Organizational Knowledge Research Articles

Unlocking value: exploring digital transformation's influence on knowledge management of national football associations

ABSTRACT Research question There is a lack of understanding of the role of digital transformation (DT) on the management of knowledge in sport organisations. This study addresses the relationship between DT and knowledge management (KM) and looks at how digital change affects KM processes, the value creation possibilities of generating and applying digital knowledge, and how the opportunities for staff in sport organisations to generate new knowledge are evolving. Research methods An exploratory qualitative study was conducted through semi-structured interviews with 82 executives from 43 different national football associations (NFA). The participating NFA were spread across all six continental associations (AFC, CAF, OFC, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, UEFA). Results and findings Digital KM enables NFA to better understand fan and consumer behaviour, adapt offers, and make informed decisions. Digital KM is critical to optimising organisational performance, effectively engaging stakeholders, and driving innovation within the NFA. Human resources at all levels of the organisation and their attitudes, skills, and embeddedness in the change process are key success factors for digital KM. In the sports performance sector talent identification, talent development, and match analysis benefit considerably from digital KM. Implications NFA should invest in digital infrastructure, data analytics, and staff training to improve their digital KM. This enhances their capabilities for digital value creation and can thus promote their sustainable growth which will benefit football development.

Impact of Knowledge Management on Industrial Performance: Evidence from Nepalese Industrial Estate

Background: Knowledge management is crucial for industrial success and continuity, playing a vital role in the management of industries. Effective knowledge management can lead to improved performance and competitive advantage. Objective: This study aims to understand the impact of knowledge management on industrial performance in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, focusing on both tacit and explicit knowledge. Method: The study is grounded in the Organizational Knowledge Creation Theory and follows an explanatory research design. A total of 173 managers from various industries within Kathmandu Valley were interviewed using a structured questionnaire facilitated by the Kobo Toolbox. The data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with SPSS and AMOS software to examine the relationship between knowledge management practices and industrial performance. Result: The findings reveal that both tacit and explicit knowledge have a significant positive impact on organizational performance. The ability to rapidly gather, document, and share information within an organization enhances industrial performance. Conclusion: The study concludes that effective knowledge management is essential for maximizing industrial performance in Nepalese industrial estates. The emphasis on a culture of information documentation and sharing within organizations can lead to substantial performance improvements. Paper Types: Research Paper Key Words: Knowledge management, organizational performance, industrial estates, SEM, Kathmandu Valley JEL Classification: D83, L25, P27

Learning organization culture and knowledge sharing: the mediating role of social capital

Learning organization culture and knowledge sharing: the mediating role of social capital

"Goldmine" or "big mess"? An interview study on the challenges of designing, operating, and ensuring the durability of Clinical Data Warehouses in France and Belgium.

Clinical Data Warehouses (CDW) are the designated infrastructures to enable access and analysis of large quantities of electronic health record data. Building and managing such systems implies extensive "data work" and coordination between multiple stakeholders. Our study focuses on the challenges these stakeholders face when designing, operating, and ensuring the durability of CDWs for research. We conducted semistructured interviews with 21 professionals working with CDWs from France and Belgium. All interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim, and coded inductively. Prompted by the AI boom, healthcare institutions launched initiatives to repurpose data they were generating for care without a clear vision of how to generate value. Difficulties in operating CDWs arose quickly, strengthened by the multiplicity and diversity of stakeholders involved and grand discourses on the possibilities of CDWs, disjointed from their actual capabilities. Without proper management of the information flows, stakeholders struggled to build a shared vision. This was evident in our interviewees' contrasting appreciations of what mattered most to ensure data quality. Participants explained they struggled to manage knowledge inside and across institutions, generating knowledge loss, repeated mistakes, and impeding progress locally and nationally. Management issues strongly affect the deployment and operation of CDWs. This may stem from a simplistic linear vision of how this type of infrastructure operates. CDWs remain promising for research, and their design, implementation, and operation require careful management if they are to be successful. Building on innovation management, complex systems, and organizational learning knowledge will help.

Bibliographical foundations of information science: a review essay

PurposeThe narrow purpose of this article is to review de Fremery’s (2024) book about the bibliographic foundations of information science. The broader purpose is to consider the actual as well as the potential relevance of the field(s) of bibliography for information science besides the book under review.Design/methodology/approachThis review essay examines the arguments put forward by de Fremery (2024), introduces concepts and traditional lore from the study of bibliography and presents internal conflicts or paradigms in the field of bibliography. It relates this information to foundational issues in information science.FindingsDe Fremery’s basic ambition of basing information science in the field of bibliography is important, and so is the attempt to consider bibliography in relation to contemporary information technologies such as machine learning and data science. The book under review fails, however, to describe the relations between different positions in bibliography, such as enumerative, analytical, descriptive, critical and historical bibliography in relation to information science. It rather tends to make problematic claims, for example, that scientific experiments are based on bibliographical methods, and to describe the relation of bibliography to information science on the basis of such interpretations. Nonetheless, the book is a serious attempt to consider the field of bibliography and thereby support the focus on documents in information science.Originality/valueInformation science often suffers because of ambiguities in the concept of information. When information science is understood as the study of literature-based answering, much else falls into place. The field of bibliography is a core concept for this understanding and re-orientation of information science, for example, by establishing the core relation between bibliography, information searching and knowledge organization.

Validating the Causal Relationship between Quantum Leadership and Employee Innovation Performance from the Perspective of Organizational Sustainability

In the quantum era, the rapid development of enterprises cannot be separated from the efforts of employees, and the improvement of employee performance is also closely related to the behavior and attitude of organizational leaders. Quantum leadership, as a new leadership paradigm, differs from traditional Newtonian classical mechanics in that it emphasizes wholeness and interconnectedness, considers new ideas as the key to success, and values complex changes in the organizational environment, thus helping the organization provide sustainable development in the future. In addition, quantum leadership is able to manage in chaotic and potentially uncertain environments, encouraging employees to explore new ideas for solving problems, stimulating enthusiasm and motivation for innovation, and thus improving the level of employee performance. In particular, as the importance of innovation performance has been emphasized, it has been considered as a key variable in driving and promoting sustainable organizational development. Moreover, this study is different from previous studies that validate traditional leadership. We focus on an emerging type of leadership that distinguishes itself from traditional leadership—quantum leadership—which is a leadership model that is currently receiving a lot of attention. In the uncertain future environment, quantum leadership is gradually becoming a key factor for business growth and plays an important role in the survival and development of organizations in the future environment. Based on this research background, this study argues that quantum leadership is closely related to employee innovation performance. This study examines whether quantum leadership improves employee innovation performance and the sequential multiple mediating effects of organizational intelligence and knowledge sharing. Most of the previous studies focused only on the mediating or moderating role of the model. This study expands this area of research by incorporating the moderating role of innovative culture and validating its effects. This finding explores the development of quantum leadership and provides a theoretical foundation for related research. In addition, this study collected data from 345 employees of Chinese SMEs in the context of the fourth industrial revolution. These results suggest that quantum leadership positively affects innovation performance. Organizational intelligence and knowledge sharing have multiple serial mediating effects on quantum leadership and innovation performance. Moreover, the interaction between innovative culture and knowledge sharing improves employees’ innovation performance. Therefore, this study clarifies the causal relationship between quantum leadership and innovation performance through theoretical and validated research models. It lays the foundation for the sustainable development of organizations in the future.

Organizational culture and knowledge management as strategies to improve the efficiency in the public organizations sector of emerging countries

The purpose of this study is to provide empirical evidence about the relationship between Organizational Culture and Knowledge Management in public sector organizations in Colombia. This research is based on information obtained from a survey applied to workers in different positions and areas of four organizations in the Colombian government at the departmental level. A survey of 22 items measured Organizational Culture, and 19 items measured Knowledge Management. The results show that the strongest correlation is between a flexible organizational structure and leadership that foments the development of worker capabilities to register and use knowledge. Furthermore, to achieve efficiency the public organizations should foster adaptability to environment, a well-defined management and value-oriented human behavior and overcome barriers such as bureaucracy, inefficient administration, and make adequate knowledge management.

The state and the development of business organisations in Benin, ca. 1440–1897

Abstract The focus of this paper is on business organisations in Benin and their interplay with the state from the era of Oba Ewuare up to the fall of the Kingdom in 1897. The paper analyses economic nationalism in the kingdom and the roles in the protection and development of identified business groups during the period. Knowledge of business organisations in pre-British Benin and their relationship with the state, which aided their development between ca. 1440 and 1897 is a vacuum in the study of African business organisations and will be useful in understanding economic nationalism from an African perspective. The study adopts the historical method and requires a multidisciplinary approach for interpretation and reliability. As such, both primary and secondary sources were utilised, and the findings confirm that several business organisations in manufacturing, trading and in large scale crop farming existed. The work provides insights into the entrepreneurs, composition and operations of these businesses. The findings also reveal how trading and industrial activities were controlled and what implications this had for the development of these businesses and the state. The work shows in addition how these businesses benefited from the security and licences granted by the state as well as how the state used these businesses to mount up economic power and political stability.

Becoming Reflective Practitioners in the Music Business

This case study is from the music business production where we have investigated how supervisors at music camps develop as reflective practitioners. We have investigated the process of how the supervisors gradually become aware of their tacit knowledge and are able to make it explicit, following the SECI-model through reflecting. It is also interesting to identify how they maintain a production focus throughout each process of conducting the music camps, but at the same time opens up for reflection and learning. As the lecturers also work at a music production company, and we have sought to unveil how becoming reflective practitioners have made a difference when it comes to executing their profession. Hence, trough qualitative investigations we have interviewed the supervisors and their co-workers in their organization to unveil how this has had an impact in their organization and contributed to enhanced organizational knowledge.

The Knowledge Management of Employees of Lao Telecommunication Public Companyin four provinces in the north of LaoPDR

The purpose of the research were: 1) To study the levelof knowledge management of employees of the Lao Telecommunication Public Company,2) To study the level of factors influencing knowledge management of Employees of Lao Telecommunication Public Companyand 3) To study the factors affecting the knowledge management of employees of the Lao Telecommunication Public Company in fourprovinces in the northern part of Lao PDR. The simple was 128 staff members of Laotelecommunication public companyin fournorthern provinces of Lao PDR. A questionnaire was used as a research instrument for data collection. Data collected were then analyzed using descriptive analysis to determine frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation and multiple regression analysis by stepwise method.The results of the study found that: 1) The level of knowledge management of employees of Lao telecommunication public company was at high level (=4.16, =0.57)and consisted of seven aspects such as: knowledge identification, knowledge acquisition, knowledge dissemination, knowledge organization, knowledge creation, knowledge application and learningrespectively. 2) The level of factors influencing knowledge management of employees of Lao telecommunication public company was at high level (=4.14, =0.50)and consisted of seven aspects such as: vision factors, leadershipfactors, technology factors, structurefactors, measurementfactors, cultureorganizationfactors, strategyfactors respectively.3) The factors affecting the knowledge management of employees of the Lao Telecommunication Public Company in four provinces in the northern part of Lao PDR, which consisted of two factors such as: structurefactors, leadershipfactors and measurementfactors at a significant level of 0.05. The equation can predict the knowledge management of employees of the Lao telecommunication public company in four northern provinces of Lao PDR as a whole up to 80.50%.

A quantitative study of vocabulary categorization and reuse in the LIS field linked data

PurposeExploring diverse knowledge organization systems and metadata schemes in linked data, aiming to promote vocabulary usability and high-quality linked data creation within the LIS field.Design/methodology/approachWe used content analysis to select 77 articles from 13 library and information science journals around our research theme. We identified four dimensions: vocabularies participation, reuse, functions, and naming variations in linked data.FindingsThe vocabulary comprises seven main categories and their corresponding 126 vocabularies, which participate in linked data in single, two, and multiple dimensions. These vocabularies are used in the eight LIS subfields. Reusing vocabularies has become integral to linked data publishing, with six categories and their corresponding 66 vocabularies being reused. Ontologies are the most engaged and widely reused category of vocabulary in linked data practice. The mutual support among the three major categories and seven subfunctions of vocabulary promotes the sustainable development of linked data. Under a combination of factors, the phenomenon of terminology name changes and cross-usage between “vocabulary” and “ontology.”Research limitations/implicationsThis study has limitations. Although 77 articles on the topic of vocabularies applied in linked data were analyzed and presented with quantitative statistics and visualizations, the exploration of the topic tends to be a practical activity, with limited presence in scholarly articles. Moreover, this study’s analysis of the practical applications of linked data is relatively limited, and the sample literature focused on articles published in English, which may have affected the diversity and inclusiveness of the research sample.Practical implicationsPractically, this study does not confine the application of content analysis solely to the traditional exploration of knowledge organization topics, development trends, or course content. Instead, it integrates the dual perspectives of linked data and vocabularies, employing content analysis to analyze and objectively reveal the application issues of vocabularies in linked data. The conclusions can provide specific guidelines for future applications of vocabularies in the LIS subfields and contribute to promoting interoperability of vocabularies.Social implicationsThis research explores the relationship between linked data and vocabularies, highlighting the diverse manifestations and challenges of vocabularies in linked data. It provides theoretical references for the construction and further development of vocabularies considering technologies such as linked data, drawing attention to the potential and existing issues associated with linked open data vocabularies.Originality/valueThis study extends the application of content analysis to exploring vocabularies, especially Knowledge Organization Systems and metadata schemes in the LIS field linked data, highlighting the mutually beneficial interactions between linked data and vocabularies. It provides guidance for future vocabularies applications in the LIS field and offers insights into vocabularies construction and the healthy development of linked data ecosystems in the era of information technology.

Analysis of sales techniques from the perspective of psychology in MIPYMES (MSMEs)

The study analyzes how MSMEs can improve their business strategies using psychological principles such as scarcity, urgency, personalization, and the anchoring effect. These principles help understand and predict consumer behaviors, allowing sales strategies to be adapted more effectively. Additionally, the document highlights the importance of segmenting the market and building long-term relationships with customers to increase loyalty and satisfaction. In terms of customer satisfaction, the importance of exceeding customer expectations and ensuring fair and equitable treatment is highlighted. Strategies such as creating memorable experiences, implementing loyalty programs, and using customer feedback are key to improving satisfaction. Professional development and training are essential for the growth of MSMEs. Continuous training in soft skills such as emotional intelligence and effective communication improves employee performance and job satisfaction. Social learning theory and the 70-20- 10 model are proposed as effective approaches to competency development. Finally, the integration of psychology in business management contributes to organizational knowledge, promoting innovation and transformational leadership. MSMEs that apply these psychological principles can improve their performance and achieve sustainable success. The study concludes with recommendations to develop internal training programs, build trust with customers, and conduct regular market research to adapt sales strategies.

Language networks of normal-hearing infants exhibit topological differences between resting and steady states: An fNIRS functional connectivity study.

Task-related studies have consistently reported that listening to speech sounds activate the temporal and prefrontal regions of the brain. However, it is not well understood how functional organization of auditory and language networks differ when processing speech sounds from its resting state form. The knowledge of language network organization in typically developing infants could serve as an important biomarker to understand network-level disruptions expected in infants with hearing impairment. We hypothesized that topological differences of language networks can be characterized using functional connectivity measures in two experimental conditions (1) complete silence (resting) and (2) in response to repetitive continuous speech sounds (steady). Thirty normal-hearing infants (14 males and 16 females, age: 7.8 ± 4.8 months) were recruited in this study. Brain activity was recorded from bilateral temporal and prefrontal regions associated with speech and language processing for two experimental conditions: resting and steady states. Topological differences of functional language networks were characterized using graph theoretical analysis. The normalized global efficiency and clustering coefficient were used as measures of functional integration and segregation, respectively. We found that overall, language networks of infants demonstrate the economic small-world organization in both resting and steady states. Moreover, language networks exhibited significantly higher functional integration and significantly lower functional segregation in resting state compared to steady state. A secondary analysis that investigated developmental effects of infants aged 6-months or below and above 6-months revealed that such topological differences in functional integration and segregation across resting and steady states can be reliably detected after the first 6-months of life. The higher functional integration observed in resting state suggests that language networks of infants facilitate more efficient parallel information processing across distributed language regions in the absence of speech stimuli. Moreover, higher functional segregation in steady state indicates that the speech information processing occurs within densely interconnected specialized regions in the language network.

Organization of conceptual tool knowledge following left and right brain lesions: Evidence from neuropsychological dissociations and multivariate disconnectome symptom mapping

The aim of this work was to better understand the organization of conceptual tool knowledge following stroke. We explored specifically the link between manipulation kinematics and manipulation hand posture; and the link between manipulation kinematics and function relations in left brain-damaged (n = 30) and right brain-damaged (n = 30) patients. We examined the performance of brain-damaged patients in conceptual tool tasks using neuropsychological dissociations and disconnectome symptom mapping. Our results suggest that manipulation kinematics is more impaired than function relations, following left or right brain lesions. We also observed that manipulation kinematics and manipulation hand posture are dissociable dimensions but are still highly interrelated, particularly in left brain-damaged patients. We also found that the corpus callosum and bilateral superior longitudinal fasciculus are involved in action and semantic tool knowledge following left brain lesions. Our results provide evidence that the right hemisphere contains conceptual tool representations. Further studies are needed to better understand the mechanisms supporting the cognitive recovery of conceptual tool knowledge. An emerging hypothesis is that the right hemisphere may support functional recovery through interhemispheric transfer following a left hemisphere stroke.

METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO INTEGRATED AND PROBLEM-BASED TEACHING THE TOPIC “PHOTOSYNTHESIS”

This work is devoted to the study of an integrated methodology for teaching the topic of “Photosynthesis”. The topic itself is interdisciplinary. To address it comprehensively, we draw from various natural sciences as well as economic knowledge. Effective teaching requires multifaceted preparation of both the teacher and students, along with the selection of appropriate methods and approaches. The primary teaching principle in the context of methodology explores solutions to challenging issues through diverse approaches. The teacher’s goal is not merely to reproduce existing knowledge mechanically but to stimulate critical thinking and active engagement among students. The final outcomes for students encompass a multifaceted analysis of the phenomenon, justification of cause-and-effect relationships, understanding structural and functional dependencies, creation of diagrams and illustrations, comparative analysis, drawing conclusions, problem-solving, integration within the subject, interdisciplinary connections, and the organization of knowledge. Emphasis is also placed on developing the ability to formulate unclear questions, integrate existing knowledge, and construct new understanding through various combinations. Simultaneously, this approach fosters the creation of a collaborative environment, cultivates the capacity for self-directed learning, enables students to teach others, and facilitates the articulation and justification of their own opinions. This teaching method is aimed at developing students’ active thinking and logic, which are among the main requirements of modern pedagogy.

The Influence of Leader-member Exchange on the Job Performance of Organizational Members: Focusing on the Sequential Mediating Effects of Perceived Organizational Support and Knowledge Sharing

The Influence of Leader-member Exchange on the Job Performance of Organizational Members: Focusing on the Sequential Mediating Effects of Perceived Organizational Support and Knowledge Sharing

FoodAtlas: Automated knowledge extraction of food and chemicals from literature

Automated generation of knowledge graphs that accurately capture published information can help with knowledge organization and access, which have the potential to accelerate discovery and innovation. Here, we present an integrated pipeline to construct a large-scale knowledge graph using large language models in an active learning setting. We apply our pipeline to the association of raw food, ingredients, and chemicals, a domain that lacks such knowledge resources. By using an iterative active learning approach of 4120 manually curated premise-hypothesis pairs as training data for ten consecutive cycles, the entailment model extracted 230,848 food-chemical composition relationships from 155,260 scientific papers, with 106,082 (46.0 %) of them never been reported in any published database. To augment the knowledge incorporated in the knowledge graph, we further incorporated information from 5 external databases and ontology sources. We then applied a link prediction model to identify putative food-chemical relationships that were not part of the constructed knowledge graph. Validation of the 443 hypotheses generated by the link prediction model resulted in 355 new food-chemical relationships, while results show that the model score correlates well (R2 = 0.70) with the probability of a novel finding. This work demonstrates how automated learning from literature at scale can accelerate discovery and support practical applications through reproducible, evidence-based capture of latent interactions of diverse entities, such as food and chemicals.

AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING IN INDONESIA'S DATA SCIENCE COMMUNITIES: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT

This study aims to investigate the relationships between authentic leadership, organizational commitment, trust, and knowledge sharing behavior in the context of the workplace. Data were collected from members of the astronomy community in Indonesia involved in the development of community-based astronomy tourism. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to test the relationships between these variables. The results show that authentic leadership has a significant positive relationship with organizational commitment and knowledge sharing behavior, both tacit and explicit. Organizational commitment also mediates the relationship between authentic leadership and knowledge sharing behavior. However, trust does not strengthen the relationship between organizational commitment and knowledge sharing behavior. Managerial implications include the importance of developing authentic leadership and fostering organizational cultures that support employee commitment. Academic implications include supporting theories of authentic leadership and enriching understanding of the mechanisms of mediation and moderation in the relationships among variables. This study provides a significant contribution to understanding the dynamics of workplace relationships and highlights the importance of psychological factors in the development of sustainable organizations.

Exploration of Knowledge Management in Mediating Organizational Culture and Authentic Leadership on Employee Performance at PT Bareksa Investment Portal

PT Bareksa is a pioneer of integrated financial and investment marketplace services in Indonesia. Since obtaining an official license from the Financial Services Authority (OJK) in 2016, Bareksa has become a Mutual Fund Selling Agent offering mutual fund products from various trusted investment managers. With a significant market share, Bareksa is trusted by many investors in Indonesia. The purpose of this research is to identify and analyze the influence of organizational culture and authentic leadership on employee performance through knowledge management. This research uses a quantitative approach with a descriptive causality type of research. The number of respondents is 200 people. The data analysis technique used is descriptive analysis and path analysis. The results of the research show that both partially and simultaneously, organizational culture and authentic leadership through knowledge management have a significant impact on improving employee performance. Organizational culture, authentic leadership, and knowledge management are able to explain the level of influence by 67.4%, while the remaining 32.6% is influenced by other factors. Descriptively, all variables are in a very good position. The implication of this research is the need to strengthen organizational culture supported by authentic leadership and applied through knowledge management to encourage performance improvement.

The moderating effect of organizational knowledge utilization on top management team’s social capital and the innovation quality of high-tech firms

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the following issues: the mechanisms through which different types of top management team’s social capital influence the innovation quality of high-tech firms, and the moderating effect of organizational knowledge utilization on the relationship between top management team’s social capital and innovation quality in high-tech firms. Design/methodology/approach This study categorizes top management team’s social capital into political, business and academic dimensions, investigating their impact on innovation quality in high-tech firms. Furthermore, a research model is developed with organizational knowledge utilization as the moderating variable. Data from Chinese high-tech firms between 2010 and 2019 are collected as samples for analysis. Findings The innovation quality of high-tech firms shows an inverted U-shaped trend as the top management team’s political capital and business capital increase. The top management team’s academic capital has a significantly positive correlation with the innovation quality of high-tech firms. Moreover, organizational knowledge utilization plays a significant moderating role in the relationship between the top management team’s social capital and innovation quality in high-tech firms. Originality/value This study explores the relationship among different dimensions of top management team’s social capital, innovation quality and organizational knowledge utilization. It holds significant theoretical value in enriching and refining the interactions between top management team’s social capital, knowledge management theory and innovation management theory. In addition, it offers important practical implications for firms to rationally approach top management team’s social capital, emphasize top management team configuration management and establish a comprehensive and efficient organizational knowledge utilization mechanism.