Knowledge creation processes as critical enablers for innovation

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(2013), "Knowledge creation processes as critical enablers for innovation", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 27 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/dlo.2013.08127aaa.011

Knowledge creation processes as critical enablers for innovation

Article Type: Abstracts From: Development and Learning in Organizations, Volume 27, Issue 1

Esterhuizen D., , Schutte C.S.L. and , du Toit A.S.A.International Journal of Information Management, August 2012, Vol. 32 No. 4, Start page: 354, No. of pages: 11

Knowledge conversion is a prominent theme within the knowledge management field and the question arises how knowledge creation processes can grow innovation capability maturity. This notion provides the platform for aligning knowledge creation processes to the requirements for innovation capability growth from one maturity level to the next. In order to achieve this alignment, the authors identified a knowledge creation path as a key enabler for maturity growth in each innovation capability area. Knowledge management tools and organisational facilitating conditions that support the specific knowledge processes highlighted in the identified path were identified through a literature study and subsequently synthesised to form a framework. This framework provides guidelines for the use of knowledge creation processes as a vehicle to improve innovation. The amount of time needed to practically test the framework does not allow for the practical implementation of the framework and the impact of the framework was demonstrated by discussing a practical organisational scenario. ISSN: 0268-4012 Article type: Research paper Reference: 41AT205

Keywords: Innovation, Knowledge conversion, Knowledge creation processes