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- Title
Knowledge Exploration and Exploitation: The Impacts of Psychological Climate and Knowledge Management System Access.
- Authors
Durcikova, Alexandra; Fadel, Kelly J.; Butler, Brian S.; Galletta, Dennis F.
- Abstract
Firms need to balance efficiency gains obtained through exploiting existing knowledge assets with long-term competitive viability achieved through exploring new knowledge resources. Because the use of knowledge management systems (KMSs) continues to expand, understanding how these systems affect exploration and exploitation practices at the individual level is important to advance both knowledge management theory and practice. This study reports the results of a multi-industry survey investigating how psychological climate and KMS access influence solution reuse (exploitation) and solution innovation (exploration) in the context of technical support work. Our results show that KMS access does not directly determine solution innovation or solution reuse. Instead, KMS access strengthens the positive relationship between a climate for innovation and solution innovation and reverses the positive relationship between a climate for autonomy and solution innovation. The implications for knowledge management research and practice are discussed.
- Subjects
KNOWLEDGE management research; MANAGEMENT information systems; INFORMATION technology; COMPUTER technical support; TECHNOLOGICAL innovations; PSYCHOLOGICAL factors
- Publication
Information Systems Research, 2011, Vol 22, Issue 4, p855
- ISSN
1047-7047
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1287/isre.1100.0286