nep-knm New Economics Papers
on Knowledge Management and Knowledge Economy
Issue of 2024‒10‒28
three papers chosen by
Laura Nicola-Gavrila, Centrul European de Studii Manageriale în Administrarea Afacerilor


  1. Designing interactions with professionals with other expertise: knowledge boundaries in the design process By Lisa Balzarin
  2. Enseignement supérieur et croissance économique : Cas du Mali Higher teaching and economic growth: Case of Mali By Daman-Guilé Diawara
  3. Academic Knowledge: Does it Reflect the Combinatorial Growth of Technology? By W. Benedikt Schmal

  1. By: Lisa Balzarin (Dept. of Management, University of Venice)
    Abstract: This working paper is based on a qualitative study that aims at investigating knowledge boundaries in organizations. Through the observation of how designers craft the interaction with nonexperts of design, I discuss the dynamics that knowledge boundaries trigger.
    Keywords: knowledge boundaries, design, professional identity
    JEL: M10
    Date: 2023–10
    URL: https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:vnm:wpdman:207
  2. By: Daman-Guilé Diawara (Université des sciences sociales et de gestion de Bamako - USSGB - Université des sciences sociales et de gestion de Bamako)
    Abstract: The approach is to shed light on the "central" role of higher education in economic growth, given that higher education is a place of formation of human capital. Moreover, the acquisition of "knowledge" results in the accumulation of human capital. And the development of knowledge is essentially "attributable" to higher education. The study emphasizes the analysis of "human capital" and "economic growth". This indicates the relationship between education and economic growth. By highlighting the contribution from higher education to economic growth. Beyond that, through the education system, higher education, at the very top of the levels of education, is a place of "know-how", which generates "production of wealth». On the one hand the economic analysis, a review of the literature, the context of higher education and economic growth, and the empirical results. And on the other hand econometric modeling. Using mathematical tools, descriptive statistics and econometrics, with stock and flow variables. The obtained results, higher education, significantly improves the increase in national productivity in Mali. Hence the need to prioritize all levels of education.
    Abstract: Déclaration de divulgation :Les auteurs n'ont pas connaissance de quelconque financement qui pourrait affecter l'
    Keywords: Capital Humain Croissance Education Enseignement Supérieur Savoir. Classification JEL : M15, I18 Human Capital Growth Education Higher Teaching knowledge. Classification JEL: M15, I18 Paper type: Empirical research, Capital Humain, Croissance, Education, Enseignement Supérieur, Savoir. Classification JEL : M15, I18 Human Capital, Growth, Higher Teaching, knowledge, knowledge. Classification JEL: M15
    Date: 2023–08–12
    URL: https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04681674
  3. By: W. Benedikt Schmal
    Abstract: I explore the concept of growth being rooted in the recombination of existing technology as an explanation for the remarkable growth witnessed during the Industrial Revolution as it was recently proposed by Koppl et al.(2023). I adapt their combinatorial growth theory to assess its applicability in generating academic knowledge within universities and research institutions, particularly in the field of economics. The central question is whether significant combinatorial growth can also be anticipated in academia. The current career structures discourage the recombination of ideas, theories, or methods, making it more advantageous for early career researchers to stick to the status quo. I employ machine-learning-based natural language analysis of the top 5 journals in economics. The analysis reveals limited correlations between topics over the past three decades, suggesting the presence of isolated topic islands rather than productive recombination. This confirms the theoretical considerations beforehand. Overall, the institutional order of academia makes combinatorial growth at the research frontier unlikely.
    Date: 2024–09
    URL: https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:arx:papers:2409.20282

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