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Knowledge management and the business development journey: a knowledge-based view among micro firms

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  • Abel Duarte Alonso
  • Seng Kiat Kok
  • Alessandro Bressan
  • Michelle O’Shea

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By examining key characteristics associated with the knowledge-based view (KBV) framework, and clusters of activities of dynamic capabilities in the context of micro firms operating in Liverpool, UK, this study makes a theoretical and empirical contribution to the entrepreneurship literature. In-depth, face-to-face interviews were conducted with leaders of five micro firms in 2017, and follow up interviews in 2018. Aligned with the KBV, assimilating previous business and learning experiences (transferability), incorporating previously developed knowledge (aggregation), taking stock of knowledge through its applicability within the firm (appropriability), linking past and newly acquired knowledge to create firm strategies (specialisation), and making use of knowledge to maximise opportunities (knowledge requirements of production) were highlighted. Fulfiling these characteristics, coupled with firms’ reconfiguration, which emerged through diversifying, or even divesting, can enhance firms’ knowledge base, their competitiveness, and overall performance. A theoretical framework illustrating associations between theory, findings, and their implications is proposed.

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  • Abel Duarte Alonso & Seng Kiat Kok & Alessandro Bressan & Michelle O’Shea, 2022. "Knowledge management and the business development journey: a knowledge-based view among micro firms," Knowledge Management Research & Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 20(2), pages 279-291, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:tkmrxx:v:20:y:2022:i:2:p:279-291
    DOI: 10.1080/14778238.2021.1919575
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    1. Shamshul Nur Fatinah Shamsul Ariffin & Nurmalina Zainal Abidin & Mohamad Allif Rosly & Shamsul Baharin Saihani, 2023. "Factors Inducing the Adoption of Knowledge Management System (KMS) In SMEs, Large and Government Organizations. What Are the Intercepting Factors? A Systematic Review," Information Management and Business Review, AMH International, vol. 15(1), pages 140-148.
    2. Duarte Alonso, Abel & Vu, Oanh Thi Kim & Nguyen, Trung Q. & McClelland, Robert & Nguyen, Ngan M. & Huynh, Hoa Thi Ngoc & Tran, Thanh Duc, 2024. "Industry 4.0 involvement and knowledge management across industries: A qualitative investigation from an emerging economy," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 174(C).

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