The Role of Knowledge Integration in Capability Development and Emergence of Innovation Ecosystem

Alireza Javanmardi Kashan and Kavoos Mohannak
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Alireza Javanmardi Kashan: QUT Business School, School of Management, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George Street, Brisbane 4001, Australia
Kavoos Mohannak: QUT Business School, School of Management, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George Street, Brisbane 4001, Australia

International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM), 2017, vol. 14, issue 05, 1-18

Abstract: This paper investigates the interrelationships between knowledge integration (KI), product innovation and capability development to enhance our understanding of the processes and outcomes of capability development within firms. One of the critical underlying mechanisms for capability building identified in the literature is the role of knowledge integration, which operates within innovation projects and contributes to dynamic capability development. Findings of this study demonstrate that the emergence of knowledge specialization from the part level up to the architectural level lead to emergence of innovation ecosystem within the auto industry as a response to learning and innovation within the firm.

Keywords: Knowledge integration; capability development; product innovation; auto-industry; innovation ecosystem (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1142/S0219877017500274

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