Title :
Creating knowledge within organizations: a case study
Author_Institution :
Univ. de Leon, Spain
Abstract :
This research paper attempts to investigate the mechanisms through what the firms create, evaluate, transfer and assimilate new knowledge and how they transform it into organizational routines. To do it, the authors propose a model of knowledge that summarize the main steps and features of the process of creating knowledge within the organizations. A specific case study is developed for the purpose of validating the proposed model
Keywords :
industrial property; knowledge engineering; research and development management; technology transfer; business organizations; case study; firms; innovation; knowledge assimilation; knowledge creation; knowledge evaluation; knowledge transfer; organizational routines; Cities and towns; Computer aided software engineering; Embryo; Knowledge management; Knowledge transfer; Quality control; Quality management;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Engineering and Technology, 2001. PICMET '01. Portland International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
1-890843-06-7
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.2001.951764
