TY - JOUR
T1 - Configurations of knowledge management practices, innovation, and performance
T2 - Exploring firms from Brazil
AU - Dávila Calle, Guillermo Antonio
AU - Anjos, Edilene
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd.
Funding Information:
The data collection for this research was carried out through a survey, supported by Google Forms. Data collection was supported by the Industrial Observatory of the Industry Federation of Santa Catarina State — FIESC, which is a strategic unit that conducts, among other activities, research and prospective studies related to firms and managers acting in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. As an incentive to participate in the survey, it was informed that respondents would receive an executive summary with the main results of the survey. For this research, the definition of the sample was made for convenience, due to the accessibility and availability of participation, by selecting firms from the FIESC database (Pedhazur and Schmelkin, 1991). We selected the firms that used to participate in regular studies conducted by FIESC.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd.
Funding Information:
The data collection for this research was carried out through a survey, supported by Google Forms. Data collection was supported by the Industrial Observatory of the Industry Federation of Santa Catarina State — FIESC, which is a strategic unit that conducts, among other activities, research and prospective studies related to firms and managers acting in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. As an incentive to participate in the survey, it was informed that respondents would receive an executive summary with the main results of the survey. For this research, the definition of the sample was made for convenience, due to the accessibility and availability of participation, by selecting firms from the FIESC database (Pedhazur and Schmelkin, 1991). We selected the firms that used to participate in regular studies conducted by FIESC.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd.
PY - 2021/8
Y1 - 2021/8
N2 - This paper identifies the profiles of Brazilian firms according to their use of knowledge management (KM) practices, and then compares both innovative performance and organisational performance among these profiles. It contributes to the knowledge-based view literature by extending our knowledge about the most efficient configurations of KM practices in emerging countries. A sample of 206 Brazilian firms was surveyed, and cluster analysis was used for identifying the firm profiles. We found that in emerging countries like Brazil, there are different firm profiles regarding the KM practices they use, and these configurations may lead the firm to different levels of performance. Specifically, we found that firms that achieve superior innovation performance have configurations of KM practices that include a high use of strategic management of knowledge, Information and communication technologies (ICT) that supports KM, and three knowledge-based human resource management practices: recruitment, training and development, and appraisal.
AB - This paper identifies the profiles of Brazilian firms according to their use of knowledge management (KM) practices, and then compares both innovative performance and organisational performance among these profiles. It contributes to the knowledge-based view literature by extending our knowledge about the most efficient configurations of KM practices in emerging countries. A sample of 206 Brazilian firms was surveyed, and cluster analysis was used for identifying the firm profiles. We found that in emerging countries like Brazil, there are different firm profiles regarding the KM practices they use, and these configurations may lead the firm to different levels of performance. Specifically, we found that firms that achieve superior innovation performance have configurations of KM practices that include a high use of strategic management of knowledge, Information and communication technologies (ICT) that supports KM, and three knowledge-based human resource management practices: recruitment, training and development, and appraisal.
UR - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12724/13372
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85106895951
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/e1128949-b537-382d-b3b1-b0a9acf17ca6/
U2 - 10.1142/s1363919621500651
DO - 10.1142/s1363919621500651
M3 - Artículo (Contribución a Revista)
SN - 1363-9196
VL - 25
JO - International Journal of Innovation Management
JF - International Journal of Innovation Management
IS - 6
M1 - 2150065
ER -