The Use of Knowledge Management by Innovators - Empirical Evidence for Germany

Uwe Cantner (), Kristin Joel () and Tobias Schmidt
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Kristin Joel: Friedrich Schiller Universität Jena

No 2008-002, Jena Economics Research Papers from Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena

Abstract: In this paper we investigate factors that influence a firm's decision to implement knowledge management practices. Our focus is on knowledge management practices implemented to increase collaboration between actors within a firm on innovation activities. Using information on over 1,500 innovative German firms from the Mannheim Innovationpanel of 2003, we find that an innovation strategy targeted at consumers and continuous R+D activities is positively related to KM usage. In addition, more general firm characteristics like size and the industry of a firm do influence the decision to use knowledge management as well.

Keywords: knowledge management; innovation; Mannheim Innovation Panel (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D23 O31 O32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-01-11
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