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Knowledge creation in education is a critical practice for advancing collective knowledge and fostering innovation within a student community. Students play vital roles in identifying gaps and collaborative work to improve community ideas from discourse, but idea quality can be suboptimal, affected by a lack of resources or diversity of ideas. The use of generative Artificial Intelligence and large language models (LLMs) in education has allowed work on idea-centric discussions to advance in ways that were previously unfeasible. However, the use of LLMs requires specific skill sets in prompt engineering, relevant to the in-context technique known as Chain-of-Thought (CoT) for generating and supporting improvable ideas in student discourse. A total of 721 discourse turns consisting of 272 relevant question–answer pairs and 149 threads of student discourse data were collected from 31 students during a two-day student Knowledge Building Design Studio (sKBDS). Student responses were augmented using the CoT approach and the LLM-generated responses were compared with students' original responses. Findings are illustrated using two threads to show that CoT-augmented inputs for the LLMs can generate responses that support improvable ideas in the context of knowledge creation. This study presents work from authentic student discourse and has implications for research and classroom practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: This study was conducted with the aim of designing a knowledge management model in Tehran Municipality Sports Organization using the qualitative method of grounded theory with Strauss and Corbin approach. Methods: The statistical population of the study included knowledge management experts and executive managers of the Municipal Sports Organization who were selected using purposive sampling and semi-structured interviews to reach theoretical saturation. For data analysis, three stages of open, axial and selective coding were used, which resulted in a total of 58 open codes and in five categories of causal conditions (organizational culture, technology infrastructure, long-term investment, road map). Results:contextual conditions (support of senior managers, organizational life cycle, skilled manpower and dispersion of organizational centers), intervening conditions (role of governance, material and intellectual property rights and competitors), strategies (human resource empowerment, knowledge-based organization, strategy implementation Knowledge management, reward system redesign and structure redesign) and outcomes (improved decision making, development and creation of new knowledge, increased creativity and innovation and identification) were categorized. Conclusion: Due to the fact that today, the atmosphere of the organization has changed from its traditional form to knowledge-based, so sports organizations, including the Tehran Municipality Sports Organization, must adapt to these changes and adjust their knowledge management strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study analyzed collaborative invention projects by teams of lower-secondary (13–14-year-old) Finnish students. In invention projects, student teams design and make materially embodied collaborative inventions using traditional and digital fabrication technologies. This investigation focused on the student teams' knowledge creation processes by examining how they applied maker practices (i.e., design process, computer engineering, product design, and science practices) in their co-invention projects and the effects of teacher and peer support. In our investigations, we relied on video data and on-site observations, utilizing and further developing visual data analysis methods. Our findings assist in expanding the scope of computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) research toward sociomaterially mediated knowledge creation, revealing the open-ended, nonlinear, and self-organized flow of the co-invention projects that take place around digital devices. Our findings demonstrate the practice-based, knowledge-creating nature of these processes, where computer engineering, product design, and science are deeply entangled with design practices. Furthermore, embodied design practices of sketching, practical experimenting, and working with concrete materials were found to be of the essence to inspire and deepen knowledge creation and advancement of epistemic objects. Our findings also reveal how teachers and peer tutor students can support knowledge creation through co-invention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship (KSTE) posits that knowledge created but under-exploited in incumbent firms endogenously generates entrepreneurial opportunities for employee venturing behaviours (EVBs), which occur when employees quit to start new businesses. Thus, at the national level the gap between knowledge creation and knowledge exploitation by all incumbent firms shapes the volume of knowledge employees can use to venture out. In addition, national entrepreneurial values, which include overall innovative, proactive, and risk-taking values in particular countries, may explain variations in entrepreneurial activities across countries. By analysing a multi-source dataset collected from 52 countries for a sample period that runs from 2011 through 2017, this study reveals that at the national level knowledge creation positively influences knowledge exploitation but with a diminishing marginal effect, while the latter negatively affects EVBs. Additionally, we find a U-shaped relationship between knowledge creation and EVBs on a national scale, and this U-shaped relationship is strengthened by national entrepreneurial values. This article is among the first to study EVBs at the national level and enriches the KSTE literature by specifying the differential roles of knowledge creation and knowledge exploitation and highlighting national entrepreneurial values as an important moderator in the national-level KSTE framework. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Despite the growing academic and policy interest in social enterprises, existing debates fail to answer how these organizations innovate without compromising their social mission. In particular, the mechanisms that assist social enterprises to innovate in line with their mission have been overlooked in the social enterprise literature. Through an empirical study of four social enterprises in Scotland, UK, we focus on Design Thinking and show that, through stimulating the engagement of diverse stakeholders, generating organizational knowledge and challenging traditional power dynamics, Design Thinking assists social enterprises in inducing missionaligned innovation. Through the lens of Intellectual Capital theory, our article shows the applicability of Design Thinking in the field of social entrepreneurship, and draws implications for policy and practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In Indonesia's Creative Industry 4.0, effective knowledge transfer is crucial for fostering continuous innovation. Despite the country's cultural richness, the transfer of knowledge within the creative sector remains suboptimal, hindering growth and innovation. Tacit knowledge predominantly resides within individuals, limiting dissemination within organizations and resulting in the loss of heritage and creative assets. However, amidst these challenges, significant opportunities exist, Indonesia's creative industry, with notable unicorns and a large workforce, has the potential for economic growth and development. Yet, the transition to Industry 4.0 demands enhanced knowledge transfer capabilities. While Industry 4.0 presents opportunities for Indonesia to compete globally, effective knowledge transfer remains limited. This study aims to address this gap by investigating the nature and consequences of knowledge transfer within Indonesia's creative industry, with a focus on fostering continuous innovation. By prioritizing knowledge transfer and leveraging ICT and HRM resources, firms can enhance their competitive advantage and performance in the dynamic landscape of Industry 4.0. Through this research, insights are provided to facilitate sustained growth and innovation in Indonesia's creative industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article integrates two visions on the creation of knowledge by students: an academic vision where the person who creates knowledge uses high-level cognitive abilities and, therefore, acquires deeper learning, and an organisational learning vision, where the creation of knowledge adds value to the organisation and the individuals who work in this matter. It starts from a validated flipped classroom model and then adds procedures and cycles of knowledge that make it an active methodology, in such a way that it simultaneously supports organisational learning, using cooperative competencies characteristic of Education 4.0. This proposed hybrid model has been applied online during confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic and, subsequently, in dual mode (students partly in person and the rest online at the same time) and face-to-face mode. The evidence of this research shows that the creation of knowledge by the students, cooperatively and with an organisational learning perspective, has repercussions for improvements in their academic performance by producing deeper learning. In addition, the development of cooperative skills is observed to create and manage a large amount of helpful knowledge for them and other students in their learning process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Knowledge creation in education is a critical practice for advancing collective knowledge and fostering innovation within a student community. Students play vital roles in identifying gaps and collaborative work to improve community ideas from discourse, but idea quality can be suboptimal, affected by a lack of resources or diversity of ideas. The use of generative Artificial Intelligence and large language models (LLMs) in education has allowed work on idea-centric discussions to advance in ways that were previously unfeasible. However, the use of LLMs requires specific skill sets in prompt engineering, relevant to the in-context technique known as Chain-of-Thought (CoT) for generating and supporting improvable ideas in student discourse. A total of 721 discourse turns consisting of 272 relevant question–answer pairs and 149 threads of student discourse data were collected from 31 students during a two-day student Knowledge Building Design Studio (sKBDS). Student responses were augmented using the CoT approach and the LLM-generated responses were compared with students’ original responses. Findings are illustrated using two threads to show that CoT-augmented inputs for the LLMs can generate responses that support improvable ideas in the context of knowledge creation. This study presents work from authentic student discourse and has implications for research and classroom practice.

Objectives: Business model innovation is significant for corporation performance. Unclear or poorly designed business models can only achieve moderate or insignificant results in terms of performance. Under the view of innovation theory, multiple factors affect the efficiency-based business model innovation. Big data capabilities, knowledge creation, and Institutional environment are proposed. Methods: With the collection from 513 pig farming enterprises in China, this research analyzes the relationships among big data capabilities, knowledge creation, institutional environment, and efficiency-based business model innovation by SMART-PLS. Findings: As a result, big data capabilities have a positive impact on efficiency-based business model innovation. Big data capabilities have a positive impact on knowledge creation. Knowledge creation has a positive impact on efficient business model innovation, which is supported. Knowledge creation mediates between big data capabilities and efficient business model innovation, which is supported. The impact of institutional environment regulation knowledge creation on efficient business model innovation. Novelty:This research has theoretical and practical contributions. This study implies the theory of innovation to the practice. And it also enriches the literature and research on business model innovation. Doi: 10.28991/ESJ-2024-08-04-016 Full Text: PDF

The purpose of this research was to identify and prioritize the effective factors of knowledge creation with the logarithmic fuzzy preference programming technique in Khuzestan Steel Company. The method of the present research was applied-exploratory. The statistical population included all managers and supervisors of Khuzestan Steel Company, 15 of whom were selected by snowball method. The data-gathering tool was a researcher-made questionnaire. Delphi techniques and logarithmic fuzzy preference programming were used in this research. Data analysis was done using SPSS and Gems software. Based on the Delphi technique, 8 factors and 36 sub-factors were identified. The results of the logarithmic fuzzy preference programming technique showed that in terms of the importance, culture (0.1852), structure (0.1712), motivational system (0.1464), individual competence (0.1356), information resources (0.1111), information technology (0.1043), leadership (0.0739) and organization processes (0.0723) are ranked first to eighth respectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Research Summary: Novel formulations of strategic problems are key to innovation and exploration. Conventional wisdom suggests that intuitive thinking, rather than rational‐analytic thinking, facilitates novel problem formulations. This article proposes that intuitive thinking is insufficient and that novel formulations instead depend on sequencing rational‐analytic and intuitive thinking across two phases of the problem formulation task. Two experiments using samples of strategists in organizations support the importance of analysis followed by intuition when developing novel problem formulations. This article advances the "both‐and" approach to managerial cognition by investigating how harnessing intuition and analysis in combination may lead to a desirable outcome for a managerial task. This approach moves beyond the typical, "either‐or" approach to cognition in past studies, which pit analysis against intuition in achieving desirable outcomes. Managerial Summary: Unique and potentially contrarian theories on problems—novel problem formulations—are key to innovation, exploration, and value creation. Past research indicates that strategists should rely on intuition and gut feeling rather than analysis to boldly develop novel problem formulations. I propose that intuition alone can lead to premature, obvious conclusions. This article instead claims that novel formulations depend on combining analysis and intuition in a specific sequence. Analysis helps identify hidden needs and pain points that allow strategists to think of diverse possibilities for underlying causes. Intuition helps strategists boldly utilize these ambiguous, unstructured symptoms based on subjective beliefs to develop novel problem formulations. Two experiments with real‐world strategists support the arguments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As more and more companies want to efficiently utilize good ideas from external personnel, the online crowdsourcing platform (OCP) has developed. Problem solvers, such as companies and organizations, post the idea recruitment information they need online. Solvers visit OCPs to search and participate in several idea contests. The objective of the current study is to explore the leading factors of recommendation intention of OCP visitors. This paper is based on a survey of OCP visitors in South Korea. The data were validated with structural model equations. The empirical results verified that outcome expectation has a significant positive effect on attitude and recommendation intention. Career promotion does not have a significant positive impact on attitude, while it affects recommendation intention. Corporate reputation is not significantly related to attitude, while it positively influences recommendation intention. The results pointed out that task identity does not have a significant influence on attitude and recommendation intention. Duration does not have a significant correlation with attitude, while it impacts recommendation intention. Attitude has a significant association with recommendation intention. The results of this study will provide useful information for seekers and solvers. Plain language summary: Understanding What Drives People to Recommend Online Platforms: Insights from a Study on Consumer Practices Have you ever wondered why some people are eager to recommend online contests and platforms to others? Our study dives into this question, focusing on online consumer practices (OCPs) - basically, how people engage with online contests and platforms. We explored several factors that might influence someone's decision to recommend these platforms to friends or colleagues. Firstly, we looked at "outcome expectations"– the belief that participating in an online contest can lead to positive outcomes, like learning something new or improving skills. Then, we considered "career benefits"– the idea that winning a contest could help someone's job prospects. We also examined how the reputation of the company hosting the contest might affect recommendations, alongside "task identity" (how clear and specific the contest details are) and the duration of the contest (how long it runs). Our findings revealed some interesting points. For example, people are more likely to recommend contests when they believe participating could yield personal or professional gains. However, not all factors influenced recommendations equally. The reputation of the company hosting the contest mattered more to people than how well-defined the contest tasks were or how long the contest lasted. These insights are crucial for anyone organizing online contests or platforms, as they highlight the importance of framing these opportunities in a way that resonates with potential participants. By understanding what drives recommendations, organizers can better design and promote their contests, making them more appealing to a broader audience. In short, our study sheds light on the complex motivations behind recommending online platforms and contests, offering valuable guidelines for enhancing their appeal and reach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Drawing on an exhaustive analysis of 112 scholarly articles dedicated to the field of Knowledge Management in Family Businesses (KMFB), this study systematically examines the prevailing research frontiers, investigates the intricate dynamics of knowledge management processes, explores the multifaceted outcomes within family business contexts, and provides an array of theoretical perspectives to underpin the empirical investigations. A pivotal focal point that emerges from this comprehensive investigation is the significance of the succession process, which serves as a pivotal link between knowledge processes and the effectiveness in harnessing innovation, entrepreneurial orientation, sustainability, and internationalization outcomes. Notably, a discernible pattern surfaces from the analysis, with a substantial proportion of the KMFB literature grounded in three prominent theoretical lenses: the knowledge-based view, resource-based view, and dynamic capabilities. These theoretical frameworks provide robust foundations for explicating the underlying mechanisms and dynamics that drive knowledge management and its impact on family business performance. Furthermore, this systematic literature review uncovers a rich landscape of opportunities for future research endeavors. It illuminates potential avenues for novel research designs, innovative investigations into knowledge processes, exploration of diverse outcomes, and the application of alternative theoretical perspectives within KMFB research. These prospects hold immense promise in advancing scholarly knowledge, refining existing theories, and providing fresh insights into the intricate interplay between knowledge management and family business performance. Plain language summary: Drawing on an exhaustive analysis of 112 scholarly articles dedicated to the field of Knowledge Management in Family Businesses (KMFB), this study systematically examines the prevailing research frontiers, investigates the intricate dynamics of knowledge management processes, explores the multifaceted outcomes within family business contexts, and provides an array of theoretical perspectives to underpin the empirical investigations. Despite its relatively modest representation and dispersion across disciplinary boundaries, KMFB research has made commendable advancements, attaining notable recognition in academia and engendering fertile prospects for future inquiry. A pivotal focal point that emerges from this comprehensive investigation is the significance of the succession process, which serves as a pivotal link between knowledge processes and the effectiveness in harnessing innovation, entrepreneurial orientation, sustainability, and internationalization outcomes. This critical junction underscores the importance of understanding how knowledge flows and is managed within family business settings, thereby shaping these enterprises' trajectory and ultimate success. Notably, a discernible pattern surfaces from the analysis, with a substantial proportion of the KMFB literature grounded in three prominent theoretical lenses: the knowledge-based view, resource-based view, and dynamic capabilities. These theoretical frameworks provide robust foundations for explicating the underlying mechanisms and dynamics that drive knowledge management and its impact on family business performance. Furthermore, this systematic literature review uncovers a rich landscape of opportunities for future research endeavours. It illuminates potential avenues for novel research designs, innovative investigations into knowledge processes, exploration of diverse outcomes, and the application of alternative theoretical perspectives within KMFB research. These prospects hold immense promise in advancing scholarly knowledge, refining existing theories, and providing fresh insights into the intricate interplay between knowledge management and family business performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to determine the impact of knowledge creation and sharing on use by librarians in federal universities in Nigeria. The study adopted the survey method of the correlation type, where 518 librarians were surveyed through a close-ended questionnaire, descriptive statistics, Pearson Product Moment Correlation coefficient and multiple regression were used to test the hypotheses. Findings indicate that significant relationships exist between knowledge creation and knowledge sharing (r=0.52), knowledge sharing and knowledge use (r=0.63) and knowledge creation and knowledge use (r=0.52), respectively. Knowledge created and shared by the librarians is used for better work performance. The paper adds value to the existing body of knowledge by proposing the need to understand the importance of knowledge creation and sharing as facilitators of knowledge use by librarians. This will, in turn, enhance service delivery to library patrons, thereby improving library patronage. This paper is limited to knowledge creation and sharing and its impact on knowledge use. Types of knowledge created and channels through which knowledge is shared are outside the focus of this article. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Knowledge quality and knowledge creation refer to two distinct but continuous processes that are critical to the success of Chinese knowledge-intensive firms (KIFs) and should be effectively governed through appropriate knowledge governance mechanisms (KGMs). This study – aiming to examine this topic – draws on the KBV theory and tests the indirect relationship among KGMs, knowledge quality, and knowledge creation, as well as formal and informal KGMs' complementary roles. We collected data from 192 KIFs in Chinese knowledge-intensive industries. Our results demonstrated that formal and informal KGMs positively influenced knowledge quality and exhibited an indirect positive effect on knowledge creation. Moreover, the product item between formal and informal KGMs exhibited a positive effect on knowledge quality and indirectly influenced knowledge creation via knowledge quality, demonstrating formal and informal KGMs' complementary roles in managing knowledge processes. Finally, we present this study's theoretical and practical implications and limitations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Schools are considered knowledge-creating organisations that find it difficult to develop and implement innovations on their own. Knowledge mobilisation is seen as the key to overcoming this problem. In particular, the use of external sources of knowledge is regarded as an important lever for change. However, there is a lack of concepts and empirical studies in educational research on the extent to which external knowledge is used for innovation in schools. Based on a sample of N = 411 schools, this article explores whether the concept of open innovation can be used in the context of education. Originating from the field of innovation research, open innovation regimes are seen as imperative if organisations are to create and benefit from technology. Multinomial logistic regression analyses show that mobilising external knowledge significantly increases the likelihood of implementing innovations in schools. A machine-learning approach reveals that it is necessary to tailor open innovation regimes to the specific conditions of any given school. In particular, with regard to the use of new technologies and innovations in the field of digitalisation, open innovation can be a lever for change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This investigation explores the impacts of human capital and knowledge creation on sustaining innovation and competitive advantages among medium-sized companies in Bali, Indonesia. Data collection was conducted through an online questionnaire, distributed to 286 managerial personnel, with 187 complete responses received. Structural Equation Modeling-Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS) analysis, utilizing WarpsPLS 7.0, was employed to analyze the data. The findings reveal significant relationships in several areas: human capital substantially influences knowledge creation; both human capital and knowledge creation exert a positive and significant impact on innovation and competitive advantages. Notably, innovation was found to significantly enhance competitive advantages. However, the mediating role of innovation in the relationship between human capital and competitive advantages, as well as between knowledge creation and competitive advantages, was minimal. In contrast, knowledge creation effectively mediated the impact of human capital on competitive advantages. These results underscore the pivotal role of human capital and knowledge creation in fostering innovation that supports the sustained competitive advantages of companies. This study contributes to the understanding of strategic resource management within the context of Indonesian business, highlighting the integral role of innovation in leveraging human and knowledge-based resources for competitive positioning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study examined the relationship between personal knowledge management and employee performance by accounting for the mediational effect of thriving at work. The study used a cross-sectional survey to obtain data from 204 academic staff randomly sampled from state-owned uni­versities in Delta State, Nigeria. The partial least squares method was applied to treat and analyze the data collected with the help of SmartPLS 4 software. The analysis revealed that knowledge sharing, creation, and acquisition were positively and significantly related to employee performance. Furthermore, the mediation role of thriving was also confirmed. In conclusion, personal knowledge management activities comprising knowledge sharing, knowledge creation, and knowledge acqui­sition, directly and indirectly, affected employee performance through thriving at work. The study recommended that public managers should incentivize and support the personalization of knowledge management activities across organizational levels, as it benefited thriving at work and employee performance, especially its adaptive aspects. Furthermore, personal knowledge management and thriving at work were driven or guided by knowledge, making organizations need to curate inter­ven­tions to improve knowledge.

The interaction between the development of industrial clusters and knowledge generation has become a fundamental element in driving innovation systems. Examining industrial clusters in knowledge creation terms is interesting for policymakers, investors, businesses and academia. This article provides a thematic and intellectual overview of the existing scientific literature on industrial clusters, their evolution and their relation with knowledge creation. The aim is to identify the scientific literature foundations in this area, different intellectual, conceptual and social structures, and trends in the research field. The study is a bibliometric analysis, whose results show that researchers’ topics of interest have considerably evolved over the last four decades. Initially, most studies focus on policies for efficient clusters management and later, starting in the 2010s, they evolve towards the importance of the networks of resources and knowledge that clusters provide, and how to promote learning and innovation as a key activity for economic development.

Abstract Background The National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR), funds, enables and delivers world-leading health and social care research to improve people’s health and wellbeing. To achieve this aim, effective knowledge sharing (two-way knowledge sharing between researchers and stakeholders to create new knowledge and enable change in policy and practice) is needed. To date, it is not known which knowledge sharing techniques and approaches are used or how effective these are in creating new knowledge that can lead to changes in policy and practice in NIHR funded studies. Methods In this restricted systematic review, electronic databases [MEDLINE, The Health Management Information Consortium (including the Department of Health’s Library and Information Services and King’s Fund Information and Library Services)] were searched for published NIHR funded studies that described knowledge sharing between researchers and other stakeholders. One researcher performed title and abstract, full paper screening and quality assessment (Critical Appraisal Skills Programme qualitative checklist) with a 20% sample independently screened by a second reviewer. A narrative synthesis was adopted. Results In total 9897 records were identified. After screening, 17 studies were included. Five explicit forms of knowledge sharing studies were identified: embedded models, knowledge brokering, stakeholder engagement and involvement of non-researchers in the research or service design process and organisational collaborative partnerships between universities and healthcare organisations. Collectively, the techniques and approaches included five types of stakeholders and worked with them at all stages of the research cycle, except the stage of formation of the research design and preparation of funding application. Seven studies (using four of the approaches) gave examples of new knowledge creation, but only one study (using an embedded model approach) gave an example of a resulting change in practice. The use of a theory, model or framework to explain the knowledge sharing process was identified in six studies. Conclusions Five knowledge sharing techniques and approaches were reported in the included NIHR funded studies, and seven studies identified the creation of new knowledge. However, there was little investigation of the effectiveness of these approaches in influencing change in practice or policy.

Drawing on recent teaching experiences in two intermediate-level classes, this paper showcases the ways through which librarians can help students interrogate structural issues in knowledge creation. Through class discussions and projects, students engaged with information at both individual sources and system levels. They confronted hidden assumptions and investigated how and why underprivileged communities were and remain marginalized in the dominant discourse. They were also challenged to think creatively about knowledge production as well as to seek out and center the experiences, stories, and voices of these communities. As a result, students understood that the voices of those who are disadvantaged or oppressed are often silenced and that their erasure from the dominant culture is inextricably linked to existing power structures. They came to appreciate different forms of knowledge and recognized their own agency in centering the voices of marginalized groups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Research on precarity in higher education has focused on how academics themselves experience this, but less is known about how staff precarity affects teaching and learning. This extended literature review explores how precarious working conditions affect practices aimed at supporting students' writing, such as teaching discipline-specific writing, providing feedback on drafts, and giving guidance about plagiarism and the use of AI. The most significant factors in academic malpractice relate to the quality of teaching and learning, but little time is spent inducting students into the norms of disciplinary knowledge creation, and this is exacerbated by precarious working conditions for subject lecturers. Teaching academic writing often falls to sessional tutors, who lack time or disciplinary knowledge to deal with malpractice. These manifestations of precarity, affecting both casualised subject lecturers and academic support tutors, likely mean fewer opportunities for students to develop their writing skills and engage with knowledge in meaningful ways. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: The National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR), funds, enables and delivers world-leading health and social care research to improve people's health and wellbeing. To achieve this aim, effective knowledge sharing (two-way knowledge sharing between researchers and stakeholders to create new knowledge and enable change in policy and practice) is needed. To date, it is not known which knowledge sharing techniques and approaches are used or how effective these are in creating new knowledge that can lead to changes in policy and practice in NIHR funded studies. Methods: In this restricted systematic review, electronic databases [MEDLINE, The Health Management Information Consortium (including the Department of Health's Library and Information Services and King's Fund Information and Library Services)] were searched for published NIHR funded studies that described knowledge sharing between researchers and other stakeholders. One researcher performed title and abstract, full paper screening and quality assessment (Critical Appraisal Skills Programme qualitative checklist) with a 20% sample independently screened by a second reviewer. A narrative synthesis was adopted. Results: In total 9897 records were identified. After screening, 17 studies were included. Five explicit forms of knowledge sharing studies were identified: embedded models, knowledge brokering, stakeholder engagement and involvement of non-researchers in the research or service design process and organisational collaborative partnerships between universities and healthcare organisations. Collectively, the techniques and approaches included five types of stakeholders and worked with them at all stages of the research cycle, except the stage of formation of the research design and preparation of funding application. Seven studies (using four of the approaches) gave examples of new knowledge creation, but only one study (using an embedded model approach) gave an example of a resulting change in practice. The use of a theory, model or framework to explain the knowledge sharing process was identified in six studies. Conclusions: Five knowledge sharing techniques and approaches were reported in the included NIHR funded studies, and seven studies identified the creation of new knowledge. However, there was little investigation of the effectiveness of these approaches in influencing change in practice or policy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Despite the predominant focus on the effect of digital orientation on innovation performance from firm level, few studies have considered the collaboration network contexts, and there is a "black box" in understanding the digital orientation-innovation outputs relationship. The study draws on the knowledge-based view to explain the digital orientation-innovation outputs relationship, and opens up the black box of the innovation process through which digital orientation affects innovation outputs by proposing the missing link of knowledge management practices (knowledge acquisition and knowledge creation). In addition, the study links the literature on digital orientation and network centrality linkage by providing novel insights into how to match digital orientation and network centrality for superior innovation outputs. By adopting the survey approach, we collected two-waved survey data from a total of 286 Chinese firms, and conducted hierarchical linear regressions to test our hypotheses. The empirical results demonstrated that digital orientation has a stronger influence on exploratory innovation relative to exploitative innovation. Knowledge acquisition mediates the impact of digital orientation on exploratory innovation, while knowledge creation does not mediate the impact of digital orientation on exploitative innovation. Network centrality strengthens the influence of digital orientation on exploratory and exploitative innovation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study examines darknet markets through the lens of a business theory on knowledge management. Taking epistemological and ontological dimensions into consideration, this study uses Nonaka's (1991) SECI model as a theoretical framework to identify and describe how tacit and explicit knowledge is created and shared on Silk Road, Pandora and Agora darknet markets, and how people affect this process. By studying this process, insights can be obtained into darknet market criminal organizations and communities of practice and their impact on the continuity and resilience of illicit darknet markets. This project used data from the Internet Archive collection of publicly available darknet market scrapes between 2011 and 2015 from Branwen et al. (2015). We observed instances of the SECI model (socialization, externalization, combination, and internalization) on darknet markets in both criminal organizations and communities of practice. Darknet market leaders and groups facilitated both knowledge creation and sharing. This study is the first to test the SECI model on darknet markets. The study provides an understanding of the complexity and resilience of darknet markets, as well as valuable information to help guide law enforcement agencies efforts to stop the illicit trade of goods and services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: Creativity and productivity are important factors for corporate and government institutions in the COVID-19 era. As a result, there is an urgent need to ensure that construction projects can recover adequately to survive potential surges or even potential epidemics. Therefore, this study aims to explore social capital by examining the effect/impact of knowledge creation on construction performance in the COVID-19 era. Design/methodology/approach: A simple random sampling approach focused on Ghanaian construction firms was used. Completed responses were obtained and analyzed from employees who had tasks on sites. SmartPLS 3.3.3 and Statistical Package for Social Sciences v. 26 was used. Findings: One key finding from this research was that construction firms with solid social capital built by their management staff are more connected and have better adaptive systems than firms with low capital. A company's development programs must concentrate not only on the development of targeted or selective know-how and professional abilities but also on capacity creating, collaboration and knowledge creation and sharing among its employees. Originality/value: Using this study's findings, construction professionals can develop successful solutions to the COVID-19 epidemic and future emergencies. Additionally, the comprehensive exposition of the implications, constraints and preventive methods in this study may enable scholars to discover current gaps in the literature and investigate other elements of the pandemic's influence on the construction industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This paper aims to close the gap between the generic concept of knowledge activities (KAs) and implementing them in the context of software engineering organisations concentrating on the non-technical aspects, such as team organisation and practices. Design/methodology/approach: This qualitative research used a questionnaire with practitioners such as software developers and team leads who were asked to provide feedback on a set of team practices and measures typically used in software engineering projects and assess their relation to the activities of acquiring, codifying, storing, maintaining, transferring and creating knowledge. The obtained results were analysed using frequency analysis and further descriptive statistics yielding a matrix linking the investigated team practices and measures to KAs. Findings: Team practices and measures commonly applied in software engineering can be facilitated to trigger particular KAs. While most of these team practices and measures originate from agile methods, they are not restricted to these. A purposeful composition can help in assembling a balanced set of KAs aimed at fostering given knowledge goals in software engineering organisations. Practical implications: By bridging the communication and terminology gap between knowledge management research and software engineering practitioners, this work lays the foundation for assessing software teams' knowledge profiles more easily and creating prerequisites for implementing knowledge management by facilitating common practices and measures often already part of their daily work. Hence, overhead can be avoided when implementing knowledge management. Originality/value: To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first study investigating application and relevance of KAs in the software industry by linking them to practices and measures well-accepted in software engineering, thus providing the necessary vocabulary for the implementation of knowledge management in software development teams. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study integrates the attention-based view with Edith Penrose's theory of growth to examine how the interplay between managerial attention and newly created technological resources influences firm growth. I draw upon research showing that combining broad types of knowledge during R&D creates new technological resources that are potentially valuable, and also relatively complex and ambiguous, making them challenging to utilize effectively. I theorize that attention's temporal orientation shapes how managers understand complex technologies and construe opportunities for their use. I hypothesize that a shorter-term attentional focus is incongruent with broad knowledge combination, resulting in a less effective and more incremental use of newly created, complex technologies and lower levels of growth. Conversely, a longer-term attentional focus helps managers understand and identify novel, strategic opportunities for such complex technologies, leading to comparatively higher levels of growth. Analysis supports these predictions using a panel data set of 327 firms between 2003 and 2017. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The dominant metaphors of "publication game," "fast-food publishing," or "pipeline/assembly-line" bear heavily on the ways we produce and appraise knowledge. With the hope of breaking the hegemony of these metaphors, this essay offers an alternate metaphor and re-visualizes the artefacts we produce in our academic journeys. The modest intention is that the metaphor and its associated typology can become a useful tool to reflect, reimagine, and (hopefully) realign our research goals. I hope that this perspective will enable us to see through the dazzle of knowledge artefacts and peer sharply into their substance, allowing us to break the totalizing-blinding nature of face-value judgments that afflict the academy. I discuss the ways in which the proposed way of seeing and doing can become useful for graduate students and early career academics, mid – to late-career academics, and institutional gatekeepers, along with providing a specific (perhaps utopian) toolkit for breaking the existing hegemonies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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