Relationships between structural social capital, knowledge identification capability and external knowledge acquisition
| Autor: | Beatriz Ortiz, Mario J. Donate, Fátima Guadamillas |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | European Journal of Management and Business Economics, Vol 26, Iss 1, Pp 48-66 (2017) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2444-8451 2444-8494 |
| DOI: | 10.1108/EJMBE-07-2017-004 |
| Popis: | Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to analyze the mediating effect of the identification of valuable external knowledge on the relationship between the development of inter-organizational ties (structural social capital) and the acquisition of external knowledge. Design/methodology/approach - Using a sample of 87 firms from Spanish biotechnology and pharmaceutics industries, the authors have tested the proposed mediation hypothesis by applying the partial least squares technique to a structural equations model. Findings - The study results show that those firms with stronger, more frequent and closer inter-relationships are able to increase the amount of intentionally acquired knowledge, partly due to the greater level of development of their knowledge identification capability. Thus, firms with a higher capability to recognize the value of the knowledge embedded in their inter-organizational networks will be more likely to design better strategies to acquire and integrate such knowledge into their current knowledge bases for either present or future use. Originality/value - This research contributes to knowledge management and social capital literature by means of the study of two key determinants of knowledge acquisition – structural social capital and knowledge identification capability – and the explanation of their relationships of mutual influence. The paper thus tries to fill this literature gap and connects the relational perspective of social capital with the knowledge-based view from a strategic point of view. |
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