Corporate Entrepreneurship and Codification of the Knowledge Acquired from Strategic Partners in SMEs

Ana Maria Bojica, María del Fuentes‐fuentes and Virginia Fernández pérez

Journal of Small Business Management, 2017, vol. 55, issue S1, 205-230

Abstract: This work proposes that the level of codification of acquired knowledge positively influences the corporate entrepreneurship activities of SMEs and argues that this relationship is enhanced by the relational diversity of the partner that provides the knowledge and the strength of the relationship with this partner. The results obtained in a sample of 181 Spanish SMEs in the ITC sector confirm the hypotheses proposed. This research contributes to the corporate entrepreneurship literature by showing which types of knowledge (codified), sources of knowledge (the most important strategic partner), and relational conditions (tie strength and partner's relational diversity) can enhance corporate entrepreneurship.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12310

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