Titill: | Knowledge Management, Knowledge Creation, and Open Innovation in Icelandic SMEs |
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Útgáfa: | 2018-10 |
Tungumál: | Enska |
Umfang: | 215824401880732 |
Háskóli/Stofnun: | Háskóli Íslands University of Iceland |
Svið: | Félagsvísindasvið (HÍ) School of Social Sciences (UI) |
Deild: | Viðskiptafræðideild (HÍ) Faculty of Business Administration (UI) |
Birtist í: | Sage Open;8(4) |
ISSN: | 2158-2440 |
DOI: | 10.1177/2158244018807320 |
Efnisorð: | Knowledge; Knowledge creation; Open innovation; SMEs; Case studies; Iceland; Þekking; Þekkingarstjórnun; Nýsköpun í atvinnulífi; Tilviksrannsóknir |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1227 |
Tilvitnun:Grimsdottir, E., & Edvardsson, I. R. (2018). Knowledge Management, Knowledge Creation, and Open Innovation in Icelandic SMEs. SAGE Open, 8(4), 2158244018807320. doi:10.1177/2158244018807320
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Útdráttur:The aim of this article is to present findings on knowledge management (KM) and knowledge creation, as well as open innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Iceland. Two SME company case studies are presented in the form of a case study involving semistructured interviews with managers and selected employees and in-field observation. Company Alpha is a software company, whereas Company Beta is a family company which produces drinks and snacks. Knowledge creation and innovation is a learning process in both companies. The two companies show very different open-innovation models in practice. The findings regarding the two companies are in accordance with the arguments of Chiaroni et al., where they state that high-tech companies tend to prefer inside-out strategies of open innovation, whereas low-tech companies prefer outside-in strategies. Company Alpha relates to customers late in the process, whereas Company Beta relies on knowledge from customers and suppliers and for new knowledge early on in the process.
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