Title :
Study on the Absorptive and Creative Capability Based on Overlapping Knowledge
Author :
Lai, Xianghong ; Zhang, Yutian
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Econ. & Manage., Nanjing Univ. of Inf. Sci. & Technol., Nanjing, China
Abstract :
The essence of organizational learning consists of knowledge absorption as well as the cultivation of the absorptive and creative capability. Overlapping knowledge has an important effect on knowledge absorption and creation. The paper establishes and analyses the relationship between overlapping knowledge and the absorptive and creative capability. The main conclusion includes that the capability of knowledge absorption and creation can be optimized through adjusting the degree of overlapping knowledge. Lastly, management implications are concluded.
Keywords :
knowledge management; organisational aspects; absorptive capability study; creative capability study; knowledge absorption; organizational learning; overlapping knowledge; Absorption; Broadcasting; Electronic mail; Filters; Knowledge management; Knowledge transfer; Mathematics; Physics; Psychology; Tellurium;
Conference_Titel :
Management and Service Science, 2009. MASS '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4638-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4639-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICMSS.2009.5303684