scholarly journals A TRANSITION TO KNOWLEDGE-INTENSIVE SERVICE ACTIVITIES IN POWER INDUSTRY: A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
MIKHAIL V. KOZHEVNIKOV
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Power Industry ◽  
Service Activities ◽  
Knowledge Intensive

scholarly journals Towards a Framework for Acquisition of Design Knowledge

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Dzbor ◽  
Zdenek Zdrahal
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Design ◽  
Tacit Knowledge ◽  
Iterative Process ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Design Knowledge ◽  
Design Problems ◽  
Design Theories ◽  
Knowledge Intensive ◽  
Key Terms ◽  
The Given

Abstract Engineering design is a knowledge-intensive process driven by various design objectives. Design is an iterative process where the objectives evolve together with the solutions in order to deliver an artefact with the desired properties and functions. Many design theories developed so far suggest more or less efficient ways for finding a suitable solution to the given goals. However, they often leave open the issue of ‘solution talkback’. Discovery of new design objectives and amendment of the existing ones is as important as the development of design solutions. The biggest issue with solution talkback is the presence of tacit knowledge in addition to the explicit one. This paper draws on a theory that incorporates some typical features of design problems, and transfers theoretical findings about reflection on the design actions to a tool for acquisition of design knowledge. First, key terms are defined and theoretical framework is introduced. Afterwards we look at the means for capturing explicit and tacit design knowledge more in depth.

Knowledge-intensive service activities in software business

2008 ◽  
Vol 41 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Risto Rajala ◽  
Mika Westerlund ◽  
Arto Rajala ◽  
Seppo Leminen
Keyword(s):  
Service Activities ◽  
Software Business ◽  
Knowledge Intensive

scholarly journals The Role of Firm Size and Knowledge Intensity in the Performance Effects of Collective Turnover

2019 ◽  
pp. 014920631988095
Author(s):  
Kim De Meulenaere ◽  
Sophie De Winne ◽  
Elise Marescaux ◽  
Stijn Vanormelingen
Keyword(s):  
Firm Size ◽  
Harmful Effect ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Performance Effects ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Knowledge Intensive ◽  
Collective Turnover

As employees are among firms’ most important resources and labor markets are facing serious labor shortages, firm-level collective turnover is one of the most important challenges facing organizations. Context-emergent turnover theory provides a theoretical framework for the performance implications of collective turnover and argues that context, and in particular, firm size, plays a crucial role in the collective turnover–performance relationship. Yet, the moderating role of firm size remains undertheorized, empirically understudied, and thus, unclear. Based on the resource-based view of the firm, we develop a theoretical framework for two competing perspectives (a negative and a positive one) on the role of firm size and put forward the firm’s knowledge intensity as a crucial additional moderator. The main premise is that whereas firm size determines what resources firms have to successfully cope with turnover, knowledge intensity determines the resources firms need to do so. We propose a three-way interaction, suggesting that firm size reinforces the harmful effect of turnover in highly knowledge-intensive firms and buffers it in firms with low levels of knowledge intensity. Using a unique multi-industry and longitudinal administrative data set of 6,913 Belgian firms (2012–2016), we find support for these assumptions. This study highlights the importance of the context in which firms have to deal with turnover, and it spurs researchers to go beyond studying turnover in narrow study contexts, to take into account the interplay among different but intertwined organizational contingencies, and to acknowledge both the quantitative (how many employees leave) and qualitative components (who leaves) of turnover.

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