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1. Tacit Knowledge Sharing in Project-Based Engineering Organizations - Catalyzing the firm’s product innovation capabilities
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Tacit knowledge is valuable because of its hard imitability, this also creates the challenge of spreading it to other employees in the organization. This study describes the phenomenon of tacit knowledge sharing (TKS) in project-based engineering organizations (PBEOs) and is directed at practitioners to allow them to improve their role as facilitators of TKS. READ MORE
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2. Hybrid Knowledge Creation for Product Change: How Human and Machine Abilities Affect Knowledge Creation Processes in Engineering Change Management Processes
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledningAbstract : Today, knowledge is considered to be central in organizations and one way to achieve sustainable competitive advantage. It is, therefore, of academic interest to investigate knowledge creation processes within these organizations and understand them. If knowledge can be considered dynamic, then so can the organizational processes that create it. READ MORE
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3. Designing knowledge management strategies in complex project settings : A case study of a multi-project organization in Sweden
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknikAbstract : Research shows that organizations rely on intangible value chains to boost their economic development through knowledge being seen as a resource. However, due to the emerging complexity withing various organizational designs and complexity of multi-levels in projects, still very little is known on how knowledge is shared and utilized in a complex and multi-leveled context. READ MORE
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4. Circular Knowledge Creation : A case study of knowledge creation processes within denim companies striving towards circularity
University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomiAbstract : Background – Circular business models, CBMs, are an emerging topic of interest within the textile and clothing, T&C, sector. They provide a new framework to tackle current environmental and social issues by redesigning a linear model previously base on the assumption of endless availability of fossil fuels and other natural resources. READ MORE
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5. Staying innovative: a quest for innovation through knowledge sharing and knowledge integration.
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The aim is to develop a profound comprehension of what role knowledge plays in the process of integrating the internal knowledge within organizations with the external knowledge that can be found in the surrounding cluster initiatives. This research contains a qualitative case study which was developed by following an interpretative, abductive approach that granted the authors to work with theory and empirical material at the same time. READ MORE