2013 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report
知識経営とテクノロジ採択における決定要因の研究：組織行動の連鎖制度上の推進要因
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23730342
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| Research Institution | University of Tsukuba |
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Principal Investigator |
マニエー渡邊 レミー 筑波大学, ビジネスサイエンス系, 准教授 (00527848)
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| Keywords | 国際経営 / Knowledge Management |
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| Research Abstract |
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, and 3) the drivers of technology adoption for electronic and mobile payment systems.
First, text-mining and regression analyses reveal that Japanese engineers want to access more technical knowledge from past projects, more forward-looking technology and market trends for future development tasks, and intention to be the strongest knowledge management enabler. However, the actual time spent on knowledge management activities depends highly on organizational factors.
Second, managers at Japanese-owned firms exhibited significantly higher levels of commitment, while those at foreign-affiliated firms reported greater levels of public knowledge storage and explorative knowledge application. Discriminate predictors of knowledge management based on the country of firm ownership suggest that the culture of the parent company can affect local employees and managers, and thus shape the resulting involvement in knowledge creation activities.
Third, simple mobile-based and PC-based payment technologies were found to be more prevalent in developing countries, while smart card appeared most popular in developed countries. This contrast suggests that developing countries may have bypassed some established technologies and leapfrogged to mobile payment systems instead, with knowledge management having played a predominant role in this evolution.
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