure and open communication were identified as the two types of KS practices that could facilitate enriched supplier evaluation and selection, empower active employee involvement in the design process, and provide support for product simplification and the modular design process, thereby improving manufacturing performance and strengthening company competitiveness. The interviews authenticated many of the empirical findings, suggesting that in the contemporary manufacturing context KS has become an integral part of many ISM and NPD activities and when embedded properly can lead to an improvement in BP. The paper also highlights a number of useful implications for manufacturing companies seeking to leverage their BP through innovative and sustained KS practices. DEWEY : 658 ISSN : 1477-8238 En ligne : http://www.palgrave-journals.com/kmrp/journal/v8/n4/abs/kmrp201021a.html [article] The moderating effect of knowledge sharing on the relationship between manufacturing activities and business performance [texte imprimé] / Tsu-Te (Andrew) Huang, Auteur ; Rodney A. Stewart, Auteur . - 2011 . - pp. 285 - 306. Management Langues : Anglais (eng) in Knowledge management research and practice > Vol. 8 N° 4 (Décembre 2010) . - pp. 285 - 306 Mots-clés : knowledge  sharing  Integrated  supplier  management  New  product  development  Taiwan Index. décimale : 658 Organisation des entreprises. Techniques du commerce Résumé : This paper investigates the critical role of knowledge sharing (KS) in leveraging manufacturing activities, namely integrated supplier management (ISM) and new product development (NPD) to improve business performance (BP) within the context of Taiwanese electronic manufacturing companies. The research adopted a sequential mixed method research design, which provided both quantitative empirical evidence as well as qualitative insights, into the moderating effect of KS on the relationships between these two core manufacturing activities and BP. First, a questionnaire survey was administered, which resulted in a sample of 170 managerial and technical professionals providing their opinions on KS, NPD and ISM activities and the BP level within their respective companies. On the basis of the collected data, factor analysis was used to verify the measurement model, followed by correlation analysis to explore factor interrelationships, and finally moderated regression analyses to extract the moderating effects of KS on the relationships of NPD and ISM with BP. Following the quantitative study, six semi-structured interviews were conducted to provide qualitative in-depth insights into the value added from KS practices to the targeted manufacturing activities and the extent of its leveraging power. Results from quantitative statistical analysis indicated that KS, NPD and ISM all have a significant positive impact on BP. Specifically, IT infrastructure and open communication were identified as the two types of KS practices that could facilitate enriched supplier evaluation and selection, empower active employee involvement in the design process, and provide support for product simplification and the modular design process, thereby improving manufacturing performance and strengthening company competitiveness. The interviews authenticated many of the empirical findings, suggesting that in the contemporary manufacturing context KS has become an integral part of many ISM and NPD activities and when embedded properly can lead to an improvement in BP. The paper also highlights a number of useful implications for manufacturing companies seeking to leverage their BP through innovative and sustained KS practices. DEWEY : 658 ISSN : 1477-8238 En ligne : http://www.palgrave-journals.com/kmrp/journal/v8/n4/abs/kmrp201021a.html

Knowledge transfer in post-merger integration management: case study of a multinational healthcare company in Greece / Wilfrid Azan in Knowledge management research and practice, Vol. 8 N° 4 (Décembre 2010) 

Public ISBD [article]  in Knowledge management research and practice > Vol. 8 N° 4 (Décembre 2010) . - pp. 307 - 321 Titre : Knowledge transfer in post-merger integration management: case study of a multinational healthcare company in Greece Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Wilfrid Azan, Auteur ; Isabelle Huber Sutter, Auteur Année de publication : 2011 Article en page(s) : pp. 307 - 321 Note générale : Management Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Research  interests  Management  of  IS  Integrated  technologies  KM  Evaluation  Soft  factors Index. décimale : 658 Organisation des entreprises. Techniques du commerce Résumé : Faced with demanding time constraints and the need to compete and communicate across a global market, firms have engaged in mergers and acquisitions (M&As) to accomplish various objectives, including, but not limited to, increasing growth potential and expanding product lines. Given the vital role of knowledge in the M&A context, the aim of this case study is to explore the literature in the area of M&As from a knowledge perspective and to investigate the knowledge variable in the local Hellenic Post-Merger Integration (PMI) of the Roche Consumer Health division acquired by Bayer, both leading multinational pharmaceutical companies. The study focuses on whether the stakeholders think that one specific factor, namely knowledge transfer, has helped them develop towards one high-performance body, and, if so, what were the most significant experiences leading to this development. We followed a number of employees from both. The results of the study provide a better understanding of the key drivers of the knowledge transfer in a PMI. The critical factors (macro and micro) encourage or discourage knowledge transfer in integrating organizations. The assessment took place approximately six months after the contractual completion of the acquisition and was based on the management and co-workers’ perception of how integration at the Greek Bayer company had progressed. The Orton case study was developed as a complement to the theoretical framework on intangible synergies in the M&A context. It provides a practical perspective regarding the complexities and peculiarities involved in each M&A operation by confronting the conceptual framework with field realities. DEWEY : 658 ISSN : 1477-8238 En ligne : http://www.palgrave-journals.com/kmrp/journal/v8/n4/abs/kmrp201017a.html [article] Knowledge transfer in post-merger integration management: case study of a multinational healthcare company in Greece [texte imprimé] / Wilfrid Azan, Auteur ; Isabelle Huber Sutter, Auteur . - 2011 . - pp. 307 - 321. Management Langues : Anglais (eng) in Knowledge management research and practice > Vol. 8 N° 4 (Décembre 2010) . - pp. 307 - 321 Mots-clés : Research  interests  Management  of  IS  Integrated  technologies  KM  Evaluation  Soft  factors Index. décimale : 658 Organisation des entreprises. Techniques du commerce Résumé : Faced with demanding time constraints and the need to compete and communicate across a global market, firms have engaged in mergers and acquisitions (M&As) to accomplish various objectives, including, but not limited to, increasing growth potential and expanding product lines. Given the vital role of knowledge in the M&A context, the aim of this case study is to explore the literature in the area of M&As from a knowledge perspective and to investigate the knowledge variable in the local Hellenic Post-Merger Integration (PMI) of the Roche Consumer Health division acquired by Bayer, both leading multinational pharmaceutical companies. The study focuses on whether the stakeholders think that one specific factor, namely knowledge transfer, has helped them develop towards one high-performance body, and, if so, what were the most significant experiences leading to this development. We followed a number of employees from both. The results of the study provide a better understanding of the key drivers of the knowledge transfer in a PMI. The critical factors (macro and micro) encourage or discourage knowledge transfer in integrating organizations. The assessment took place approximately six months after the contractual completion of the acquisition and was based on the management and co-workers’ perception of how integration at the Greek Bayer company had progressed. The Orton case study was developed as a complement to the theoretical framework on intangible synergies in the M&A context. It provides a practical perspective regarding the complexities and peculiarities involved in each M&A operation by confronting the conceptual framework with field realities. DEWEY : 658 ISSN : 1477-8238 En ligne : http://www.palgrave-journals.com/kmrp/journal/v8/n4/abs/kmrp201017a.html

Knowledge markets in firms: knowledge sharing with trust and signalling / Zuopeng Zhang in Knowledge management research and practice, Vol. 8 N° 4 (Décembre 2010) 

Public ISBD [article]  in Knowledge management research and practice > Vol. 8 N° 4 (Décembre 2010) . - pp. 322 - 339 Titre : Knowledge markets in firms: knowledge sharing with trust and signalling Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Zuopeng Zhang, Auteur ; Shankar Sundaresan, Auteur Année de publication : 2011 Article en page(s) : pp. 322 - 339 Note générale : Management Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Knowledge  market  Knowledge  sharing  Incentives  Signal  Trust  Information  technology Index. décimale : 658 Organisation des entreprises. Techniques du commerce Résumé : Knowledge sharing and learning are critically important to the success of knowledge management. In this research, we study the design of incentive rewards to facilitate knowledge transfer utilizing an internal knowledge market within organizations. The internal knowledge market is modelled as a marketplace where knowledge providers can send signals about their knowledge and learners may voluntarily acquire the knowledge based on the signals. Three types of knowledge recipients are differentiated with respect to their signalling threshold functions: knowledge connoisseur, knowledge public, and knowledge dilettante. In addition, a knowledge recipient may be either humble or arrogant, with different propensities for learning characterized by different learning inhibition cost functions. For different knowledge recipients, we study the knowledge providers’ best signalling strategies and the firm's optimal design of reward structures. Knowledge providers will adopt different signalling strategies if they lack the necessary trust that knowledge recipients will accurately report their learning. We analyse how the firm can offer learning rewards and employ IT support to improve the trust so as to increase knowledge transfer. This research provides valuable insights for practitioners to manage an internal knowledge market. DEWEY : 658 ISSN : 1477-8238 En ligne : http://www.palgrave-journals.com/kmrp/journal/v8/n4/abs/kmrp201022a.html [article] Knowledge markets in firms: knowledge sharing with trust and signalling [texte imprimé] / Zuopeng Zhang, Auteur ; Shankar Sundaresan, Auteur . - 2011 . - pp. 322 - 339. Management Langues : Anglais (eng) in Knowledge management research and practice > Vol. 8 N° 4 (Décembre 2010) . - pp. 322 - 339 Mots-clés : Knowledge  market  Knowledge  sharing  Incentives  Signal  Trust  Information  technology Index. décimale : 658 Organisation des entreprises. Techniques du commerce Résumé : Knowledge sharing and learning are critically important to the success of knowledge management. In this research, we study the design of incentive rewards to facilitate knowledge transfer utilizing an internal knowledge market within organizations. The internal knowledge market is modelled as a marketplace where knowledge providers can send signals about their knowledge and learners may voluntarily acquire the knowledge based on the signals. Three types of knowledge recipients are differentiated with respect to their signalling threshold functions: knowledge connoisseur, knowledge public, and knowledge dilettante. In addition, a knowledge recipient may be either humble or arrogant, with different propensities for learning characterized by different learning inhibition cost functions. For different knowledge recipients, we study the knowledge providers’ best signalling strategies and the firm's optimal design of reward structures. Knowledge providers will adopt different signalling strategies if they lack the necessary trust that knowledge recipients will accurately report their learning. We analyse how the firm can offer learning rewards and employ IT support to improve the trust so as to increase knowledge transfer. This research provides valuable insights for practitioners to manage an internal knowledge market. DEWEY : 658 ISSN : 1477-8238 En ligne : http://www.palgrave-journals.com/kmrp/journal/v8/n4/abs/kmrp201022a.html

The intangibles’ mindset of CFOs’ and corporate performance / José Domingo García-Merino in Knowledge management research and practice, Vol. 8 N° 4 (Décembre 2010) 

Public ISBD [article]  in Knowledge management research and practice > Vol. 8 N° 4 (Décembre 2010) . - pp. 340 - 350 Titre : The intangibles’ mindset of CFOs’ and corporate performance Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : José Domingo García-Merino, Auteur ; Gerardo Arregui-Ayastuy, Auteur ; Arturo Rodríguez-Castellanos, Auteur Année de publication : 2011 Article en page(s) : pp. 340 - 350 Note générale : Management Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Intangibles  Intellectual  capital  Financial  valuation  Corporate  performance  CFOs’  mindset Index. décimale : 658 Organisation des entreprises. Techniques du commerce Résumé : This paper aims to analyze the companies’ view about the financial valuation of intangibles relevance and its influence on corporate performance. Based on the theory of resources, the role of intangibles in business competitiveness is justified. The traditional factors of production have become secondary, while the success is primarily based on the development and utilization of intangible resources. One of the main problems in managing the intangibles appears to be that, there is a general lack of information about them. Therefore, financial valuation of intangibles will result in significant benefits to the organization that will help determine business strategy, process design as well providing competitive advantage. It follows the hypothesis of this work, the greater known about their intangibles and the greater sensitivity to the financial valuation of them, the better performance. To achieve this objective, a field study is done, doing telephone calls to Basque Country companies’ financial managers. DEWEY : 658 ISSN : 1477-8238 En ligne : http://www.palgrave-journals.com/kmrp/journal/v8/n4/abs/kmrp201019a.html [article] The intangibles’ mindset of CFOs’ and corporate performance [texte imprimé] / José Domingo García-Merino, Auteur ; Gerardo Arregui-Ayastuy, Auteur ; Arturo Rodríguez-Castellanos, Auteur . - 2011 . - pp. 340 - 350. Management Langues : Anglais (eng) in Knowledge management research and practice > Vol. 8 N° 4 (Décembre 2010) . - pp. 340 - 350 Mots-clés : Intangibles  Intellectual  capital  Financial  valuation  Corporate  performance  CFOs’  mindset Index. décimale : 658 Organisation des entreprises. Techniques du commerce Résumé : This paper aims to analyze the companies’ view about the financial valuation of intangibles relevance and its influence on corporate performance. Based on the theory of resources, the role of intangibles in business competitiveness is justified. The traditional factors of production have become secondary, while the success is primarily based on the development and utilization of intangible resources. One of the main problems in managing the intangibles appears to be that, there is a general lack of information about them. Therefore, financial valuation of intangibles will result in significant benefits to the organization that will help determine business strategy, process design as well providing competitive advantage. It follows the hypothesis of this work, the greater known about their intangibles and the greater sensitivity to the financial valuation of them, the better performance. To achieve this objective, a field study is done, doing telephone calls to Basque Country companies’ financial managers. DEWEY : 658 ISSN : 1477-8238 En ligne : http://www.palgrave-journals.com/kmrp/journal/v8/n4/abs/kmrp201019a.html

Knowledge for sale – the benefits and effects of off-shoring knowledge-based jobs in engineering, design, and R&D – a case study / Sameer Kumar in Knowledge management research and practice, Vol. 8 N° 4 (Décembre 2010) 

Public ISBD [article]  in Knowledge management research and practice > Vol. 8 N° 4 (Décembre 2010) . - pp. 351 - 368 Titre : Knowledge for sale – the benefits and effects of off-shoring knowledge-based jobs in engineering, design, and R&D – a case study Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Sameer Kumar, Auteur ; Arun J. Deivasigamani, Auteur ; Wesley W. Omer, Auteur Année de publication : 2011 Article en page(s) : pp. 351 - 368 Note générale : Management Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Off-shoring  Knowledge  transfer  Intellectual  capital  Competitive  advantage  Knowledge  drift  Business  intelligence Index. décimale : 658 Organisation des entreprises. Techniques du commerce Résumé : A framework consisting of a conceptual model and a closed-loop knowledge work outsourcing decision model is developed. A process flow model of a medical device company's product development function is analysed, where this framework is applied to understand various outsourcing options for the company. The conceptual framework describes major attributes related to outsourcing decisions, parameters associated with various attributes and the relationship intensity of parameters with three knowledge work outsourcing options – in-house, near-shoring, and off-shoring. The proposed model is closed loop, emphasizing the importance of regular re-evaluation needed for an off-shored function. The modeling framework contributes to a company's decision whether or not a particular knowledge-based function should either be kept in-house, near-sourced or off-shored. The general perception of off-shoring is to reduce costs but, the proposed model takes into account additional factors such as, market accessibility, strategic partnership, reduced time to regional market, access to overseas talent pool, and governmental incentives, etc. These factors play a vital role in determining an outsourced function. The paper discusses various options and makes recommendations for tapping into technological advancements around the world, their effects on supply chain management and other competitive advantages presented by off-shoring. DEWEY : 658 ISSN : 1477-8238 En ligne : http://www.palgrave-journals.com/kmrp/journal/v8/n4/abs/kmrp201024a.html [article] Knowledge for sale – the benefits and effects of off-shoring knowledge-based jobs in engineering, design, and R&D – a case study [texte imprimé] / Sameer Kumar, Auteur ; Arun J. Deivasigamani, Auteur ; Wesley W. Omer, Auteur . - 2011 . - pp. 351 - 368. Management Langues : Anglais (eng) in Knowledge management research and practice > Vol. 8 N° 4 (Décembre 2010) . - pp. 351 - 368 Mots-clés : Off-shoring  Knowledge  transfer  Intellectual  capital  Competitive  advantage  Knowledge  drift  Business  intelligence Index. décimale : 658 Organisation des entreprises. Techniques du commerce Résumé : A framework consisting of a conceptual model and a closed-loop knowledge work outsourcing decision model is developed. A process flow model of a medical device company's product development function is analysed, where this framework is applied to understand various outsourcing options for the company. The conceptual framework describes major attributes related to outsourcing decisions, parameters associated with various attributes and the relationship intensity of parameters with three knowledge work outsourcing options – in-house, near-shoring, and off-shoring. The proposed model is closed loop, emphasizing the importance of regular re-evaluation needed for an off-shored function. The modeling framework contributes to a company's decision whether or not a particular knowledge-based function should either be kept in-house, near-sourced or off-shored. The general perception of off-shoring is to reduce costs but, the proposed model takes into account additional factors such as, market accessibility, strategic partnership, reduced time to regional market, access to overseas talent pool, and governmental incentives, etc. These factors play a vital role in determining an outsourced function. The paper discusses various options and makes recommendations for tapping into technological advancements around the world, their effects on supply chain management and other competitive advantages presented by off-shoring. DEWEY : 658 ISSN : 1477-8238 En ligne : http://www.palgrave-journals.com/kmrp/journal/v8/n4/abs/kmrp201024a.html

Learning capability / Viktor Dörfler in Knowledge management research and practice, Vol. 8 N° 4 (Décembre 2010) 

Public ISBD [article]  in Knowledge management research and practice > Vol. 8 N° 4 (Décembre 2010) . - pp. 369 - 379 Titre : Learning capability : The effect of existing knowledge on learning Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Viktor Dörfler, Auteur Année de publication : 2011 Article en page(s) : pp. 369 - 379 Note générale : Management Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Learning  Theory  of  knowledge  Knowledge  model  Explicit  knowledge  Knowledge  context  Systems  thinking Index. décimale : 658 Organisation des entreprises. Techniques du commerce Résumé : It has been observed that different people learn the same things in different ways – increasing their knowledge of the subject/domain uniquely. One plausible reason for this disparity in learning is the difference in the existing personal knowledge held in the particular area in which the knowledge increase happens. To understand this further, in this paper knowledge is modelled as a ‘system of cognitive schemata’, and knowledge increase as a process in this system; the effect of existing personal knowledge on knowledge increase is ‘the Learning Capability’. Learning Capability is obtained in form of a function, although it is merely a representation making use of mathematical symbolism, not a calculable entity. The examination of the function tells us about the nature of learning capability. However, existing knowledge is only one factor affecting knowledge increase and thus one component of a more general model, which might additionally include talent, learning willingness, and attention. DEWEY : 658 ISSN : 1477-8238 En ligne : http://www.palgrave-journals.com/kmrp/journal/v8/n4/abs/kmrp201015a.html [article] Learning capability : The effect of existing knowledge on learning [texte imprimé] / Viktor Dörfler, Auteur . - 2011 . - pp. 369 - 379. Management Langues : Anglais (eng) in Knowledge management research and practice > Vol. 8 N° 4 (Décembre 2010) . - pp. 369 - 379 Mots-clés : Learning  Theory  of  knowledge  Knowledge  model  Explicit  knowledge  Knowledge  context  Systems  thinking Index. décimale : 658 Organisation des entreprises. Techniques du commerce Résumé : It has been observed that different people learn the same things in different ways – increasing their knowledge of the subject/domain uniquely. One plausible reason for this disparity in learning is the difference in the existing personal knowledge held in the particular area in which the knowledge increase happens. To understand this further, in this paper knowledge is modelled as a ‘system of cognitive schemata’, and knowledge increase as a process in this system; the effect of existing personal knowledge on knowledge increase is ‘the Learning Capability’. Learning Capability is obtained in form of a function, although it is merely a representation making use of mathematical symbolism, not a calculable entity. The examination of the function tells us about the nature of learning capability. However, existing knowledge is only one factor affecting knowledge increase and thus one component of a more general model, which might additionally include talent, learning willingness, and attention. DEWEY : 658 ISSN : 1477-8238 En ligne : http://www.palgrave-journals.com/kmrp/journal/v8/n4/abs/kmrp201015a.html

Exemplaires

Bibliothèque Ecole Nationale Polytechnique d'Alger

Accueil

Se connecter

Météo

Adresse