A rapid evolution in the field of organizational knowledge, learning, capacity and capabilities has led to divergent as well as overlapping interpretations, and a need for greater clarity and synthesis of related concepts (Easterby-Smith and Lyles, 2005). The literature has tended to focus on an organization’s internal dynamics, and has placed less emphasis on the influence of the external envi...

In the wake of quality and time management, increasing emphasis has been placed on service quality. Maintenance and customer service are personnel-intensive divisions and precise monitoring of the personnel is difficult. An organizational response to this situation is to increase the freedom and scope of action of the service specialists through the combination of market-like allocation mechani...

the aim of this study was to determine the structural equation model of knowledge management and organizational innovation. the statistical population consisted of all employees of sport and youth offices in khorasan razavi province (n=380). the sample was selected by simple random sampling method using morgan table (n=191). to collect data, two questionnaires of knowledge management (sheron an...

Inter-organizational cost management is a strategic cost management approach to managing costs that span organizational boundaries in supply chains. Drawing on the resourcebased view of the firm, we develop a model to predict which inter-related resources might enable companies to manage inter-organizational costs. We test this model using a survey of managerial accountants whose organizations ...

Organizational effectiveness refers to an organization's ability to achieve its desired goals through efficient use of its resources. To maximize organizational effectiveness, a group must adopt business management practices, such as effective communication system or a robust strategic planning process, which are appropriate for its industry environment and suit the internal culture. If the ind...

Internal corporate venturing enables radical innovation within established firms in mature markets. Without effectively designed and managed internal corporate ventures, the organizational constraints of established firms will strongly favour incremental innovation over radical innovation. This paper investigates the evolution of a successful internal corporate venture within a large, incumbent...

This paper is concerned with organizational response to institutional pressure. We argue that when faced with externally imposed standards, organizations can sometimes respond by developing alternative standards for the same practices. This “substitution response” can shift the attention of stakeholders away from noncompliance with the original standards to adherence to the alternative standard...

Extant organizational learning theory conceptualizes organizational learning as an internal, member-based process, sometimes supported by, yet often independent of, IT. Recently, however, several organizations have begun to involve non-members systematically in their learning by using crowdsourcing, a form of open innovation enabled by state-of-the-art IT. We examine the phenomenon of IT-enable...

Extant organizational learning theory conceptualizes organizational learning as an internal, member-based process, sometimes supported by, yet often independent of, IT. Recently, however, several organizations have begun to involve non-members systematically in their learning by using crowdsourcing, a form of open innovation enabled by state-of-the-art IT. We examine the phenomenon of IT-enable...