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Entrepreneurship, knowledge integration capability, and firm performance: An empirical study

verfasst von: Yong Jin Kim, Seokwoo Song, V. Sambamurthy, Young Lyoul Lee

Erschienen in: Information Systems Frontiers | Ausgabe 5/2012

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From the knowledge-based view, an organization is considered an entity that integrates and distributes knowledge to produce products and services. Knowledge is acknowledged as a sustainable basis of competitive advantage that many organizations possess. Entrepreneurial activity also has been viewed as an essential feature for organizations to survive and prosper in today’s turbulent environment. In this study, we explore the effect of entrepreneurship on organizational performance through knowledge integration capability. Our research model depicts the firm as a knowledge integration institution that produces its offerings through specialized knowledge integration capability that consists of learning culture, knowledge management process, and information technology capability. The results show a strong support for the relationship between entrepreneurship and knowledge integration capability. We also found that the effect of entrepreneurial activities on firm performance was mediated by knowledge integration capability.

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Titel: Entrepreneurship, knowledge integration capability, and firm performance: An empirical study
verfasst von: Yong Jin Kim
Seokwoo Song
V. Sambamurthy
Young Lyoul Lee
Publikationsdatum: 01.12.2012
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Information Systems Frontiers / Ausgabe 5/2012
Print ISSN: 1387-3326
Elektronische ISSN: 1572-9419
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-011-9331-z

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