Diffusion of organisational innovation: knowledge transfer through social networks

Byosière, Philippe; Luethge, Denise J.; Vas, Alain; Salmador, M. Paz

doi:10.1504/ijtm.2010.030166

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“…Membership in provider associations may connect programs to trade resources and industry-wide representatives, whereas linkages at the local level may not facilitate access to such information. Byosiere and colleagues (2010), drawing on the work of Polanyi (1966), further argue weak ties can facilitate the transfer of explicit forms of knowledge. In this way, national associations may have helped to facilitate the diffusion of buprenorphine, an example of explicit knowledge, to programs sooner than those reporting membership in provider associations only within their state.…”

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confidence: 99%

Timing of buprenorphine adoption by privately funded substance abuse treatment programs: The role of institutional and resource-based interorganizational linkages

Savage

Abraham

Knudsen

et al. 2012

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

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Identifying facilitators of more rapid buprenorphine adoption may increase access to this effective treatment for opioid dependence. Using a diffusion of innovations theoretical framework, we examine the extent to which programs’ inter-organizational institutional and resource-based linkages predict the likelihood of being an earlier, later, or non-adopter of buprenorphine. Data were derived from face-to-face interviews with administrators of 345 privately funded substance abuse treatment programs in 2007–2008. Results of multinomial logistic regression models show that inter-organizational and resource linkages were associated with timing of adoption. Programs reporting membership in provider associations were more likely to be earlier adopters of buprenorphine. Programs that relied more on resources linkages, such as the detailing activities by pharmaceutical companies and the NIDA website, were more likely to be earlier adopters of buprenorphine. These findings suggest that institutional and resource-based inter-organizational linkages may expose programs to effective treatments, thereby facilitating more rapid and sustained adoption of innovative treatment techniques.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Timing of buprenorphine adoption by privately funded substance abuse treatment programs: The role of institutional and resource-based interorganizational linkages

Savage

Abraham

Knudsen

et al. 2012

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

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“…The identification of knowledge connectors can play an important role in making this information available to other employees, increasing the likelihood of transfer. Further, the transfer of knowledge in an organization is impacted by the strength of social relationships [27][28]. The strength of these relationships is particularly important when transferring tacit and complex information [27,29,30].…”

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“…Further, the transfer of knowledge in an organization is impacted by the strength of social relationships [27][28]. The strength of these relationships is particularly important when transferring tacit and complex information [27,29,30]. Given the importance of relationships on knowledge transfer, particularly complex, tacit knowledge, Cross et al [31] concludes that a broader group of "go-to" individuals should be developed in a firm to avoid the reliance on a few key individuals.…”

Section: Principle #2: Knowledge Is Particularly Vulnerable To Loss Wmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mitigating the Threat of Lost Knowledge within Information Technology Departments

Shumaker¹,

Ward²,

Petter³

et al. 2017

Proceedings of the 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (2017)

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Experienced information technology professionals leaving an organization creates a risk of losing crucia l knowledge. To mitigate this risk, an organization mu st identify key knowledge holders and develop a plan to transfer their knowledge before these employees leave the organization. This research develops the Knowledge Loss Assessment to identify employees with critical knowledge about important knowledge/skill areas within the IT department. We implemented the Knowledge Loss Assessment within an information technology department of a utility company which resulted in an actionable list of key knowledge holders and a prioritized list of knowledge and skills to transfer to other IT employees within the organization. The results of this study yielded several management principles for researchers and practitioners interested in mitigating the threat of lost knowledge within an information technology department.

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“…Emphasis on intraorganisational processes and stimulating the key variables set by creative individuals, groups, organizations (Woodman, Sawyer, & Griffin, 1993) and the extraorganisational processes would go a long way in increasing the innovative pace in organizations. The social context and its interpretation are linked to innovation at many levels, either in the form of inter- (Byosiere, Luethege, Vas, & Paz Salmado, 2010;Vaccaro, Parente, & Veloso, 2010) or intra-organizational linkages (Ohly, Kaše, & Škerlavaj, 2010;Wallin & Von Krogh, 2010).…”

Section: Innovation As a Multi-level Process In The Organizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Multi-level Approach to the “Social Marketing” Context for Innovation: Impact on Organizational Relationships

Szczepańska-Woszczyna¹,

Nadeem²

2016

IJMS

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The aim of the article is to explore the social aspects of innovation at three levels of research: individual, group, and organization. A multi-level approach enhances the understanding of how organizational context shapes and is shaped by the actions and perceptions of individuals. It may provide more precise research findings and more rigorous theory testing by clarifying the level of analysis. A resource-based approach and adaptation theories are used in relation to the organizational level, while at the individual level, psychological theories are applied. We propose a theoretical approach which could link creativity and competencies at the individual level, managerial / leader action and organizational culture with innovation to marketing innovation as a process and outcome of organizational level. The earlier studies used the approach that focused attention on the innovation process and innovation outcomes rather than on developing the ability to take specific innovative action and focused research on the selected level of innovation process management. It is therefore necessary to take into account the complexity of the research subject and include the actual problems resulting from the needs of multi-level innovation management and respect for the diversity of its conditions in the research.

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Diffusion of organisational innovation: knowledge transfer through social networks

Cited by 29 publications

References 25 publications

Timing of buprenorphine adoption by privately funded substance abuse treatment programs: The role of institutional and resource-based interorganizational linkages

Timing of buprenorphine adoption by privately funded substance abuse treatment programs: The role of institutional and resource-based interorganizational linkages

Mitigating the Threat of Lost Knowledge within Information Technology Departments

Multi-level Approach to the “Social Marketing” Context for Innovation: Impact on Organizational Relationships

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