Transformation paths and influencing factors of tacit knowledge into explicit knowledge in real estate companies: a qualitative study

Ni, Guodong; Zhang, Ziyao; Yuan, Zhenhua; Huang, Haitao; Xu, Na; Deng, Yongliang

doi:10.1108/ecam-09-2020-0677

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“…In their study, Santos et al (2021) argued that the proper capture and preservation of TK in an organization can aid in the enhancement of EK. This finding was also supported by Ni et al (2022) in their study conducted in the context of the Chinese real estate sector. Consequently, the following hypothesis is proposed for this study: H1.…”

Section: Knowledge Management and Business Performancesupporting

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Mediating effect of firm’s customer centricity and market orientation on the relationship between the knowledge management and business performance

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2022

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating effect of a firm’s customer centricity and market orientation on the relationship between the knowledge management and business performance. Design/methodology/approach The hypotheses proposed for this study were tested on the data collected from 274 sample firms using partial least square-based structural equation modeling. Findings According to the findings of this study, a firm’s customer-centricity fully mediates the relationship between explicit and tacit knowledge management and a firm’s business performance, whereas a firm’s market orientation partially mediates the relationship between tacit and implicit knowledge management systems and a firm’s business performance. Originality/value This study can be considered as a pioneer work that investigates how explicit and tacit knowledge can be transformed into business performance with the mediating effect of a firm’s customer centricity and market orientation on this relationship.

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Section: Knowledge Management and Business Performancesupporting

confidence: 65%

“…To assess the dependability of each latent construct, the composite reliability (CR) was determined. The study's reliability was validated because the computed CR value for all latent constructs was more than 0.7 (Nunnally and Bernstein, 1994).…”

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Mediating effect of firm’s customer centricity and market orientation on the relationship between the knowledge management and business performance

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2022

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“…In this process, theoretical sampling strategy was employed until the theory reached saturation, i.e., no new categories and relationships emerged. Although the value of qualitative studies may depend more on the quality of the data than the size of sample ( Ni et al, 2021 ), the number of participants in this manuscript is in line with the recommendation of 20–30 for grounded theory ( Nübold et al, 2017 ). Ultimately, theoretical saturation was reached after conducting 25 interviews, including 18 (72%) NGCWs and 7 (28%) grassroots managers.…”

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Formation Mechanism and Dynamic Evolution Laws About Unsafe Behavior of New Generation of Construction Workers Based on China’s Construction Industry: Application of Grounded Theory and System Dynamics

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et al. 2022

Front. Psychol.

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Construction workers’ unsafe behavior is a major cause of safety accidents and injuries, therefore, a profound understanding of the formation process and evolution laws about construction workers’ unsafe behavior is conducive to taking measures to prevent incidents. At present, the new generation of construction workers (NGCWs) born after 1980 are gradually becoming the main force at construction sites in China. Given that generational differences of construction workers can cause the discrepancies in their thoughts and attitudes when engaging in safety-related activities, this study aims to investigate the formation mechanism and dynamic evolution laws about NGCWs’ unsafe behavior based on the context of China’s construction industry. From the perspective of behavior motivation, in-depth semi-structured interviews with 18 NGCWs and 7 grassroots managers were conducted, and data analysis followed a three-step coding process based on grounded theory. Through continuous comparison, abstraction and analysis, the stimulus-organism-response theory was introduced and expanded to construct a three-stage formation mechanism model. On this basis, the causal diagram and stock flow diagram were developed based on system dynamics principles to reflect the dynamic feedback relationships of the factors in the static formation mechanism model, and simulation was carried out using Vensim PLE software. The results show that three types of internal needs and three types of external incentives stimulate corresponding motivations for NGCWs’ unsafe behavior. Two types of individual factors, five types of situational factors and behavior result play an influencing role in the decision-making process of externalizing motivation into behavior. Under the synergistic effect of multiple factors, the level of unsafe behavior displays a downward trend, and the rate of decrease is slow first and then fast. Furthermore, among individual factors and situational factors, safety awareness and safety management system have the most significant effect on the level of unsafe behavior, while situational factors play a more obvious role. The findings can provide theoretical support and practical references to China’s construction companies and government departments for the purpose of improving NGCWs’ unsafe behavior.

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“…In international construction projects, members may tend to store their knowledge rather than communicate with others, especially highly tacit and complex knowledge, to maintain their competitiveness (Saini et al, 2019). In other words, the higher the knowledge tacitness and complexity, the lower the willingness of members to contribute knowledge (Lievre and Tang, 2015;Ni et al, 2021). Additionally, for tacit and complex knowledge, the receiver may need to spend more time and energy in the receiving process and also need to pay a greater cost to absorb and reuse the knowledge.…”

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Knowledge transfer among members within cross-cultural teams of international construction projects

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Deng

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ECAM

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PurposeThis paper aims to explore the key factors affecting knowledge transfer within cross-cultural teams in international construction projects from three levels: individual factors, team factors and knowledge characteristics. It also provides a comprehensive framework to examine how trust, cultural distance, team identification, knowledge tacitness and complexity and members' transfer willingness impact knowledge transfer effectiveness within cross-cultural teams.Design/methodology/approachA conceptual model and 16 hypotheses were put forward through the literature review and pilot investigation. This study used structural equation modeling to examine how factors affect the effectiveness of knowledge transfer within cross-cultural teams based on the questionnaire data of samples from Chinese international construction projects.FindingsThe findings show that affect-based trust and team identification positively affect the willingness to contribute knowledge. Conversely, knowledge tacitness, knowledge complexity and cultural distance negatively influence contribute willingness. Moreover, affect-based trust, cognition-based trust and team identity positively affect receive willingness, while cultural distance negatively impacts receive willingness. Additionally, affect-based and cognition-based trust, knowledge tacitness and complexity affect transfer effectiveness through the full mediation of transfer willingness, while cultural distance and team identity affect transfer effectiveness through the partial mediation of transfer willingness.Research limitations/implicationsOn the one hand, this research provides a holistic framework for factors affecting knowledge transfer within cross-cultural teams from three levels: individual factors, team factors and knowledge characteristics. On the other hand, the paper gives other researchers in international project management the enlightenment of focusing on members' cultural structure and the cross-cultural training of the team.Practical implicationsThis study offers the direction for cross-cultural team managers to formulate helpful approaches for knowledge transfer and assist corporate leaders in taking integral control measures to enhance knowledge transfer effectiveness within the team.Originality/valueThis study provides other researchers with a comprehensive understanding of the key factors affecting knowledge transfer within cross-cultural teams in international construction projects and insight for further research on project management and knowledge management.

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Transformation paths and influencing factors of tacit knowledge into explicit knowledge in real estate companies: a qualitative study

Cited by 5 publications

References 83 publications

Mediating effect of firm’s customer centricity and market orientation on the relationship between the knowledge management and business performance

Mediating effect of firm’s customer centricity and market orientation on the relationship between the knowledge management and business performance

Formation Mechanism and Dynamic Evolution Laws About Unsafe Behavior of New Generation of Construction Workers Based on China’s Construction Industry: Application of Grounded Theory and System Dynamics

Knowledge transfer among members within cross-cultural teams of international construction projects

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