Interorganizational Knowledge Exchanges

Interorganizational Knowledge Management

This article focus on the knowledge management in the interorganizational network scope, since there is a lot of knowledge involved in the interorganizational relationships which can be managed in order to maximize the collective competences. The aim of this research is to conceptualize and discuss the knowledge management in the context of the interorganizational networks. For this a literatur...

Knowledge Transfer within Interorganizational Networks

Knowledge Transfer within Interorganizational Networks

Increasingly, knowledge is recognized as a critical asset, where a firm or an individual’s competitive advantage flows from a unique knowledge base. The subsequent degree to which knowledge is then recognized and valued as a resource, has been the theme of many papers on competitive advantage (Prahalad and Hamel, 1990; Barney, 1991; D’Aveni, 1994; Teece and Pisano, 1994; Spender, 1996; Nonaka a...

Knowledge Management Theory in Interorganizational Settings

This paper presents unexpected findings from a series of workshops conducted with firms involved in interorganizational collaboration (IOC). The scope for the workshops was to identify design criteria for a Knowledge Management System (KMS) for firms involved in IOC. As a starting point, five general Knowledge Management (KM) theoretical assumptions were introduced to IOC practitioners. Surpris...

Interorganizational Knowledge Management in a BPO

Organizations are pursuing the outsourcing of business processes (BPO) to offshore locations. However, current research has shown that an organizational learning gap between the client and vendor organizations leads to less than expected benefits. While networking and other distributed technologies provide a foundation for outsourcing, knowledge management (KM) can be used to bridge these gaps ...