Knowledge management in SMEs and MNCs: matching knowledge mobility mechanisms to supply network configuration profiles
Knowledge management in SMEs and MNCs: matching knowledge mobility mechanisms to supply network configuration profiles
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DOI：
10.1080/09537287.2019.1582103
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发表时间：
2019-06
影响因子：
8.3
通讯作者：
T. Harrington;J. Srai;Mukesh Kumar
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作者：
T. Harrington;J. Srai;Mukesh Kumar
摘要 虽然“知识流动”给中小企业和跨国公司带来了截然不同的挑战，但它受到两个共同因素的强烈影响：要集成的知识类型和运营网络的配置。在这里，中小企业和跨国公司需要就与网络合作伙伴的协作和知识共享的“水平”做出关键决策。使用五个案例研究开发、测试和完善了知识流动配置（KMC）框架，这五个案例研究表明人们日益向信息和知识密集型活动转变。就贡献而言，迄今为止，对跨国公司-中小企业网络背景下成功知识转移的决定因素的实证研究还很有限。 KMC 框架的网络配置元素提供了有关此类网络如何演变以及特定知识移动配置文件如何随时间演变的见解。这种更加细致入微的方法可以作为跨中小企业和跨国公司网络的知识流动和集成的主动和差异化方法的基础。
Abstract While ‘knowledge mobility’ presents significantly different challenges for SMEs and MNCs, it is strongly influenced by two common factors: the type of knowledge to be integrated and the configuration of the operations network. Here, SMEs and MNCs are required to make critical decisions about ‘levels’ of collaboration and knowledge sharing with network partners. A Knowledge Mobility Configuration (KMC) framework was developed, tested and refined using five case studies indicative of a growing shift towards information and knowledge-intensive activities. In terms of contribution, there has been limited empirical research to-date into the determinants of successful knowledge transfers in MNC-SME network contexts. The network configuration element of the KMC framework provides insights on how such networks evolve, and how specific knowledge mobility profiles may evolve over time. This more nuanced approach may be used as a basis for a proactive and differentiated approach to knowledge mobility and integration across SME and MNC networks.