Collaborative Knowledge Management Research Articles

Influences of collaborative culture and knowledge management on product and process innovation: the moderating role of information technology utilization

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of collaborative culture on product and process innovation via mediating role of knowledge management and moderating role of information technology utilization.Design/methodology/approachThis paper used structural equation modeling to examine the level of how collaborative culture and knowledge management practices (KMC) affect two types of innovation capabilities, namely, product innovation and process innovation, using data collected from 313 participants in 128 manufacturing and service firms.FindingsThe research findings highlight positive mediating role of KMC between collaborative culture and two specific forms of innovation. In addition, the paper first confirms the moderating role of information technology utilization in the relationships between KMC and process innovation capability. The results underline the necessity of building a collaborative culture to enhance KMC for promoting innovation capabilities in an organization.Research limitations/implicationsFuture research should explore the influence of potential benefits and values of collaborative culture on other strategic or behavioral factor to produce better innovation competence for firms.Practical implicationsThis paper offers CEOs/leaders a deeper understanding of the effects of key antecedents, mechanisms and processes to promote product and process innovation in their firms.Originality/valueThis paper is unique in the attempts to provide a prospective solution for firms to pursue and improve innovation by its meaningful insights on the mediating role of KMC and moderating effect of information technology utilization in the relationship between collaborative culture and specific dimensions of innovation capability.

Study of the Feasibility of Proposed Measures to Assess Animal Welfare for Zebu Beef Farms within Pasture-Based Systems under Tropical Conditions

Pasture-based production systems are predominant in major beef-producing countries; however, these systems lack validated protocols to assess animal welfare under commercial conditions. The objective of this study was to test the feasibility of the proposed measures and methodology for the evaluation of animal welfare in fattening cattle under pasture conditions. The initial methodology was developed with the participation of producers, professionals, the general public, and the Colombian health authority, through workshops with a participatory approach and collaborative knowledge management. The study was carried out in 24 pasture-based commercial Zebu cattle farms in the middle Magdalena region of Colombia. Visits were made with an average duration of 2.5 h, which included the evaluation of 788 fattening cattle. The methodology evaluated animal-based, resource-based, and management-based indicators through a questionnaire-guided interview to evaluate cattle handling and health, animal-based measurements, and documentation management. A protocol validation process was carried out by selecting indicators that remained unchanged, adjusting those that were feasible to implement, and removing inadequate indicators. The application of the methodology demonstrated that there are feasible measures to include in the evaluation protocols of pasture-based fattening systems. Likewise, the active participation of producers is crucial to achieving a greater commitment to the implementation of this methodology for the assessment of animal welfare in cattle under pasture conditions.

Construction and Application of Cloud Computing Model for Reciprocal and燙ollaborative Knowledge Management

Promoting the co-constructing and sharing of organizational knowledge and improving organizational performance have always been the core research subject of knowledge management. Existing research focuses on the construction of knowledge management systems and knowledge sharing and transfer mechanisms. With the rapid development and application of cloud computing and big data technology, knowledge management is faced with many problems, such as how to combine with the new generation of information technology, how to achieve integration with organizational business processes, and so on. To solve such problems, this paper proposes a reciprocal collaborative knowledge management model (RCKM model) based on cloud computing technology, reciprocity theory, and collaboration technology. RCKM model includes project group management and cloud computing technology, which can realize management, finance, communication, and quality assurance of multiple projects and solve the problem of business integration with knowledge management. This paper designs evaluation methods of tacit knowledge and reciprocity preference based on the Bayesian formula and analyzes their effect with simulation data. The methods can provide quantitative support for the integration of knowledge management and business management to realize reciprocity and collaboration in the RCKM model. The research found that RCKM model can fully use cloud computing technology to promote the integration of knowledge management and organizational business, and the evaluation method based on the Bayesian formula can provide relatively accurate data support for the evaluation and selection of project team members.

Responsiveness in the Face of Disruption – Exploring the Role of Collaborative Knowledge Management and Supply Chain Relational Capital

The Covid pandemic has thrown light on the issue of resilience of the supply chain. Organizations and their supply chains are now exploring ways to increase resilience. Supply chain literature has largely defined resilience in terms of responding and reacting to disruptions. This study thus explores Supply Chain Responsiveness (SCR) as an aspect of resilience and examines the role of Collaborative Knowledge Management (CKM) and Supply Chain Relational Capital (SCRC) in improving responsiveness. Findings from a survey of manufacturing firms indicate that both CKM and SCRC have a positive impact on SCR. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.

Wikis as collaborative knowledge management tools in socio-environmental modelling studies

The data requirements of many socio-environmental system (SES) modelling studies have increased substantially in recent years. This has made the already challenging task of data compilation, retrieval, and sharing progressively more difficult. Recognising the current lack of best practice for knowledge management in SES modelling studies, we propose using SES wikis as a means of addressing these challenges. Wikis have attributes that make them well suited to complex knowledge management tasks and their hierarchical, interconnected, algorithmic logic closely fits with the logic needed in SES model design. In this article, we describe how wikis can be used at each stage of the SES modelling cycle, and we discuss our experiences of putting the approach into practice. We conclude that while SES wikis can be time consuming to initially develop, they have the potential to significantly improve the quality, transparency, and efficiency of SES modelling projects.

The assessment of interprofessional practice in mental health nursing with ethnographic observation and social network analysis: a confirmatory and bibliometric network study using VOSviewer.

Despite numerous techniques for assessing mental health nursing abilities and accomplishments, most practice in psychiatric wards is based on observable clinical behaviours and actions. VOSviewer can perform bibliographic network analysis (BNA), extracting all central topics that identify core behavioural skills in mental health nursing and essential elements in interprofessional practice (IPP). The current study captures the critical concepts in mental health nursing assessment by performing a BNA of essential topics on ethnography, social network analysis, and interprofessional care. A qualitative BNA with a VOSviewer extracted relevant topics from a total of 542 articles obtained from Microsoft API. A subsequent confirmatory quantitative analysis with NVIVO weighed the percentages of the relevant issues and words extracted by the VOSviewer. Boolean keywords searched were 'ethnography,' 'social network analysis,' 'interprofessional', 'psychiatry' and 'hospital'. Major themes identified in ethnography, IPP, and social network analysis for nursing assessment were those of 'communication' (11.63%), 'whole' (9.29%), 'knowledge' (7.66%), 'person' (7.52%), 'activity' (6.31%) and 'collaboration' (6.10%). The current study has proven the value of BNA in extracting relevant topics in target literature. VOSviewer captured salient issues in mental health nursing assessment, including ethnographic observations, social network analysis, and IPP. The results confirmed the value of focusing on collaborative care, reciprocity, knowledge management, and information sharing in assessing mental health nursing performances.

Knowledge Transfer and Boundary Objects

In the last decade, Knowledge management (KM) has evolved to face new threats and challenges. It has been reorganized to facilitate information access. However, the excess of information may affect the understanding and induce the loss of information. Consequently, many scientific projects conflict are unfinished or poorly completed. For this reason, developing a collaborative KM based on transfer knowledge could be an excellent solution to face a specific problem in a scientific field. This article gives us many tools that could be used specifically in a research center and adapted in many scientific areas. The authors first define each main actor contributing to Knowledge sharing in a research center through a design science research approach. Then, they propose how a problem could be managed using the knowledge-sharing creation process. Finally, they summarize steps that could be used to implement collaborative knowledge management.

Designing and Evaluating a Collaborative Knowledge Management Framework for Leaf Disease Detection

Knowledge Management (KM) has become a dynamic concept for inquiry in research. The management of knowledge from multiple sources requires a systematic approach that can facilitate capturing all important aspects related to a particular discipline, several KM frameworks have been designed to serve this purpose. This research aims to propose a Collaborative Knowledge Management (CKM) Framework that bridges gaps and overcomes weaknesses in existing frameworks. The paper also validates the framework by evaluating its effectiveness for the agriculture sector of Pakistan. A software LCWU aKMS was developed which serves as a practical implementation of the concepts behind the proposed CKMF framework. LCWU aKMS served as an effective system for rice leaf disease detection and identification. It aimed to enhance CKM through knowledge sharing, lessons learned, feedback on problem resolutions, help from co-workers, collaboration, and helping communities. Data were collected from 300 rice crop farmers by questionnaires based on hypotheses. Jennex Olfman model was used to estimate the effectiveness of CKMF. Various tests were performed including frequency measures of variables, Cronbach’s alpha reliability, and Pearson’s correlation. The research provided a KMS depicting KM and collaborative features. The disease detection module was evaluated using the precision and recall method and found to be 94.16% accurate. The system could replace the work of extension agents, making it a cost and time-effective initiative for farmer betterment.

Research on the Management Optimization of Industry-University-Research Cooperation Projects in Colleges and Universities from the Perspective of Collaborative Management

Actively launching industry-university-research cooperation projects in colleges and universities is an effective way to build an innovative country. The optimization of collaborative management of industry-university-research cooperation projects in colleges and universities determines whether scientific and technological achievements can be quickly transformed into real productive forces and whether the construction of an innovative country can be accelerated. Formulating scientific and reasonable policies, optimizing incentive strategies, risk management and benefit distribution, as well as optimizing personnel management, production management, and collaborative innovation knowledge management are conducive to improving the management efficiency of industry-university-research collaborative innovation and promoting the process of building an innovative country.

Role of collaborative culture and knowledge management process for stimulating radical and incremental innovation: a comparative moderation approach

PurposeThe primary objective of this study is to assess the role of a collaborative culture in the organization’s knowledge management process (KMP) and how it is associated with radical and incremental innovation under the moderating role of ownership formapjm in Pakistani firms.Design/methodology/approachThis research used the quantitative method and structural equation modeling approach to examine hypotheses with data obtained by the survey from 280 participants in 85 Pakistani firms.FindingsThe findings of this study indicate that the KMP significantly mediates between collaborative culture and two specific types of innovation, namely radical innovation and incremental innovation. In addition, the ownership form can serve as a moderator in the relationship between KMP and innovation capability.Research limitations/implicationsFuture research should explore the moderating impact of other strategic or behavioral factors, such as self-efficacy, job experience, education level, optimism and organizational support, to better clarify the association between these latent constructs.Practical implicationsThis research provides leaders with a better view of the mechanism of knowledge management and the impact of ownership form and possible influences in their organizations to foster innovation capabilities.Originality/valueThis paper has prompted theoretical and practical attempts on innovation management theory that allow firms to recognize the necessary factors and processes to improve the firm’s innovation capability.

Collaborative knowledge management to identify data analytics opportunities in additive manufacturing

Collaborative knowledge management to identify data analytics opportunities in additive manufacturing

Collaborative Knowledge Management: an Emerging Theme among Construction Firms in Nigeria

Collaborative Knowledge Management: an Emerging Theme among Construction Firms in Nigeria

Smart Design on the Flexible Gear based on Knowledge Graph

The design of a mechanical component, such as flexible gear, would require plenty of time and energy retrieval relevant design data, information, and knowledge to complete the design tasks. However, current design support tools can hardly assist this requirement. To fill this gap, this paper has proposed a smart design tool based on knowledge graph to intelligent recommend the possible design data, information, and knowledge to engineering designs to facilitate their design tasks and improve design efficiency. This smart design method includes three parts, creating knowledge representation model, constructing knowledge graph, and developing collaborative knowledge management system for implementation. The methodology is demonstrated in this paper with a case study on the design of a double-arc tooth profile flexible gear for a harmonic drive reducer. The results have shown the feasibility of the method, the improvement in the design efficiency through intelligent recommendation of design data, information, and knowledge.

Smart Systems and Collaborative Innovation Networks for Productivity Improvement in SMEs

The adoption of Smart Manufacturing Systems in manufacturing companies is often seen as a strategy towards achieving improvements in productivity. However, there is little evidence to indicate that UK manufacturing SMEs are prepared for the implementation of such systems. Through the employment of a triangulation research approach involving the detailed examination of 36 UK manufacturing SMEs from three manufacturing sectors, this study investigates the level of awareness and understanding within SMEs of Smart Manufacturing Systems. The development of a profiling tool is shown and is subsequently used to audit company awareness and understanding of the key technologies, collaborative networks and systems of SMS. Further information obtained from semi-structured interviews and observations of manufacturing operations provide further contextual information. The findings indicate that whilst the priority technologies and systems differ between manufacturing sectors, the key issues around the need for developing appropriate collaborative networks and knowledge management systems are common to all sectors.

Organizaciones saludables

En esta contribución desarrollaremos el concepto de clima organizacional y veremos las implicancias que reviste en cuanto al desarrollo humano. La planificación estratégica que deberían llevar a cabo las organizaciones necesita de líneas de acción orientadas hacia el funcionamiento interno de la organización desde la perspectiva de sus empleados. Con ese objetivo desarrollaremos el tema y lo vincularemos con las unidades de información como ambientes laborales, para que apuesten a la gestión del conocimiento y a formas variadas de sinergia entre las personas. En el desarrollo argumentaremos sobre en la importancia de que las organizaciones trabajen de forma consciente en la construcción de un buen clima de trabajo. Nos detendremos en el desarrollo de conceptos clave como son la planificación estratégica, el liderazgo, la gestión del conocimiento y la cultura informacional. En el cierre realizo recomendaciones para el desarrollo de líneas de acción estartégicas que permitan generar una visión compartida de la organización, en aras de construir una cultura informacional que vincule el aprendizaje colaborativo y la gestión del conocimiento.

Building Information Model as a Collaborative Knowledge Management Tool for Construction Professionals

Aim: The aim of this study is to assess benefit of BIM as a collaborative knowledge management tool for construction professionals.
 Study Design: It was a mixed design research, the study was effected via literature review and a well-structured questionnaire. Likewise, interviews were carried out to substantiate the findings of the questionnaire survey.
 Place and Duration of the Study: The study was conducted in Kaduna State, Nigeria for a period of 2 years.
 Methodology: Being a mixed design research, a total of 250 questionnaires were administered and 235 were properly completed and returned representing a percentage response of 94%. Data garnered were analysed using relative importance index and presented in tables and charts.
 Results: The study found that 94% of construction industry’s professionals are familiar with the concept of BIM but 94.47% of them never applied it whereas 4.68% rarely apply BIM, while 0.85 often apply BIM. Also, the research identified that all the thirteen areas where BIM can be used as a KM tool for collaboration among construction professionals were significantly important, however, Constructability Reviews and 4D Simulations which involves providing an interface to visualize the entire structure and simulate the construction process stood out as the most important.
 Conclusion: The study concludes by recommending that the built environment professional bodies in Nigeria should carry out a proper sensitization programme in-order to train and retrain professionals in Nigerian construction industry as regards BIM tools and its applications. Also, BIM should be introduced as an integral part of the school curriculum for the training of future construction professionals so equipped them with the requisite BIM knowledge.

How Do Companies Collaborate for Circular Oriented Innovation?

Collaborative innovation is necessary to explore and implement circular economy strategies. Yet, empirical investigations into such collaborations are scarce. It is unclear whether the circular context creates differences or represents adaptions within how collaborative innovation is conducted. We draw upon strategic management and open innovation literature to highlight what is known about collaborative innovation and the types of innovation conducted. We use these insights to investigate explorative qualitative case research into how practitioners in the Netherlands have conducted collaborative circular oriented innovation. Our findings show that open innovation criteria can aid our understanding and analysis. Key managerial considerations relate to the incremental or systemic nature of the innovation pursued, which induce different collaborative projects and knowledge management structures. For incremental innovation, we observe phases of collaboration, whereas for more systemic innovation, we observe a more collaborative portfolio and layered approach. Furthermore, the more radical innovation pursuits that explore slowing or recovery strategies, especially beyond business-to-business arrangements, challenge companies. A crucial challenge remains related to how to develop and assess collaborative and system-oriented business models in the transition towards a circular economy. Finally, future research is needed to assess whether the current modes of collaborative innovation are sufficient to deliver a circular economy transition.

Conceptualisation of the Three-Dimensional Matrix of Collaborative Knowledge Barriers

Nowadays, collaborative knowledge management (CKM) is well accepted as a decisive asset in the field of networked enterprises and supply chains. However, few knowledge management initiatives have been performed successfully because, in most cases, the barriers that hinder the CKM process are unknown and misunderstood. Currently, the research reveals different uni- and bi-dimensional barriers’ classifications, however multi-dimensional approaches provide a better view of the complexity in the area of CKM. Therefore, this paper proposes the three-dimensional matrix of collaborative knowledge barriers taking into account: (i) perspectives; (ii) levels and (iii) barriers blocks to provide a reference way to audit the CKM barriers, and thus, in further research, focus on the corrections and adjustments to guarantee the success while implementing a CKM project.

Collaborative technologies and knowledge management in psychiatric hospitals in South West Nigeria

This study examined the relationships among KM (knowledge creation, sharing), professional development, therapy team’s (TT’s) operation modes, interaction modes and collaborative technologies’ use determinants. A sample survey research design and mixed methods approach that combined quantitative research methods guided the study. Quantitative data was collected from 283 therapy team members in two psychiatric hospitals in Nigeria using a self-administered questionnaire. SPSS version 22 and SPSS (AMOS) version 23 were used to analyse the data. Knowledge creation and knowledge sharing impacted significantly on professional development. Therapy team members’ Intellectual capability, increased innovation, disciplinary specialisation and professional learning are dependent on their creation and sharing of knowledge. Disciplinary socialisation, transdisciplinary socialisation, collaboration and communication summarise their day-to-day operations. Collaboration and knowledge creation and sharing have a very strong relationship. Working together with colleagues is directly related with creation and sharing of both tacit and explicit knowledge. Learning by practical experience, brainstorming of ideas, sharing of clinical information and best practice of medical profession are positively impacted by collaboration. Documentation of such knowledge is needed to promote its sharing and safeguard knowledge loss in psychiatric hospitals.

Moving from Traditional Intranet to Digital Workplace in Public Sector: The Success Story of TurkStat Intranet

Bilgi, kamu örgütleri açısından stratejik bir öneme sahip midir? Kamu yöneticilerinin tamamına yakını bu soruya evet yanıtını verecektir. Lakin etkin ve verimli bir biçimde kullanılan yazılı kurumsal hafızaya sahip bir kamu kurumu görebilmek neredeyse imkânsız. Yazılı hale getirilemeyen veya yazılı hale getirilse dahi kişisel bilgisayarlarda hapsolan bilgi notu, sunum, tutanak veya rapor gibi "değerli" bilgiler, çalışanların kurumlardan ayrılması ile birlikte adeta buharlaşıp gitmektedir. Bu vaka çalışmasında süratle dijitalleşmekte olan çalışma ortamlarında, bireyler ve birimler arası etkin ve verimli bir örgütsel e-işbirliği için yeni nesil sosyal İntranet sistemlerine duyulan yüksek gereksinime değinilecektir. Bu kapsamda iş hayatında e-dönüşüm zaruretinin en erken farkına varan kamu kurumlarından biri olan Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu'nda 2012-2017 yılları arasında gerçekleşen İntranet devrimi detaylı bir biçimde incelenecektir. Dijital İntranet sistemleri ile birlikte (a) çalışanların zaman ve mekândan bağımsız olarak e-işbirliği yapabilmesi, (b) iletişim maliyetlerinin düşürülmesi, (c) kurumsal bilişim sistemlerinin İntranet ile entegre edilmesi ve (d) yazılı kurumsal hafıza oluşumunun tohumlarının atılması, gibi süreçlerin nasıl tesis edildiği açıklanmaya çalışılacaktır. Bu çalışma niteliksel bir araştırma olup, veriler gözlem, görüşme ve belge toplama tekniği ile toplanmıştır. Bu çalışma örgütsel e-işbirliği ve sanal uygulama topluluğu yaklaşımlarının Türk Kamu sektöründe hayata geçirilmiş ilk uygulama numunelerinden birini teşkil etmektedir.