Knowledge Management as the Basis of Sustained High Performance

Authors: Bogner, William C.; Bansal, Pratima

Source: Journal of Management Studies, Volume 44, Number 1, January 2007 , pp. 165-188(24)

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Abstract:

By deconstructing some of the key elements of the resource-based view and the knowledge-based view of the firm, we suggest that there are three components to knowledge management systems that influence firm performance: the firm's ability to produce new knowledge, its ability to build on that knowledge, and its effectiveness in capturing a high proportion of the subsequent spin-offs. Using regression analysis to analyse data from 30,022 patent records from 42 firms, we find that a firm's growth rate is positively associated with its ability to generate rare and valuable knowledge, and to build on that knowledge.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6486.2007.00667.x

Affiliations: 1: Georgia State University; The University of Western Ontario

Publication date: 2007-01-01