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on Knowledge Management and Knowledge Economy |
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Issue of 2025–03–17
seven papers chosen by Laura Nicola-Gavrila, Centrul European de Studii Manageriale în Administrarea Afacerilor |
| By: | Siddharth, L.; Luo, Jianxi |
| Abstract: | Design and innovation processes primarily generate knowledge upon retrieving and synthesising knowledge of existing artefacts. Understanding the basis of knowledge governing these processes is essential for theoretical and practical advances, especially with the growing inclusion of Large-Language Models (LLMs) and their generative capabilities to support knowledge-intensive tasks. In this research, we analyse a large, stratified sample of patented artefact descriptions spanning the total technology space. Upon representing these descriptions as knowledge graphs, i.e., collections of entities and relationships, we investigate the linguistic and structural foundations through frequency distribution and motif discovery approaches. From the linguistic perspective, we identify the generalisable syntaxes that show how most entities and relationships are constructed at the term level. From the structural perspective, we discover motifs, i.e., statistically dominant 3-node and 4-node subgraph patterns, that show how entities and relationships are combined at a local level in artefact descriptions. Upon examining the subgraphs within these motifs, we understand that artefact descriptions primarily capture the design hierarchy of artefacts. We also find that natural language descriptions do not capture sufficiently precise knowledge at a local level, which can be a limiting factor for relevant innovation research and practice. Moreover, our findings are expected to guide LLMs in generating knowledge pertinent to domain-specific design environments, to inform structuring schemes for future knowledge management systems, and to advance design and innovation theories on knowledge synthesis. |
| Date: | 2025–02–07 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:osfxxx:ncqz3_v2 |
| By: | Marina Flamand (BSE - Bordeaux Sciences Economiques - UB - Université de Bordeaux - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique); Vincent Frigant (BSE - Bordeaux Sciences Economiques - UB - Université de Bordeaux - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique); Stéphane Miollan (BSE - Bordeaux Sciences Economiques - UB - Université de Bordeaux - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) |
| Abstract: | Knowledge production activity is central within a technological innovation system. The number of patent applications is commonly used to evaluate this activity. However, it is subject to bias and inaccurate evaluations can occur. This article proposes a multi-criteria framework based on seven complementary patent indicators, taking into account the persistence, commitment, and coherence of knowledge production activities for a more comprehensive evaluation. We demonstrate the value of our proposal through a case study on hydrogen storage, comparing patent data since 2000 about three technological solutions: physical, chemical and adsorption technologies. Our framework clearly shows that physical hydrogen storage is the most advanced in terms of knowledge production, despite not having the highest number of patent applications. |
| Keywords: | Technological innovation system, Knowledge production, Metrics, Patent, Multi-criteria, Hydrogen storage technologies |
| Date: | 2025–03 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04969613 |
| By: | King, Molly M. (Santa Clara University) |
| Abstract: | Published version available in American Behavioral Scientist: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12108-023-09589-w. The structured inequalities built into our sociotechnical institutions shape access to knowledge. During the COVID-19 pandemic, knowledge acquisition was shaped by news sources, class, and race. Through analysis of nationally representative data using logistic models, this study reveals how the use of different news sources differentially shapes access to accurate knowledge about COVID-19 topics for different demographics. Those who rely on informal and local news sources have the largest knowledge gaps about these topics, while those who seek information from national or international news outlets and politicians have the most accurate knowledge. Race and class influence knowledge of government operations, public health, and science of COVID-19. In particular, Black people, people with less education, and those with lower incomes are significantly less likely to have accurate knowledge about COVID-19, all else equal. These findings have implications for knowledge dissemination that impacts public health, as well as for how news media target different audiences in an increasingly fractured landscape. |
| Date: | 2023–04–03 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:socarx:c76qh_v1 |
| By: | Diego Zunino (SKEMA Business School - SKEMA Business School, GREDEG - Groupe de Recherche en Droit, Economie et Gestion - UNS - Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - UniCA - Université Côte d'Azur); Bruno Cirillo (GREDEG - Groupe de Recherche en Droit, Economie et Gestion - UNS - Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - UniCA - Université Côte d'Azur, SKEMA Business School - SKEMA Business School); Filippo Carlo Wezel; Stefano Breschi |
| Abstract: | Abstract New entrants and incumbent firms rely on new knowledge to innovate and compete in the market. One way to acquire new knowledge is through the recruitment of new employees from competitors, a phenomenon popularly known as "poaching." Digital labor platforms are widely used by firms for this aim. We argue that job titles represent the first and most visible public source of information about knowledge workers and thus play a key role in navigating the vast spectrum of competencies available in digital platforms. Our analyses of the career trajectories of 11, 644 knowledge workers in the United States between 2004 and 2014 suggest that increases in the ambiguity of a job title claimed by an employee are negatively associated with the likelihood of the employee being hired by a new employer. This finding appears stronger in the case of transitions to incumbent firms rather than new entrants. In the concluding section of the paper, we take stock of the various analyses presented and reflect on the potential role of job titles in the strategic management of human capital. |
| Keywords: | Job titles Categorization theory New entrant and incumbent firms LinkedIn, Job titles, Categorization theory, New entrant and incumbent firms, LinkedIn |
| Date: | 2024–02–01 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04918213 |
| By: | Nicolas Jullien; Karine Roudaut (LABERS - Laboratoire d'Études et de Recherche en Sociologie - UBS - Université de Bretagne Sud - UBO - Université de Brest - IBSHS - Institut Brestois des Sciences de l'Homme et de la Société - UBO - Université de Brest, UBO - Université de Brest) |
| Abstract: | The communities of things (in this case, of knowledge) that are experiencing substantial qualitative and quantitative growth have similarities with the commons studied by Elinor Ostrom. Their distinctive features are largely due to the digital organization tools they use their object: knowledge. The aim here is to study the dynamism of these commons, specifying what the common resource they manage is, and how this management is organized. This will enable us to explain why they are indeed commons in E. Ostrom's sense, and which "community", as defined in this encyclopedia, manages a commons, who is part of it, and who participates in the project without being a member. |
| Abstract: | Les communautés de chose (en l'espèce de connaissances) qui connaissent un essor substantiel qualitatif et quantitatif ont des similitudes avec les communs étudiés par Elinor Ostrom. Leurs particularités sont dues en grande partie aux outils numériques d'organisation auxquels elles ont recours ainsi qu'à leur objet : la connaissance. Il s'agit ici d'étudier le dynamisme de ces communs, en précisant ce qu'est la ressource commune qu'ils gèrent et comment cette gestion est organisée. Ceci nous permet d'expliquer en quoi il s'agit bien de communs au sens d'E. Ostrom et quelle est la « communauté », telle que définie dans cette encyclopédie, qui gère un commun, qui en fait partie et qui participe au projet sans en être membre. |
| Keywords: | community of creation, Commons, Elinor Ostrom, Community governance, Free software, Participation, rules of work, Feeling of belonging, Wikipedia, Communauté de création, Communs, Gestion communautaire, Logiciels libres, Règles de fonctionnement, Sentiment d'appartenance, Wikipédia |
| Date: | 2025–01–17 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04935166 |
| By: | Olivier Boissin (CREG - Centre de recherche en économie de Grenoble - UGA - Université Grenoble Alpes) |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this manual is to transmit knowledge relating to the management of innovation in an industrial production sector. Based on a practical case on sports cycles, the analysis is part of a broad spectrum ranging from the design, production and distribution of industrial goods marketed in large series and seeking to engage in the least possible in terms of sustainability. |
| Abstract: | Ce manuel a pour objet la transmission des connaissances relatives au pilotage de l'innovation dans une filière de production industrielle. Sur la base d'un cas pratique sur les cycles de sport, l'analyse s'inscrit dans un spectre large allant de la conception, de la production et de la distribution de biens industriels commercialisés en grande série et cherchant à s'engager le moins mal possible en soutenabilité. |
| Keywords: | acteur international des énergies renouvelables, ACV, analyse de la valeur, circularité industrielle, Costing, coût objectif, compétitivité, économie circulaire, éco-conception, empreinte matière, empreinte carbone, externalité, industrialisation, OEM-ODM, organisation industrielle, politique d’achat, qualification de fournisseurs, soutenabilité, valeur |
| Date: | 2024–07–14 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04697577 |
| By: | Grabe, Leonhard (University of Cologne); Sliwka, Dirk (University of Cologne) |
| Abstract: | We study the value of skill management in organizations. In a natural field experiment with 2, 582 service technicians, we vary managers' ability to monitor and manage employee skills. We find that removing managers' access to hard information on employee skills reduced training intensity, work performance, and job satisfaction. Combining detailed personnel records and survey data, we show that the intervention lowered employee efforts to identify training needs and managerial attention to employee development. In particular, high-skill employees received less training to broaden their skill set and, in turn, performance losses are driven by higher completion times for complex work assignments. |
| Keywords: | skill management, training, performance, field experiment |
| JEL: | J24 J28 M12 M53 |
| Date: | 2025–02 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:iza:izadps:dp17727 |