In the context of the Balanced Scorecard development in the Upper Austrian Gesundheitsund Spitals AG (gespag) the methodology of strategy maps was applied in order to build a base for the definition of relevant areas of strategic measures. When applying the methodology it turned out that it is very supportive also from the knowledge management perspective (especially 2 Generation KM), e.g. for ...

To attract, retain and develop competence has become increasingly important for organizations, as well as the capability to evolve areas of core competence for long-term competitiveness. This paper aims to contribute to an understanding of knowledge and competence as organizational resources, and to propose ways of designing effective KM strategies. A main assumption is that knowledge is becomi...

This paper describes how firms’ propensity to carry out component (or architectural) innovation is influenced by the degree of task uncertainty during inter-firm product development. Using successfully applied patents in automobile emission control technologies from 1970 to 1998; this research shows that assemblers’ and suppliers’ propensity to expand their knowledge base in component and archi...

What is the relationship between knowledge strategy and firm performance? The impact of the same knowledge strategy on firm performance is inconsistent. We identify two dimensions of knowledge strategy: knowledge newness and knowledge diversity which are the important factors of organizational knowledge. This study argue that the effect of knowledge strategy on firm performance is contingent on...

Alliance building has several stages, and the manager who leverages his organization's knowledge through each stage creates the foundation for a successful partnership. Introduction With an annual growth rate of 25 per cent and a projected value of US$40 trillion by the year 2004, there is little doubt that alliances will have a major impact on management in the 21st century. The " make versus ...

Ernie Jordan is Professor of Management at Macquarie Graduate School of Management in Sydney, Australia where he is the Director of the Electronic Commerce Programs and board member of the Macquarie Risk Competence Centre. Ernie was born and educated in the UK, completed his PhD in Hong Kong, and has spent most of his working life in Australia. His major research interests are in electronic com...

In theories of strategic management, organizational flexibility is considered as a strategic asset in situations in which anticipation is impossible and strategic surprise likely. In these situations, the use of traditional planning strategies will be increasingly supplemented and sometimes replaced by flexible configuration strategies. This paper distinguishes four of these strategies to confi...

This paper presents new inference algorithms based on rules partition. Optimisation relies on reducing the number of rules searched in each run of inference and reducing the number of unnecessary recursive calls and avoiding the extraction of too many new facts. The first part of the paper presents the definition of the model of knowledge base based on rules partition. The second part describes...

The alignment of information technology (IT) and business strategy is a perennial challenge for corporate executives. While earlier studies confirm the value of alignment, there is still some question as to how alignment creates value and the level at which value is created. In this research, we use a series of theoretical arguments based on the interconnected structure of the value chain to co...