Identifying determinants of knowledge management and technology adoption: organizational sequences and institutional drivers

• Project/Area Number: 23730342
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Business administration
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba
• Principal Investigator: MAGNIER-WATANABE Remy 筑波大学, ビジネスサイエンス系, 准教授 (00527848)
• Project Period (FY): 2011 – 2013
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
• Keywords: 経営戦略 / 知識経営 / 国際経営 / Knowledge Management / 組織 / 制度 / 技術の採用 / 組織の連鎖 / 国際情報交流

Research Abstract

With Japanese companies facing stiff competition at home and abroad, as well as a shrinking domestic market, effective knowledge management (KM) can improve their performance and leverage their existing competencies.
This research project includes several findings related to 1) knowledge needs, barriers, and enablers of Japanese engineers, 2) the influence of employees' organizational commitment and empowerment, and firms' embeddedness on knowledge management in Japan, and 3) the drivers of technology adoption for electronic and mobile payment systems using the successful Japanese case of Mobile Suica.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] The impact of commitment, empowerment, and embeddedness on knowledge management in domestic and foreign-affiliated firms in Japan (2014)
  • Author(s): Benton, C., Magnier-Watanabe, R.
  • Journal Title: Knowledge Management Research & Practice Volume: 12(2) Pages: 161-174
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Assessing technology differences in electronic and mobile payment systems among developed and developing countries (2014)
  • Author(s): Mathew, M., Magnier-Watanabe, R., Pratheeba, S., Balakrishnan, N.
  • Journal Title: International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management Volume: 11(2) Pages: 1-16
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Assessing technology differences in electronic and mobile payment systems among developed and developing countries (2014)
  • Author(s): Mathew, M., Magnier-Watanabe, R., Pratheeba, S., Balakrishnan, N..
  • Journal Title: International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management Volume: 11 Issue: 02 Pages: 1-21
  • DOI: 10.1142/s0219877014500059
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Knowledge needs, barriers and enablers for Japanese engineers (2013)
  • Author(s): Magnier-Watanabe, R. and Benton, C.
  • Journal Title: Knowledge and Process Management Volume: 20(2) Pages: 90-101
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Enablers of Knowledge Management across Borders : A Structural Approach (2013)
  • Author(s): Magnier-Watanabe, R., Benton, C.
  • Journal Title: International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management Volume: 10(4) Pages: 1-21
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Knowledge needs, barriers and enablers for Japanese engineers (2013)
  • Author(s): Magnier-Watanabe, R., Benton, C.
  • Journal Title: Knowledge and Process Management Volume: 20 Issue: 2 Pages: 90-101
  • DOI: 10.1002/kpm.1408
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Enablers of Knowledge Management across Borders: A Structural Approach (2013)
  • Author(s): Magnier-Watanabe, R., Benton, C.
  • Journal Title: International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management Volume: 10 Issue: 04 Pages: 1-21
  • DOI: 10.1142/s0219877013500120
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The impact of commitment, empowerment, and embeddedness on knowledge management in domestic and foreign-affiliated firms in Japan (2013)
  • Author(s): Benton, C. and Magnier-Watanabe, R.
  • Journal Title: Knowledge Management Research & Practice Volume: Forthcoming
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Assessing technology differences in electronic and mobile payment systems among developed and developing countries. (2013)
  • Author(s): Mathew, M., Balakrishnan, N., Magnier-Watanabe, R.
  • Journal Title: International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management Volume: Forthcoming
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Building a research model for mobile wallet consumer adoption : The case of mobile Suica in Japan (2012)
  • Author(s): Amoroso, D.L., Magnier-Watanabe, R.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research Volume: 7(1) Pages: 94-110
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Building a research model for mobile wallet consumer adoption: The case of mobile Suica in Japan (2012)
  • Author(s): Amoroso, D.L., Magnier-Watanabe, R.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research Volume: 7 (1) Pages: 94-110
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Enablers of Knowledge Management across Borders: A Structural Approach (2012)
  • Author(s): Benton, C., Magnier-Watanabe, R.
  • Journal Title: International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management Volume: Forthcoming
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] An Institutional Perspective of Mobile Payment Adoption : The Case of Japan (2014)
  • Author(s): Magnier-Watanabe, R.
  • Organizer: Proceedings of the 47th Hawaii International Conference on System Science (HICSS 2014)
  • Place of Presentation: Kona, HI (USA), (CD-ROM)
  • Year and Date: 2014-01-08
• [Presentation] An Institutional Perspective of Mobile Payment Adoption: The Case of Japan (2014)
  • Author(s): Magnier-Watanabe, R.
  • Organizer: 47th Hawaii International Conference on System Science (HICSS 2014)
  • Place of Presentation: Hilton Waikoloa, Kona, HI (USA)
  • Invited
• [Presentation] One-size-fits-all? Towards a taxonomy of knowledge workers (2013)
  • Author(s): Magnier-Watanabe, R., Benton, C.
  • Organizer: Proceedings of the 8th Knowledge Management in Organizations Conference (KMO 2013)
  • Place of Presentation: Kaohsiung (Taiwan), (CD-ROM)
  • Year and Date: 2013-09-12
• [Presentation] Understanding the knowledge needs of engineers : A comparative analysis of Japanese software and hardware engineers (2013)
  • Author(s): Benton, C., Magnier-Watanabe, R.
  • Organizer: Proceedings of the 2013 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET 2013)
  • Place of Presentation: San Jose, CA (USA), (CD-ROM)
  • Year and Date: 2013-07-30
• [Presentation] One-size-fits-all? Towards a taxonomy of knowledge workers (2013)
  • Author(s): Magnier-Watanabe, R., Benton, C.
  • Organizer: 8th Knowledge Management in Organizations Conference (KMO 2013)
  • Place of Presentation: Garden Villa Hotel, Kaohsiung (Taiwan)
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Understanding the knowledge needs of engineers: A comparative analysis of Japanese software and hardware engineers (2013)
  • Author(s): Benton, C., Magnier-Watanabe, R.
  • Organizer: 2013 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET 2013)
  • Place of Presentation: San Jose Marriott Hotel, San Jose, CA (USA)
  • Invited
• [Presentation] A model for FDI in mature economies : The case of Japan (2012)
  • Author(s): Magnier-Watanabe, R., Lemaire, J-P.
  • Organizer: Proceedings of the 38th Annual Conference of the European International Business Academy (EIBA)
  • Place of Presentation: University of Sussex (UK), (CD-ROM))
  • Year and Date: 2012-12-08
• [Presentation] A model for FDI in mature economies : The case of Japan (2012)
  • Author(s): Lemaire, J-P., Magnier-Watanabe, R.
  • Organizer: Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Conference of the French-Speaking Association of International Management (ATLAS-AFMI 2012)
  • Place of Presentation: Lyon (France), (CD-ROM)
  • Year and Date: 2012-05-31
• [Presentation] A study of the effects of commitment, empowerment, embeddedness on knowledge management in Japan (2011)
  • Author(s): Benton, C., Magnier-Watanabe, R.
  • Organizer: Proceedings of the 6th Knowledge Management in Organizations Conference (KMO 2011)
  • Place of Presentation: Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo), (CD-ROM)
  • Year and Date: 2011-09-27
• [Book] One-Size-Fits-All? Towards a Taxonomy of Knowledge Workers, The 8th International Conference on Knowledge Management in Organizations : Social and Big Data Computing for Knowledge Management (Uden, L., Wang, L.S.L., Corchado Rodriguez, J.M., Yang, H-C., Ting, I-H. (Eds.)) (ISBN 978-94-007-7286-1 (Print) 978-94-007-7287-8 (Online)) (2013)
  • Author(s): Magnier-Watanabe, R., Benton, C.
  • Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• [Book] The 8th International Conference on Knowledge Management in Organizations: Social and Big Data Computing for Knowledge Management (2013)
  • Author(s): Magnier-Watanabe, R., Benton, C.
  • Total Pages: 15
  • Publisher: Springer
• [Book] Facilitating Learning in the 21st Century: Leading through Technology, Diversity and Authenticity, Advances in Business Education and Training (2013)
  • Author(s): Magnier-Watanabe, R., Benton, C., Herrig, H., Aba, O.
  • Total Pages: 15
  • Publisher: Springer