Knowledge-based Organizations Research Articles

Strategies and Consequences of Developing Fluid Capacity of Human Resources in Maskan Bank

Objective: This study aimed to examine the strategies and consequences of developing the fluid capacity of human resources in Maskan Bank. Method: The current research method was mixed (qualitative-quantitative) and applied in nature. The qualitative section's population included academic experts and specialists in the field of human resources, while the quantitative section involved managers, experts, and employees of Maskan Bank. In the qualitative part, a purposive sampling method was used, and in the quantitative research, stratified random sampling was employed. The research instruments in the qualitative part consisted of semi-structured interviews, and in the quantitative part, a questionnaire based on qualitative findings was used. The validity of both sections of the study was assessed through a face validity method. For analyzing the findings, coding method was used in the qualitative part, and structural modeling and confirmatory factor analysis were applied in the quantitative section, using LISREL and SPSS24 software. Findings: The findings showed that the strategies (including customer satisfaction, creating competitive advantage, strengthening financial and economic structure, improving productivity, enhancing human resource empowerment, job independence of employees, and realizing the bank's macro goals and strategies) explained 58% of the variance, and the consequences (knowledge-based organizations, enhancing specific knowledge and skills, updating banking knowledge, creating added value, expanding an effective work environment, creating learning networks, and attracting competent human resources) explained 54% of the variance in developing the fluid capacity of human resources (P<0.05). Conclusion: Based on the results, it can be said that the development of the fluid capacity of human resources in Maskan Bank is influenced by both strategies and consequences; therefore, banking system planners can consider these factors for further improvement of the bank.

Actualities and pragmatic perspectives of total quality management in the automotive knowledge-based organization

In the context of sustainable development and continuous improvement, it can be stated that the implementation of an integrated quality management in a modern organization can only be achieved under the conditions of implementing a series of concepts, among which we can mention knowledge management, total quality management, Kaizen management and related standards, quality management strategies and policies but also quality management techniques, methods, and tools. The scientific paper presents an own point of view regarding the pathway for a sustainable implementation of the previously presented concepts in an organization in the automotive field. The aspects identified in a real organization in the automotive industry are presented as well as the way considered to be possible to implement so that the organization can be considered a knowledge-based organization. In this context, the role of management in the organization is extremely important and value analysis becomes a priority. The main objective of the scientific paper is to propose a certain way of managerial thinking so that those interested can apply the quality management strategies and policies proposed for the sustainable implementation of total quality management within an organization based on knowledge in the automotive field.

Creating A Competitive Advantage For Universities Through Knowledge-Based Strategic Assets Management

This study aims to identify and analyze strategic assets for universities and explain the role of leadership in maximizing the use of these assets as a competitive advantage through knowledge management practices. As a non-profit organization, universities live in a competitive world of higher education services. Theoretical and practical studies prove that intense competition will be won by organizations that have a sustainable level of competitive advantage, not temporary competitive advantages. In order to identify strategic assets for higher education institutions, this study assumes that all knowledge-based assets are strategic assets that add value to the organization and improve organizational performance. The role of higher education as a knowledge-based organization that nurtures diverse knowledge and as a producer of reliable human resources in the scientific field establishes knowledge-based assets or intellectual capital as the strategic capital of universities. The research population are the leaders of universities in East Java, both state universities and private universities. The sample was determined based on the purposive random sampling technique, namely by selecting the leaders of universities with a rating (AIPT) of at least B or Good, totalling 113 people. The criteria are set with the assumption that the university leadership has implemented knowledge management. Data were collected by distributing questionnaires and analyzed using SEM-PLS. Research is useful both theoretically and practically. At the theoretical level, a strategy for managing intellectual capital is formulated as a strategic asset, while at the practical level it can be carried out by university leaders.
 Keywords: Intellectual Capital, Knowledge Management, AIPT, Competitive Advantage

Big Five Personality Traits and Knowledge Sharing Intentions of Academic Librarians

PurposeKnowledge sharing among individuals is very crucial for greater creativity and enhancing performance in knowledge-based organizations. The present study investigates the association of Big Five personality traits and the knowledge sharing intentions of university librarians in Pakistan. MethodologyBased on quantitative design, this study employs survey research method. The Big Five personality inventory designed by John and Srivastava (1999) was adopted, while measurement items related to knowledge sharing intentions were developed with the help of the existing literature. The population of the study comprised library and information science professionals working in the university libraries of Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). A census sampling method was used for collecting data and 103 dully filled questionnaires were received. FindingsThe results indicated that agreeableness and openness to experience positively while neuroticism negatively influenced the university librarian’s knowledge sharing intentions. However, conscientiousness and extraversion personality traits were found to be insignificant predictors of the same. OriginalityThis study is first of its nature which highlights the significant personality features contributing towards KS intentions in academic libraries from a developing country’s perspective.

Innovative Work Practices: A Time to Go Beyond Experimentation

In the US there have been three major evolutionary steps in the development of organizations after World War II. The first stage is with management as a function, the second is with the command and control organization and the third is decentralization and distinction between policy and operations. The third stage is evolving away from the command-and-control organization to knowledge-based organizations. Organizations implement innovative work practices that create knowledge-based organizations. This paper discusses some of these practices and the issues faced in implementing them. The authors conclude by pointing out that aside from entities such as civil society and unions etc., institutional support and support from public policy bodies is crucial to implementing innovative work systems that create sustainable organizations.

Methodology for Extended Reality–Enabled Experimental Research in Construction Engineering and Management

Extended reality (XR) technologies are increasingly being used as a novel research instrument to facilitate scientific inquires in the construction engineering and management (CEM) domain. By allowing humans to interact with immersive environments in controlled and monitored experimental settings, XR technologies have opened new opportunities for researchers to conduct CEM research involving human participants or concerning human behavior. Yet, XR-enabled research, as an independent, rigorous methodology for the CEM domain, is still underexplored. This paper serves as an effort to build an organized knowledge base and workflow for using XR technologies in various CEM research areas and methodological contexts. The paper first investigates the status quo of XR-enabled CEM research, by identifying current research areas in the CEM domain where XR technologies are considered the preferred or recommended methodological solutions. A process model for XR-enabled research is then proposed, with actionable recommendations about how XR-enabled research should be planned, designed, implemented, analyzed, verified, and validated. This process model is demonstrated with two illustrative case studies. Last, the paper discusses the philosophical, methodological, and technological roots of the evolution of XR-enabled CEM research and describes our vision of more enabling, adoptable, and value-adding XR-enabled research in CEM in the near future.

EXAMINING THE MEDIATING ROLE OF MOTIVATION TO TRANSFER IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SUPERVISOR SUPPORT AND EMPLOYEE’S EXTRA-ROLE BEHAVIOR

Training is often acknowledged as a major source of developing talented employees in a knowledge-based organization. It encourages employees to continuously learn and master the necessary knowledge, up-to-date skills, latest cognitive and emotional abilities, positive attitudes and new capabilities consistent with the global market of the 21st century. Some recent studies reveal that the competency of supervisors to provide moral and material support in administering training programs will strongly invoke employees’ motivation to transfer. As a result, this motivation may lead to a higher extra-role behavior. Even though the relationship is interesting, the mediating effect of motivation to transfer has largely been ignored in the workplace training research literature. Therefore, this study is conducted to fulfill the literature gap by quantifying the mediating effect of motivation to transfer in the relationship between supervisor support and extra-role behavior. Self-report questionnaires were used to collect data from public servants at public service agencies in West Malaysia. The SmartPLS was used to evaluate the psychometric properties of the measurement scale and test the research hypotheses. The outcomes of structural equation modeling demonstrate three important results: first, supervisor support is a significant antecedent of extra-role behavior. Second, supervisor support is a significant antecedent of motivation to transfer. Third, motivation to transfer is an important mediating variable in the relationship between supervisor support and extra-role behavior. Hence, this study finding offers significant recommendations that may be used by practitioners to understand diverse perspectives of motivation to transfer concepts and to devise strategic human capital development action plans to become organizations as an employer of choice in times of global competition and unpredictable economy.

The Correlation between Motivation and Performance for Supervisory Roles

In a knowledge-based organization, the employees, as holders of intangible knowledge, play a particularly important role in these organizations, as they can foster productivity, creativity, and innovation that ultimately leads to high performance. The scope of our study is to see if a higher intrinsic motivation, tracked by using Charles Handy’s four “E” factors: effort, energy, excitement, and expenditure, is related to a higher organizational performance for supervisors in the Romanian branch of a multinational company. We have used a quantitative method, by administering a questionnaire, with Likert scale questions, to a sample of 57 supervisors, then correlating their score with the performance score they have obtained from their direct supervisor. The results revealed that there is undeniably a connection between the importance that employees are self-imposing on the “E” factors when they are in pursuit of achieving organizational goals, that is, bringing a higher organizational performance.

“Knowledge-Based Organization” - Solution in the Management of Organizations in Crisis Situations?

Abstract Crisis periods affect all areas of organizational management: material resources management, financial management, strategic management, etc. In this context, knowledge’s process and knowledge can play an essential role in the survival of companies in the context in reality is unclear and changing, and the prospects can be bleak or difficult to calculate. Intangible elements make the difference, like as the ability to use efficiently what the organization knows to deal with unforeseen events much more often in these times of crisis: changing supply rates, declining employee morale, temporary lack of liquidity, etc.

Prestige of the Decision Ecology and Risk-taking in R&D Project in the Biopharmaceutical Sector

Knowledge-based organizations pose an innovation project ‘scope–risk paradox’ in their innovation projects. On the one hand, the uncertainty of the broader scope avails them opportunities to delegate responsibilities to the environment; on the other hand, an elevated risk–reward evaluation hampers their aspirations. This article suggests a solution: the prestige of the decision ecology inflates rewards and deflates risks in the scope decision. This decision ecology of the research and development (R&D) project consists of five prestige factors: (a) technological, (b) organization-specific, (c) nationality, (d) temporality and (f) structural. High prestige of these contextual elements implies that they influence the perceived reward to risk ratio. High prestige predicts high risk-taking, leading to a broader scope of the innovation project. The evidence supports that the technological prestige, organizational prestige, temporal prestige and structural prestige contribute to the broader scope decision of the R&D project in the clinical trial. However, the project nationality shows no difference. Overall, we conclude that the interpretative decisions based on the situation prestige influence the R&D project in the biopharmaceutical sector; therefore, the prestige of these ecological factors should matter in other disciplines. Other disciplines that draw value from the social context will show more pronounced effects of the prestige on decisions. Hence, this study sets a foundation for the theory and practice in other projects, organizations, sectors and nations.

Knowledge Repository Design to Improve Knowledge Management Process Capabilities: A Systematic Literature Review

The role of technology in supporting knowledge management is very vital. The knowledge repository system is the foundation of knowledge management and its implementation. Knowledge sharing, discovery, and other knowledge processes will be more accessible through proper knowledge repository system as an organizational knowledge base. This research explored various approaches employed by practitioners and researchers in designing a knowledge repository that allowed people to study and implement the knowledge repository as needed. A Systematic Literature Review (SLR) method proposed by Kitchenham was used to answer three research questions; (1) how is model knowledge storage in an organizational repository developed? (2) what tools can help create a knowledge repository? (3) what are features that should be present in a knowledge repository? It was confirmed that the repository storage model was mainly represented in the ontology model. Furthermore, the technologies for creating knowledge were Protégé and Neo4j graph-based databases. In addition, features that were mostly applied in the knowledge repository system included data catalogs, search, API, knowledge management, visualization, rule-based and case-based reasoning.

A Systematic Review of EU-Funded Innovative Agri-Food Projects: Potential for Transfer between Territories

This article presents a systematic review of innovative projects funded by EU Rural Development Programs that were designed and implemented in rural areas of the European Union to facilitate the territorialized production of foodstuffs and their sale through alternative networks. On the basis of the results obtained in this review, we designed a model for the transfer of knowledge to the local community in the Alpujarra Granadina (Granada, Spain) within the framework of the LifeWatch project. This study uses two consecutive methodological approaches. We began by developing a protocol for the systematic search and analysis of successful rural development projects carried out in the European Union between 2007 and 2020. After that, we created a model for the transfer of results using a participative methodological approach. The results of our analysis of the group of projects selected for review show that the main innovations were made in different aspects of the product, process, sales and distribution. These innovative ideas were implemented by rural communities with a high degree of collective initiative and intelligence and could potentially be replicated in other areas. The sample analyzed contains a wide array of novel, alternative formulas, which are transversal to the projects, so provide significant contents that could be used to activate a space for participation and debate, which could itself become fertile ground for the creation of new projects. In conclusion, this study provides the stakeholders in rural areas, in particular farmers, with a wide, systematically organized knowledge base that proposes solutions to shared challenges.

Identifying and prioritizing the antecedents and consequences of agile leadership in knowledge-based organizations: A mixed approach

Identifying and prioritizing the antecedents and consequences of agile leadership in knowledge-based organizations: A mixed approach

Managing the dynamic change of organizational knowledge base in collaboration networks

PurposePrevious studies have addressed the importance of knowledge base and its effect on innovation outputs. However, few studies have focused on the antecedents of dynamic changes of the organizational knowledge base. This study aims to shed light on the antecedents of dynamic change of the organizational knowledge base by examining how network centrality in an organization's collaboration network impacts this change and the moderating role of knowledge network cohesion.Design/methodology/approachThe empirical setting of this study is the smartphone collaboration network. The authors selected patent data from the Derwent Innovation Database. A negative binomial model was used to test the hypotheses.FindingsThe results verified that network centrality has a positive effect on the change in coupling among existing knowledge domains and has an inverted U-shaped relationship with the coupling between new and existing knowledge domains. Furthermore, when local cohesion is high, network centrality has a stronger positive effect on the change in coupling among existing knowledge domains. Global cohesion moderates this process in such a way that when it is at a high level, the coupling between new and existing knowledge domains can benefit more from a moderate level of network centrality.Originality/valueThis study sheds light on the antecedents of dynamic change of the organizational knowledge base and links the literature on collaboration and knowledge networks by providing novel insights to match collaboration network centrality with knowledge network cohesion for successful improvement of the organizational knowledge base.

Theoretical Framework for Knowledge Sharing and Co-Creation of Messages on Digital Platforms: A consumer knowledge management perspective

Purpose: The main objective of this study was to develop and propose a comprehensive conceptual theoretical framework on the relationship between digital platforms, UGC, message co-creation, knowledge sharing, consumer decision-making and purchasing behavior and CKM discourse from an organisations-centered approach. Design/methodology/approach: This study entails a systematic literature review, adopting an exploratory and descriptive approach to obtain insights into the combined use of knowledge management (KM) and consumer behavioral theories. The focus is on the shift to metamodernism, an oscillation between modernity and postmodernity, as an interpretative framework. Discussion: The main contribution of this study is that it emphasizes a constant oscillation between the following key theoretical constructs that should take place in the organisation to enhance the consumer decision-making and purchasing behavior process: digital platforms; knowledge sharing; consumer message co-creation; consumer decision making and behavior; and consumer knowledge management (CKM). As knowledge-based organisations realise the need to create, share and apply knowledge as the basis of corporate value creation and sustainable competitive advantage, the realisation of these organisational goals is arguably increasingly dependent on the activities related to the KM process. Originality/value: The study’s theoretical originality and value is reflected in the integrated theoretical framework which shows the integration, application and linking of consumer behavior theory to a knowledge-based view in a CKM perspective. This application highlights the role of knowledge sharing in message co-creation and UGC to enhance consumer decision-making and purchasing behavior from a CKM perspective.

The effects of a spiral model knowledge-based conversion cycle on improving knowledge-based organisations performance

The effects of a spiral model knowledge-based conversion cycle on improving knowledge-based organisations performance

The effects of a spiral model knowledge-based conversion cycle on improving knowledge-based organisations performance

Due to an increasingly competitive environment, recognising the strategic value of knowledge is an important resource for maintaining a competitive advantage and improving organisational performanc...

TOWARDS EFFECTIVE PROJECT DOCUMENTATION, TRANSPARENCY, AND DATA-DRIVEN DECISION-MAKING THROUGH BIM-BLOCKCHAIN BASED APPLICATIONS

Abstract. Even in the context of increasing digitisation, the construction sector continues to be characterised by redundancy, multiplication and, at the same time, a lack of transparency and disaggregation of data and information, leading to ineffective management of the time, costs and quality of the project life cycle. This paper shows the results of the development of an ICT application, TRL 4-5, based on the integration of Building Information Modeling and blockchain technologies and designed to foster digitisation processes in the supply chain, in the direction of greater transparency of information flows, knowledge-based organisations and decision-making processes based on unambiguous ordered data. Starting from a broader industrial research collaboration, the project involves a university spin-off, companies operating as system integrators and leaders in the customisation of BIM solutions for the Italian construction market. The project, launched as part of a network of public and private stakeholders established in 2019 and developed between September 2020 and March 2021, is part of a territorial development strategy financed by European Structural Funds. As a result, the research output is a prototype of ICT tool, which implements the Common Data Environment, CDE, making the life cycle management unambiguous, certified and clear. In this regard, the results of the project are meant to respond to the supply chain's need to encourage the digitisation and automation of processes, as well as to encourage the acquisition of unambiguous data, according to a big data approach.

Constructive interpersonal leadership relations in knowledge-based organisations: A theoretical framework

Orientation: Acknowledging the need for a deeper understanding of interpersonal communication as part of interpersonal leadership in knowledge-based organisational contexts.Research purpose: This study aimed to propose a theoretically based definition of constructive interpersonal leadership relations (ILRs) and a generic model of ILR with guidelines for fostering constructive ILR in knowledge-based contexts.Motivation for the study: Emerging trends showed knowledge-based organisations presented unique sets of challenges for constructive ILR in South Africa.Research approach/design and method: We conducted a qualitative study using the interpretivist research paradigm. Two convenience samples were used for the data collection: semi-structured in-depth interviews with eight experts in the field, and 31 questionnaires were sent to leaders or followers that examined the micro-perspective in knowledge-based organisations in South Africa. The data analysis and interpretation were performed by thematic analysis.Main findings: We established that the leader–follower dyad is the locus of interpersonal leadership, and that in constructive ILR, leaders or followers actively and mutually nurture the leader–follower dyad, that leaders oversee these relationships without using a formal hierarchy and that the leader–follower interaction has meaning on informational and relational levels.Practical/managerial implications: The findings can be used by leaders in knowledge-based organisations as useful guidelines to create and maintain an organisational environment that is supportive of constructive ILR.Contribution/value-add: This study provides insight into personal attributes relevant for ILR in knowledge-based organisational contexts.

Knowledge Management and Organizational Performance: The Neglected Role of Institutional Accounting Practices

The study highlights the part of institutional accounting practices in the relationship between specified KM capabilities and institutional performance. A theoretical model was tested based on the insight from literature and knowledge-based theory (KBT). The data collected from a survey of 322 staff in knowledge-based organizations (KBOs) were analyzed to test the extended model using partial least squares structural equation modeling approach. The result depicts that greater levels of specific KM infrastructure and process capability would positively influence institutional accounting management practices and, consequently organizational performance. Unlike KM process capability, KM infrastructure capability has a positive and significant impact on organizational performance. The study provides a new understanding to management and practice on the vital role played by institutional management accounting practice in KM success in Malaysia. The research offers fresh insight into further studies in diverse settings. The research is insightful as it deviates from the over-researched context in KM literature to extricate the role of accounting in the business KM strategy.