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The Ability To Integrate Different Types Of Knowledge And Its Effect On Innovation Performance

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  • JONAS RUNDQUIST

    (School of Business and Engineering, Halmstad University, SE-301 18, Halmstad, Sweden)

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The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of a firm's ability to integrate knowledge on their innovation performance, in order to help firm's prioritise their resources, used for knowledge integration, more effectively. Data were collected from a survey mailed to R&D managers in firms with between 100–1,000 employees in a cross-section of industries. Five hypotheses were tested using multiple regression analysis with and without interaction terms. The results indicate that a categorisation of knowledge is useful for understanding knowledge integration. The study also shows that the ability to integrate domain-specific knowledge is significantly related to innovation performance. Furthermore, the results indicate that technology turbulence in the industry has a positive moderating effect on the above relation. Managerial implications suggest how managers can focus their efforts in order to effectively integrate knowledge in product development projects.

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  • Jonas Rundquist, 2012. "The Ability To Integrate Different Types Of Knowledge And Its Effect On Innovation Performance," International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 16(02), pages 1-32.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijimxx:v:16:y:2012:i:02:n:s1363919612003794
    DOI: 10.1142/S1363919612003794
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    1. Maria Cadiz Dyball & Andy Fengfei Wang, 2017. "The Links Among Characteristics, Controls And Performance Of Inter-Firm Innovation Projects," International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 21(06), pages 1-33, August.
    2. Sunday Bolade, 2022. "A Complementarity Perspective of Knowledge Resources," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 13(2), pages 1300-1320, June.
    3. Silvia Vicente-Oliva & Ángel Martínez-Sánchez & Luis Berges-Muro, 2016. "Enhancing The Outcomes In R&D Collaborative Projects: An Empirical Analysis Of The Middle Ebro Valley In Spain," International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 20(07), pages 1-34, October.
    4. Yeolan Lee & William I. Mackenzie & Eric A. Fong & J. Daniel Sherman, 2016. "The Importance Of Inter-Temporal Integration In New Product Development," International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 20(03), pages 1-23, April.
    5. Loay ALTAMIMI, 2014. "Web 2.0 Tools in the Innovation Process A Systematic Literature Review," Informatica Economica, Academy of Economic Studies - Bucharest, Romania, vol. 18(1), pages 40-55.
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