Managing specialised knowledge in technopreneurial firms : the Australian experience
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Huizingh, K Conn, S Torkkeli, M Bitran, I |
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2011
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Resumo |
Technology-oriented young firms play an important role for innovation and commercialisation of new ideas. These firms are often founded by engineers, scientists or academics who posses great scientific/technological knowledge, but limited know-how in other aspects of managing a business including knowledge management. Successful managing and integrating their specialised knowledge is of particular importance when it comes to developing a new product or process. This article therefore focuses on the particularities of the knowledge management process in technopreneurial firms. Using a qualitative investigation from a sample of Australian SMEs, a number of key observations are derived which show the challenges of managing knowledge and how important knowledge management is as a management tool for R&D and innovation process in technology-oriented SMEs. Findings suggest that knowledge management and integration processes in these firms are very much project focused and mainly based on ad hoc and informal processes and not embedded within the overall organisational routines. |
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International Society for Professional Innovation Mangement |
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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/42497/1/ISPIM_Mohannak.pdf http://futureorientation.net/2010/12/22/xxii-ispim-conference-12-15-june-2011-hamburg-germany/ Mohannak, Kavoos & Matthews, Judy H. (2011) Managing specialised knowledge in technopreneurial firms : the Australian experience. In Huizingh, K, Conn, S, Torkkeli, M, & Bitran, I (Eds.) XXII ISPIM Conference : Organizational Future Orientation, 12 – 15 June, 2011, Hamburg, Germany. |
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Copyright 2011 please consult the authors |
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QUT Business School; School of Management |
Palavras-Chave | #150304 Entrepreneurship #150307 Innovation and Technology Management #SMEs #Knowledge Management Practice #Knowledge Utilisation #Knowledge Sharing #Knowledge Integration |
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