The question of knowledge has long occupied philosophers and sociologists of science before attracting organisational researchers’ attention. Knowledge creation has become a central concern in organisations and research interest in theories on knowledge-based organisations has accelerated. Many scholars concur that organisational theorists have restricted their contributions within a Cartesian epistemology that ignores the fundamental debate […]
Knowledge-intensity in organisations is a widely used concept that enables to single out the entrepreneurial entities relying primarily on intangible assets and endowed with certain organisational characteristics from others. The epitome of the firm in the 21st century, knowledge-based entrepreneurial entities tend to impose as the ideal organisational exemplar that promises the delivery of above […]
Purpose – The paper explores the entrepreneurial nature of knowledge workers in relation the imperatives and specificities of our knowledge-based economies. The study strives to provide a holistic framework for better understanding the emergence and nature of knowledge-based entrepreneurship. In the industrial age the owners of tangibles assets such as land, physical and financial capital […]
Purpose – This paper introduces initial insights into how Mediolanum Asset Management Limited (MAML), an innovative and expanding Italian asset manager based in Ireland, relies on a knowledge-based organisational structure fostering innovation in order to generate a sustainable competitive advantage. Knowledge-based SMEs such as MAML face a recurring challenge in the highly competitive asset management […]