Knowledge management and innovation performance in a high-tech SMEs industry

被引：244

作者：

Alegre, Joaquin ^{[1
]}

Sengupta, Kishore

Lapiedra, Rafael ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Valencia, Valencia 46022, Spain

[2] Univ Jaume 1, Business Adm & Mkt Dept, Castellon de La Plana, Spain

来源：

INTERNATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS JOURNAL-RESEARCHING ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 2013年 / 31卷 / 04期

关键词：

dynamic capabilities; high-tech; knowledge management; learning; SMEs; DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES; FIRM SIZE; INFORMATION-TECHNOLOGY; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; ORGANIZATIONAL MEMORY; ABSORPTIVE-CAPACITY; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; BIOTECHNOLOGY; IMPACT; MODEL;

D O I：

10.1177/0266242611417472

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

This article examines how knowledge management (KM) affects innovation performance within biotechnology firms. This is an industry in which small- and medium-sized biotech enterprises live together with the biotech divisions of large pharmaceutical firms. We conceptualize KM as a set of practices and dynamic capabilities, and hypothesize that KM dynamic capabilities act as a mediating variable between KM practices and innovation performance. We use structural equation modelling to test the hypotheses on a data set from the biotechnology industry. The results support our conceptualization and demonstrate its utility in explaining differences in innovation performance across firms. Findings have important implications regarding KM and innovation in high-tech small- and medium-sized enterprises.

引用

页码：454 / 470

页数：17

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