An approach to firm’s innovation from the explicit and tacit knowledge spiral

M Ángeles López-Cabarcos, Suresh Srinivasan and Paula Vázquez-Rodríguez

Knowledge Management Research & Practice, 2024, vol. 22, issue 4, 340-353

Abstract: This study aims to analyse the mediating and moderating roles played by tacit and explicit knowledge in the relationship between organisational capabilities and product innovation. On a sample of industrial organisations, SEM and multigroup analysis have been applied. Our findings show that both explicit and tacit knowledge partially mediate the relationship between organisational capabilities and product innovation, being stronger the mediating role played by tacit knowledge. While high levels of tacit knowledge enhance the impact of organisational capabilities on explicit knowledge and product innovation, a moderate level of explicit knowledge maximises the impact on the relationships between organisational capabilities, tacit knowledge, and product innovation. The discussion of the results, the managerial implications, and future research lines are included at the end of the paper.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/14778238.2023.2173679

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