The Role of Knowledge Management Systems for Innovation: An Absorptive Capacity Perspective
Faculty/Professorship: | Information Systems and Services |
Author(s): | Moos, Bernhard ; Beimborn, Daniel ![]() ![]() |
Title of the Journal: | International journal of innovation management |
ISSN: | 1363-9196 |
Publisher Information: | Singapore : World Scientific Publ. |
Year of publication: | 2013 |
Volume: | 17 |
Issue: | 5 |
Pages: | 31 |
Language(s): | English |
DOI: | 10.1142/S1363919613500199 |
URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S1363919613500199 |
Abstract: | What is the role of Knowledge Management Systems (KMS) for a firm's innovativeness and absorptive capacity (ACAP)? Research shows that a firm's capacity to acquire and utilise relevant knowledge, i.e., its absorptive capacity, is decisive for innovation success. We develop a theoretical model that links the availability and usage of KMS with a firm's ACAP and its organisational knowledge to explain its contribution for a firm's innovation success. Using data from 222 manufacturing firms, we can show that the availability of a KMS in a firm affects its innovation success by contributing to its ACAP. Looking at the impact of different knowledge types on innovativeness, the results show that only technological knowledge is a substantial determinant of innovation success but not market knowledge. |
Type: | Article |
URI: | https://fis.uni-bamberg.de/handle/uniba/2321 |
Year of publication: | 11. November 2013 |

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