Influence of Strategic Knowledge Management on Firm Innovativeness and Performance

This paper identifies the type and intensity of relationships that exist between strategic knowledge management (SKM) practices, innovation performance and organizational Performance. By doing so, it covers theoretical gaps about the analysis of these relationships in emerging countries. Data was co...

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Main Authors: Guillermo Davila, Gregorio Varvakis, Klaus North
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: FUCAPE Business School 2019-01-01
Series:BBR: Brazilian Business Review
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Online Access:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=123062259003
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description This paper identifies the type and intensity of relationships that exist between strategic knowledge management (SKM) practices, innovation performance and organizational Performance. By doing so, it covers theoretical gaps about the analysis of these relationships in emerging countries. Data was collected from a sample composed by 127 Southern Brazilian firms and PLS-SEM was used for testing the hypotheses. The relevance of SKM practices for innovation and organizational performance is supported. The research has also shown the level of efficiency and use of each SKM practice. The findings allow Brazilian practitioners to identify those actions which stronger influence on innovativeness and performance. The results also have shown that Brazilian firms are focused on management of explicit knowledge, and there are some opportunities for improving performance if they focus more on tacit knowledge. The suggestions about priority practices and managing of tacit knowledge are relevant contributions to support managerial decisions for resource allocation oriented to improve innovation and performance.
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spelling doaj.art-5c84b6e557ec4bbc8edf8ed1027df0de2024-03-21T19:30:19ZengFUCAPE Business SchoolBBR: Brazilian Business Review1807-734X2019-01-0116323925410.15728/bbr.2019.16.3.3Influence of Strategic Knowledge Management on Firm Innovativeness and PerformanceGuillermo DavilaGregorio VarvakisKlaus NorthThis paper identifies the type and intensity of relationships that exist between strategic knowledge management (SKM) practices, innovation performance and organizational Performance. By doing so, it covers theoretical gaps about the analysis of these relationships in emerging countries. Data was collected from a sample composed by 127 Southern Brazilian firms and PLS-SEM was used for testing the hypotheses. The relevance of SKM practices for innovation and organizational performance is supported. The research has also shown the level of efficiency and use of each SKM practice. The findings allow Brazilian practitioners to identify those actions which stronger influence on innovativeness and performance. The results also have shown that Brazilian firms are focused on management of explicit knowledge, and there are some opportunities for improving performance if they focus more on tacit knowledge. The suggestions about priority practices and managing of tacit knowledge are relevant contributions to support managerial decisions for resource allocation oriented to improve innovation and performance.http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=123062259003strategic knowledge managementinnovationorganizational performanceknowledge management practicesbrazil
spellingShingle Guillermo Davila
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Klaus North
Influence of Strategic Knowledge Management on Firm Innovativeness and Performance
BBR: Brazilian Business Review
strategic knowledge management
innovation
organizational performance
knowledge management practices
brazil
title Influence of Strategic Knowledge Management on Firm Innovativeness and Performance
title_full Influence of Strategic Knowledge Management on Firm Innovativeness and Performance
title_fullStr Influence of Strategic Knowledge Management on Firm Innovativeness and Performance
title_full_unstemmed Influence of Strategic Knowledge Management on Firm Innovativeness and Performance
title_short Influence of Strategic Knowledge Management on Firm Innovativeness and Performance
title_sort influence of strategic knowledge management on firm innovativeness and performance
topic strategic knowledge management
innovation
organizational performance
knowledge management practices
brazil
url http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=123062259003
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