Enterprise Knowledge Research Articles

Multirelational Tensor Graph Attention Networks for Knowledge Fusion in Smart Enterprise Systems

Augmented Intelligence of Things empowered by knowledge graph drives cognitive intelligence for smart enterprise management systems (EMS). Knowledge fusion technology can effectively integrate knowledge from different sources, thereby improving the accuracy and richness of the knowledge graph, which is of great significance to the sustainable development of smart EMS. Traditional machine learning methods on graphs face challenges in the fusion of complex and multirelational enterprise knowledge graphs due to inherent defects in relation semantic and local structure information capturing. In order to break through these limitations and improve EMS knowledge graphs, we propose tensor-based graph attention networks for multirelational graph representation learning (MR-GAT), and apply it to the critical tasks in knowledge fusion: Entity and relation alignment. Specifically, we innovatively adopt tensor operations to adequately model the interactions between entities and relations in EMS knowledge graph to learn more accurate representations. Additionally, we propose a relation attention mechanism, which focuses on assigning weights in the process of aggregating local semantic information for relation learning in an EMS knowledge graph. Furthermore, we develop a joint entity and relation alignment framework by utilizing the proposed multirelational graph attention networks to improve the accuracy of knowledge fusion. Experimental evaluations on three datasets present that the proposed approach outperforms the baseline models by about 1.4% on average in terms of the mean reciprocal rank metric, which demonstrates the superior ability of the proposed MR-GAT in representation learning for knowledge fusion in smart EMS.

The Evolution and Knowledge Change of Innovation Cooperation Network in Platform Ecosystem: A Computer Simulation From Complex Network Perspective

Platform ecosystems, as a new organizational form, provide enterprises with new contexts for innovation and entrepreneurship. However, due to a lack of dynamic data, we do not understand how the platform ecosystem evolves. Because the traditional methods have limitations, this study uses computer simulations to investigate the evolution and knowledge change of innovative cooperation networks in the platform ecosystem from the perspective of complex networks. The results indicate that the platform ecosystem’s innovation cooperation network evolves around initial network enterprises. The degree of enterprise cooperation shows a trend of decreasing first then increasing, but the efficiency of enterprise cooperation gradually decreases. Second, as the network evolves, the knowledge level rises, whereas the knowledge growth rate falls in the platform ecosystem. Meanwhile, the impact of network structure on knowledge change is unclear, whereas enterprise knowledge creation capability, knowledge absorption capability, and competitive pressure all have a significant impact on knowledge change.

Machine learning model of tax arrears prediction based on knowledge graph

<abstract> <p>Most of the existing research on enterprise tax arrears prediction is based on the financial situation of enterprises. The influence of various relationships among enterprises on tax arrears is not considered. This paper integrates multivariate data to construct an enterprise knowledge graph. Then, the correlations between different enterprises and risk events are selected as the prediction variables from the knowledge graph. Finally, a tax arrears prediction machine learning model is constructed and implemented with better prediction power than earlier studies. The results show that the correlations between enterprises and tax arrears events through the same telephone number, the same E-mail address and the same legal person commonly exist. Based on these correlations, potential tax arrears can be effectively predicted by the machine learning model. A new method of tax arrears prediction is established, which provides new ideas and analysis frameworks for tax management practice.</p> </abstract>

Exploring the Benefit of Introducing Accounting and Finance Knowledge for Micro and Small Entrepreneurs During the COVID-19 Pandemic

This study aims to explore the benefit of introducing the accounting and finance knowledge for micro and small business enterprises, in particular during the time of the coronavirus disease 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected the micro and small enterprises. A large number of industries faced the risk of lower sales, which in turn badly hit their businesses. To assist micro and small business entrepreneurs in maintaining sustainability by improving their bookkeeping skills by using digital applications, a team of lecturers from Universitas Mercu Buana, Indonesia, and Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia, collaborated on socialization activities and interactions. The lecturers held virtual or online workshops for 75 micro and small business entrepreneurs, whose majority of the participants have a high school educational background. The results of this study show influential benefits experienced by the participants, who also stated that the activity and social interaction must be held regularly as a guide and to provide them with updated information. The activities also motivated them to continue working hard to sustain their business. This study demonstrates that such programs can provide support for the sustenance of micro and small businesses.

The Future of Social Enterprise Café in Malaysia: A Study on Millennials’ Perception and Intention

Over the past decade, there have been a growing number of social enterprises in Malaysia, especially in the food and beverage industry. However, social enterprise cafes face various challenges in liquidity and lack of public awareness that hindered their progress. In view of this, millennials are the potential target market for social enterprises due to their rapid growth in population and increasing purchasing power. Millennials have high awareness of social issues and support for socially responsible organisations. Based on a survey collected from 424 millennials in Malaysia, data were analysed using the structural equation modelling. Results indicate that millennials are influenced by perceived price and attitude, followed by social norms, while social enterprise knowledge had a significant but weak influence on their intention. In moving forward, the findings suggest that social enterprise cafes could emphasize more on creating value through their pricing strategy and encourage knowledge sharing and attitude towards social enterprises to strengthen purchase intention towards social enterprise cafes. This study not only sheds light on millennials but also assist social enterprises to sustain their business and have a long-term impact on society and environmental causes.

The effects of attitudes toward knowledge sharing, perceived social norms and job autonomy on employees’ knowledge-sharing intentions

PurposeKnowledge sharing is a key part of enterprise knowledge management, which helps to develop and use knowledge-related resources and ultimately achieve organizational goals. This study aims to theoretically discuss and empirically investigate the mechanism by which the intention to share knowledge is influenced by employees’ attitudes, social pressure and job characteristics.Design/methodology/approachBased on the theory of planned behavior, this study uses primary data collected from technology companies in the Yangtze River Delta region of China based on a longitudinal tracking research method of different variables at two different points in time. The data from 287 questionnaires were investigated by hierarchical regression analysis and processed with SPSS 21.0.FindingsThe findings suggest that attitudes toward knowledge sharing, perceived social norms and job autonomy positively affect knowledge-sharing intentions. Job autonomy plays a moderating role in the relationship between perceived social norms and knowledge-sharing intentions. Specifically, job autonomy positively moderates the effect of pro-sharing norms on knowledge-sharing intentions and negatively moderates the effects of subjective norms on knowledge-sharing intentions.Originality/valueThis study brings together employees’ and work-related characteristics to systematically explore the influence of employees’ personal evaluations of knowledge sharing. Additionally, by empirically distinguishing between subjective and pro-sharing norms, the study contributes to a better understanding of the antecedents of knowledge sharing and other voluntary behaviors at the individual level.

R&D synergy between local and foreign-owned enterprises in post-communist economies

This study examines how internal research and development (R&D), external knowledge acquisition, and R&D contracted with other companies interact in local and foreign-owned enterprises in post-communist economies. A large sample of firm-level data from the Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS) across 26 post-communist countries (including European Union (EU) members and non-EU states of Eastern Europe, Caucasian countries, and Central Asian countries) and country-level data from the Global Innovation Index and the International Property Rights Index were used. The findings show that enterprises with majority foreign ownership are relatively more likely to acquire external R&D. We demonstrate that the R&D behavior of enterprises with majority foreign ownership and local firms are interrelated, that is, we find a synergy effect. According to the results, decisions on internal R&D and the purchase of external knowledge for enterprises with majority foreign ownership are similar to those of local firms. However, enterprises with foreign ownership contract R&D with other companies more often if local firms conduct internal R&D. These results indicate the presence of knowledge spillover and cross-learning effects in both types of enterprises in post-communist countries. Finally, we find that the national innovation environment is not significant for the R&D intensity of enterprises with majority foreign ownership, which suggests their high dependence on the parent structures of multinational enterprises.

Foreign market knowledge, entry mode choice and SME international performance in an emerging market

This paper examines the mediating role of equity entry mode choice in the relationship between foreign market knowledge (FMK) and international performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) originating from emerging markets. In addition, this paper investigates when FMK enhances firms' equity mode choice by considering financial slack as a moderating variable. Using data obtained from 205 SMEs engaged in cross-border activities in Ghana, the results reveal that FMK and international performance relationship is mediated by foreign market equity entry mode choice. The results also suggest that FMK positively relates to SMEs' preference for equity mode for foreign market entry and this relationship is amplified when slack resource is greater. These findings offer theoretical as well as practical implications for SME managers in developing and emerging markets in terms of entry mode decisions.

Social entrepreneurship, technology diffusion and future employment in Nigeria

PurposeTo mitigate uncertainties in the labour market, it has been argued that technology diffusion in entrepreneurship drive is essential to increase employment capacity. Against this backdrop, this study examined how social entrepreneurship and technology diffusion impact future employment in Nigeria. In addition, this study aims to contribute to the policy dialogue for the realisation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of decent work and economic growth (SDG-8) and industry, innovation and infrastructure (SDG-9).Design/methodology/approachThe data from the youth entrepreneurship with innovation (YouWiN) baseline survey was used. The study applied propensity score matching to achieve its objectives. This study defines social entrepreneurship as firms established solely to create social values. Similarly, technology diffusion is captured by the firm’s ownership of a website and communication with clients through email, while future employment is captured by the estimated number of people the business may employ in the next five years, if still in operation.FindingsThe results from the study show that social entrepreneurship and technology diffusion has a significant impact on future employment. The result implies that social entrepreneurship may contribute approximately 21% to the employment level in the future. Similarly, technology diffusion – ownership of a website and communication with clients through email increase the firm’s ability to contribute to future employment by 65% and 71%, respectively.Research limitations/implicationsOne of the limitations of the research is that the study is quantitative in nature. Thus, qualitative information that could have added additional value to the study was not considered. As a recommendation, further studies should consider using a mixed method by adding qualitative information while examining the concept of social entrepreneurship and employment.Practical implicationsThese findings suggest that ownership of a website, communicating with clients via email and involvement in social entrepreneurship contribute significantly to future employment in Nigeria. This finding shows that social entrepreneurship is crucial for reducing future employment uncertainties. Social enterprises will enhance the capacity of the economy to attain sustainable economic development. Therefore, the study concludes by recommending that policies to enhance social entrepreneurship awareness and promotion should be implanted to expand the knowledge of social enterprise as a unique business entity that drives employment.Social implicationsThese findings suggest that ownership of a website, communicating with clients via email and involvement in social entrepreneurship contribute significantly to future employment in Nigeria. This finding shows that social entrepreneurship is crucial for reducing future employment uncertainties. Social enterprises will enhance the capacity of the economy to attain sustainable economic development. Therefore, the study concludes by recommending that policies to enhance social entrepreneurship awareness and promotion should be implanted to expand the knowledge of social enterprise as a unique business entity that drives employment.Originality/valueThough prior studies have examined the contribution of entrepreneurship to employment; however, integration of technology diffusion in the concept of social entrepreneurship and employment literature is relatively sparse. Therefore, this study fills this gap by investigating how the diffusion of technology by social entrepreneurs impacts future employment in Nigeria.

Pelatihan Pemasaran Digital melalui Pemanfaatan Aplikasi Online Marketplace bagi UMKM di Lapak Berkah PKK Singosari Malang

The purpose of this service activity is to increase knowledge and skills for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (UMKM) actors to be able to do digital marketing through online marketplace applications. The service method uses training with partners, namely the UMKM Blessing PKK in Toyomarto Village, Singosari District, Malang Regency. This service evaluation instrument uses a questionnaire. The data analysis technique used a descriptive technique. The result of this community service shows that the training activities carried out are in accordance with the objectives to be achieved, namely providing an understanding of digital marketing and the ability to use online marketplace applications, so as to optimize product marketing for UMKM actors.

Reform and Practice of Practical Teaching System in School Enterprise Cooperation

The essence of school enterprise cooperation teaching is to cultivate talents who meet the needs of enterprise development, refine the teaching tasks of school teachers, enable students to learn the knowledge and theory required by enterprise development, and further meet the needs of enterprise development. Talents can master enterprise knowledge points, and better and faster integrate into the enterprise development environment.

Development and innovation of enterprise knowledge management strategies using big data neural networks technology

To strengthen the development of enterprises and optimize knowledge management strategies, the current situation of enterprise knowledge management (EKM) is investigated and the evaluation indicators of EKM strategies are analyzed. The specific structure and principles of neural network algorithms are studied using big data. Finally, neural networks (NNs) technology is used to evaluate EKM strategies and calculate the specific weight and strategy application of EKM using big data. The results show that with the support of big data, the use of NNs technology can analyze not only the knowledge management strategies, but also the different strategies of knowledge management used by different enterprises. When analyzing EKM strategies, enterprises indicators collected by big data vary greatly. The highest and lowest values are approximately 0.94 and 0.28, respectively. It indicates that NNs technology can be used to study different knowledge management strategies. Using this technology, the knowledge management strategies of different enterprises are calculated and optimized. The error between the final calculation and the actual result is relatively small, with a maximum and minimum of approximately 0.197 and 0.012, respectively. With the support of big data, the innovation and development of EKM strategy using NNs technology provides technical support for EKM and a reference.

Engaging in African Epistemology as a Form of Epistemic Decolonization

Epistemic decolonization has taken centre stage in academia and everyday life. Epistemic decolonization is a call to dismantle the Western way of thinking and its self-arrogated hegemonic authority. It is also a call to re-centre the knowledge enterprise in Africa from a western-centric orientation to an African-centric one to accommodate African epistemic formations. In this paper, I intend to contribute to the discussions of epistemic decolonization by showing that engaging in African epistemology is a form of epistemic decolonization. My argument is that we are recalibrating the knowledge enterprise when we go outside of the western episteme to engage with knowledge in other traditions, such as African epistemology.

Effects of Local Government Behavior on University–Enterprise Knowledge Flow: Evidence from China

Government financial investment has been increasingly adopted as a policy support to stimulate university–enterprise cooperation, however, empirical research from the perspective of knowledge flow remains limited. We reason that school–enterprise knowledge flow can be divided into dual stages, namely, knowledge creation and knowledge transfer, and this dual efficiency can be measured with the super-efficiency DEA model. The results show that the average value of knowledge creation efficiency (KCE) is higher than knowledge transfer efficiency (KTE). We adopt the Dynamic Generalized Spatial Model method to study the effect of government support on knowledge flow dual efficiency, and the regression results show that government support has a nonlinear effect on KCE while having a positive impact on KTE. We find that intergovernmental competition has a moderating influence on the relationship between government support and dual efficiency. Fiscal transparency can enhance the moderating effect of intergovernmental competition.

PENGARUH TINGKAT PENDIDIKAN, PENGETAHUAN AKUNTANSI, UMUR USAHA DAN SKALA USAHA PELAKU USAHA MIKRO KECIL DAN MENENGAH (UMKM) TERHADAP PENGGUNAAN INFORMASI AKUNTANSI DI KECAMATAN SENAPELAN

This study aims to determine the effect of education level, accounting knowledge, business age and business scale of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) on the use of accounting information in Senapelan District. The method used in this research is simple random sampling. The type of data used is primary data. Data collection carried out in this study is the distribution of questionnaires. The sample of this study consisted of 74 businesses. Data processing was carried out using SPSS version 21 program tools. The research model used by the researcher was multiple linear regression analysis. Based on the results of the tests carried out, it was concluded that the level of education, accounting knowledge, business age and business scale had a significant effect on the use of accounting information on MSMEs in Senapelan District.

PUERTO RICO AS ISLAND OF KNOWLEDGE: LESSONS LEARNED FROM SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS

Entrepreneurs from 10 different companies in the knowledge economy sector of Puerto Rico (PR), varying in operation from two to 25 years, were interviewed to understand which innovation ecosystem elements have contributed or hindered their companies’ growth. We learn about the journey of these companies and explore their leaders’ perception of how creating and operating a knowledge company in PR benefits or hampers their businesses. Entrepreneurs assess what could the commercial sector, educational institutions, and the government do to help their companies be more successful. They also reflect on the concept of Puerto Rico as an Island of Knowledge. Through the analysis of ten case studies, the article provides original and valuable insight into the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Puerto Rico to help researchers and policy makers understand the opportunities and pitfalls faced by Island-based innovators seeking to make their mark in the knowledge economy. We conclude that Puerto Rico is an Island of Knowledge in progress. The innovation ecosystem is currently growing but it remains smaller than needed to foster explosive growth. We found that entrepreneurship and company acceleration programs are having positive impact in growing the creation and sustainability of new knowledge companies on the Island. Puerto Rico is a good source of human capital for knowledge enterprises, but it could do better. Schools and universities need to teach entrepreneurship and bring more students to tech careers. Higher education curricula needs to be updated to cover a variety of new technologies and provide a myriad of practical skills and technical certifications to make graduates productive on day 1. Government and employers alike need to implement creative strategies to retain qualified talent on the Island.

In the Context of Digital Finance, Can Knowledge Enable Manufacturing Companies to Be More Courageous and Move towards Sustainable Innovation?

The advent of the VUCA era and the development of digital finance (DF) present opportunities and challenges for manufacturing companies to seek sustainable innovation by increasing their organizational resilience (OR) to withstand crises. The production, flow, and acquisition of corporate knowledge are indispensable to the establishment of organizational resilience. In this paper, we analyze how to make manufacturing enterprises more courageous and innovative in the context of digital finance. We used a perspective of knowledge channel acquisitions to achieve this aim. Using a sample of 1965 manufacturing companies in China from 2013 to 2020, we analyzed whether greater enterprise knowledge (internal knowledge and external knowledge) can yield higher levels of innovation performance and whether organizational resilience plays a role in the context of digital finance. The results show that (1) both internal enterprise knowledge (IEK) and external enterprise knowledge (EEK) have a significant positive impact on the sustainable innovation performance of manufacturing enterprises; (2) organizational resilience has a mediation role in the process of promoting sustainable innovation performance through enterprise knowledge; (3) digital finance significantly enhances the impact of enterprise knowledge on long-term growth and financial volatility of organizational resilience, and significantly positively moderates the mediation effect of organizational resilience; and (4) digital finance support policies issued by the government significantly improve the sustainable innovation performance of manufacturing firms. Based on these results, manufacturing firms can improve innovation performance by enhancing organizational resilience. This paper contributes to this field of research by providing an analysis of manufacturing firms, presenting a new view on the improvement of innovation performance in the context of digital finance.

Role of Managers in Stimulating Innovativeness of Employees in Enterprises

The process of creating knowledge and innovation is becoming a significant challenge for enterprises operating on both international and domestic markets. A key factor that has an impact on this process refers to the actions of managers on behalf of creating an environment that is favourable towards the innovativeness of employees. A significant task for managers is to initiate, support and control the innovative activities of employees. By assuming that managers have a significant impact on the process of creating knowledge and innovation in enterprises, this facilitated the formulation of the research objective, which was to search for the answers to the following two research questions: What relationships exist between manager traits and employee innovativeness in enterprises? To what extent do leadership attributes influence creating an innovative organizational climate in enterprises? The assumed goal was executed due to the application of the method of critical analysis of literary sources and the survey method. The empirical research conducted among 179 enterprises from the list of 500 largest enterprises in Poland was conducted in 2019 with the aid of a standardized survey questionnaire using the techniques of CATI and CAWI. As a result of the research, statistically significant relations were discovered between the features of managers and the level of innovation and knowledge in the analysed enterprises. Their positive impact on the innovative environment was illustrated. The research findings acquired provide knowledge about the role of managers in terms of stimulating the innovative behaviour of employees.

Pedagogical Approaches to Responsible Entrepreneurship Education

This article explores innovations in and pedagogical approaches to Responsible Entrepreneurship Education (REE), with a specific focus on how to advance responsible entrepreneurial competencies (“know-how”) and entrepreneurial practices (“know-that”). Consequently, this article proposes the “4Rs” framework (re-imagining, reconfiguring, reshaping, and reforming) to guide entrepreneurship educators’ actions. Firstly, it is necessary to “re-imagine” the intended and enacted curriculum to develop a contemporary awareness and knowledge of social and environmental enterprises. Secondly, it is essential to “reconfigure” teaching pedagogies to problematize the entrepreneurship environment and outer world. Thirdly, it is required for educators to “reshape” the attained curriculum with the stakeholders to offer learners co-curricular and extracurricular experiences. Finally, pedagogical “reforms” provide an opportunity to incorporate innovations into the discovery of new knowledge and paths of responsibilities. These pedagogical approaches support entrepreneurial learning as “processes” and entrepreneurship as a “process” aligned to the achievement of responsible entrepreneurial behavior.

HERMES: data placement and schema optimization for enterprise knowledge bases

HERMES: data placement and schema optimization for enterprise knowledge bases