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Palgrave Knowledge Creation Processes Theory and Empirical Evidence from Knowledge Intensive Firms by Raquel Galindo Dorado, Gregorio Martín de Castro, Pedro López Sáez
The capability to create and apply new knowledge is one of the main sources of sustained competitive advantage, yet there are few empirical studies of this. This book develops an improved and extended theoretical model about knowledge creation and transfer within organizations, testing it empirically with a survey in 115 knowledge-intensive firms._x000D_ Table of contents : - _x000D_
Introduction PART ONE: THE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY AND INTER-FIRM COMPETITION The Evolution of Economic Activity: Towards the Knowledge Society PART TWO: AN APPROACH TO ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING: THE EO-SECI MODEL Towards the Formulation of a Model of Knowledge Creation and Organizational Learning PART THREE: DESIGNING THE EMPIRICAL RESEARCH Sampling Procedures Measurement Tools Stages for Data Gathering PART FOUR: RESULTS FROM THE EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE Preliminary Analysis Exploratory Factor Analysis: Organizational Learning Dynamics Found in the Knowledge-Intensive Firms of the Sample Estructural Ecuation Model and Confirmatory Factor Analysis Conclusion_x000D_