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Managerial and organizational cognition
No full textInterest in the field of managerial and organizational cognition has been intense over the last few years. This book explores and provides an in-depth overview of the latest developments in the area and presents answers to the questions accompanying its growth: Is the field distinctive? How does it extend our understanding of managerial processes? From different disciplinary perspectives and empirical settings, the contributors study patterns of managerial cognition. In particular, the longitudinal approach reflected in the volume contributes to its impact as a grounded, practice-based analysis of cognition in organizations
Contributions of knowledge-based foundations of universities in knowledge city formation : a Malaysian case study
No full textPurpose – In the 21st Century, as knowledge, technology and education are widely accepted to play key roles in the local economic development, the importance of making space and place for knowledge production is, therefore, on the rise resulting many city administrations and urban policy-makers worldwide restructuring their cities to become highly competitive and creative. Consequently, this has led to a new type of city form, knowledge city, and a new approach in their development, knowledge-based urban development. In this context, knowledge-based foundations of universities are regarded as one of the key elements for knowledge-based urban development and knowledge city formation due to their ability to provide a strong platform for knowledge generation, marketing and transfer. This paper aims to investigate the role and importance of universities and their knowledge-based foundations in the context of developing countries, particularly in Malaysia, in building prosperous knowledge cities of the era of the knowledge economy.\ud
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Design/Methodology/Approach – The main methodological techniques employed in this research includes: a thorough review of the literature on the role of universities in spatial and socio-economic development of cities; a best practice analysis and policy review of urban and regional development policies targeting to use of university clusters in leveraging knowledge-based development, and; a case study in Malaysia with a review of various policy documents and strategic plans of the local universities and local and state authorities, interviews with key actors, and a trend analysis of local socio-economic and spatial changes.\ud
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Originality/Value – This paper reports the findings of a pioneering research on examining the role and impact of universities and their knowledge-based foundations, in the context of Malaysia, in building knowledge cities of the era of the knowledge economy. By undertaking a case study investigation in Bandar Seri Iskandar, which is a newly emerging Malaysian knowledge city, located in Perak, Malaysia, the paper sheds light on an important issue of the 21st Century of how universities contribute to the knowledge-based development of cities.\ud
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Practical Implications – Universities with their rich knowledge-based foundations are increasingly being recognised as knowledge hubs, exercising a strong influence in the intellectual vitality of the city where they are embedded. This paper reveals that universities, in joint action with business and society at large, are necessary prerequisites for constructing and maintaining knowledge societies and, therefore, building prosperous knowledge cities. In light of the literature and case findings, the paper sheds light on the contribution of knowledge-based foundations of universities in knowledge city formation and provides generic recommendations for cities and regions seeking knowledge city transformation
Knowledge-based approach to sustainability in smart projects
No full textPurpose – We want to analyse how knowledge can favour growth through open and social innovation models (Chesbrough, 2003, Komninos et al., 2011). In particular we focus on smart cities, realized to identify “innovative solutions to city management” (Toppeta, 2010), in order to underline how they can support sustainability (Tanguay et al., 2010). We start examining the smart growth, focusing on the inputs induced by smart cities policies. Then we analyse the firms, searching for the motivations (Ardichvili et al., 2003) of their establishment in smart territories and finally we underline the role of knowledge sharing between firms and local actors.
Methodology – We conduct a case studies analysis (Yin, 2003) aiming to compare different urban contexts and define the issues emerging from literature review in line with our purpose. Case studies approach is suitable when studying knowledge in contexts definable as similar (Davenport, 1997). Moreover we have chosen to investigate three smart projects classified on the basis of their dimension as city (Malta), corridor (Manchester), and district (Barcelona). Furthermore we have selected the empirical evidences taking into account the project leader, as we have a joint venture (Malta), a pool of local agencies (Manchester), and an in-house company public owned (Barcelona).
Originality/value – This research sheds some new light on the role of knowledge in smart cities as knowledge is not commonly considered as an autonomous and relevant feature. This lack of consideration is confirmed when analysing smart cities’ models and platforms (Bifulco et al., 2014), but just as embedded in (and carried by) actors (Lombardi et al., 2011), hence it is often hidden behind other aspects. In our research we underline its relevance in smart projects and we describe as it can be considered as a priority to set up a fertile ground for smartization and sustainability through social innovation.
Practical implications – Our results enhance the approach to knowledge when proposing social innovation initiatives: the project leaders involved in smart projects can read through different lens the prevailing models to leverage on knowledge (Dhanaraj and Parkhe, 2006) in order to reach sustainability aims. This knowledge-centred approach can favour the mixing and circulation of several sources of knowledge (Anttiroiko et al., 2013). Moreover the creation of new knowledge can favour participation from the different urban actors (Paskaleva-Shapira and Barroca, 2012). Finally the focus on sustainability through knowledge management can be a stimulus to the location of firms in a specific territory (Porter, 2000)
Collecting and managing knowledge in smart cities
No full textPurpose – We aim to describe how knowledge is collected in smart cities contexts and projects as knowledge management is pivotal to support strategic decision-making (Lee et al., 2013). We want to depict the set of knowledge and other resources collected (van den Hooff, de Ridder, 2004) and coordinated in smartization processes. We analyse the paths leading to the continuous improvement of the knowledge available thanks to partners involved (Lee et al., 2013) to identify how to create a potential set to improve cities’ management. We propose a model to describe knowledge collecting and mixing towards new knowledge generation (Wiig, 1997).
Design/methodology/approach – We found 144 projects launched in recent years through the recognition of activities carried on and reported by industry players and Institutions when partnering local agencies in smartization; we selected the ones started at least in 2010, in order to opt for relevant information. To prevent the analysis of projects based just on episodic interventions, we focused on projects involving at least two of the smartization domains. Hence we had a final list of case studies (Yin, 2003), composed by 19 projects in different cities. These cases took into account cities from Europe, America, Asia, and Oceania.
Originality/value – The most important models useful to describe the interactions emerging in smart cities contexts are based on actors. Among them there are the triple (Etzkowitz and Leydesdorff, 2008), quadruple (Lombardi et al., 2011) and quintuple (Carayannis et al., 2012) helices paying attention to the involvement of different actors as carriers of resources, without a focus on them. In our perspective the focus on resources is pivotal, leading to a more complex model useful to describe the different and several kinds of resources needed - with particular reference to knowledge - and the phases to combine them in a process.
Practical implications – The model we want to propose can allow the definition of a particular set of resources, to be considered as necessary in smartization processes. Knowledge has to be considered as embedded in territories (Komninos, 2006), thus the analysis of empirical evidences lead us to reflect on customization for each city; by the way knowledge and the other resources are combined to favour the implementation of model and the circulation (Anttiroiko et al., 2013) of new knowledge can be favoured. This last outcome can allow the improvement of smart performances; hence new knowledge generation can catalyze better results
Corporate universities, local system, knowledge management
No full textThe aim of this paper is to analyse corporate universities as advanced models
of knowledge management in a local development perspective. To achieve this purpose
the paper investigates the expansion of this phenomenon in Western Europe and
emphasizes the role of corporate social responsibility in influencing the diffusion of
corporate universities in this region
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