[article]
Titre : |
Knowledge-intensity as an organisational characteristic |
Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
Auteurs : |
Jonna Käpylä, Auteur ; Harri Laihonen, Auteur ; Antti Lönnqvist, Auteur |
Année de publication : |
2012 |
Article en page(s) : |
pp. 315-326 |
Note générale : |
Management |
Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
Mots-clés : |
Knowledge-intensity Knowledge-intensive business service KIBS Knowledge assets Intellectual capital Interview study |
Index. décimale : |
658 Organisation des entreprises. Techniques du commerce |
Résumé : |
The sector of knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) has a central role in modern economies. However, there are no explicit and generally acknowledged criteria for characterising KIBS or other knowledge-intensive organisations. In addition, the concept of knowledge-intensity has no significant managerial use. This paper aims to widen the existing understanding about the concept of knowledge-intensity and take a step towards its operational application and managerial usefulness. Methodologically, two steps are carried out. First, a conceptual study based on intellectual capital literature and literature on knowledge-intensive firms is carried out. Second, an interview study (n=8) is carried out to empirically examine the role of knowledge assets in selected KIBS organisations. This paper contributes by tackling the vagueness of the concept of knowledge-intensity: the paper demonstrates that there are different types of ‘knowledge-intensity profiles’ among KIBS companies and that knowledge assets can be used as an analytical framework to identify the sources of value creation. |
DEWEY : |
658 |
ISSN : |
1477-8238 |
En ligne : |
http://www.palgrave-journals.com/kmrp/journal/v9/n4/abs/kmrp201123a.html |
in Knowledge management research and practice > Vol. 9 N° 4 (Décembre 2011) . - pp. 315-326
[article] Knowledge-intensity as an organisational characteristic [texte imprimé] / Jonna Käpylä, Auteur ; Harri Laihonen, Auteur ; Antti Lönnqvist, Auteur . - 2012 . - pp. 315-326. Management Langues : Anglais ( eng) in Knowledge management research and practice > Vol. 9 N° 4 (Décembre 2011) . - pp. 315-326
Mots-clés : |
Knowledge-intensity Knowledge-intensive business service KIBS Knowledge assets Intellectual capital Interview study |
Index. décimale : |
658 Organisation des entreprises. Techniques du commerce |
Résumé : |
The sector of knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) has a central role in modern economies. However, there are no explicit and generally acknowledged criteria for characterising KIBS or other knowledge-intensive organisations. In addition, the concept of knowledge-intensity has no significant managerial use. This paper aims to widen the existing understanding about the concept of knowledge-intensity and take a step towards its operational application and managerial usefulness. Methodologically, two steps are carried out. First, a conceptual study based on intellectual capital literature and literature on knowledge-intensive firms is carried out. Second, an interview study (n=8) is carried out to empirically examine the role of knowledge assets in selected KIBS organisations. This paper contributes by tackling the vagueness of the concept of knowledge-intensity: the paper demonstrates that there are different types of ‘knowledge-intensity profiles’ among KIBS companies and that knowledge assets can be used as an analytical framework to identify the sources of value creation. |
DEWEY : |
658 |
ISSN : |
1477-8238 |
En ligne : |
http://www.palgrave-journals.com/kmrp/journal/v9/n4/abs/kmrp201123a.html |
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