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Knowledge Creation in Export Trading

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  • Lisa Soon

    (Department of Management, Griffith Business School, Grifffith University, 170 Kessels Road, Nathan Brisbane 4111, Australia)

  • Yi-Ping Phoebe Chen

    (School of Information Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Deakin University, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia)

  • Alan Underwood

    (Centre for Information Technology Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane 4001, Australia)

Abstract

In this research, we investigate how knowledge in the export trading industry is created. Prior research focuses on general businesses in local market environment. This research specifically focuses on export trading with overseas market needs. These needs require attention to different types of control and requirements beyond that of a local market. In this paper, Nonakaet al.'s theory of organizational knowledge creation is explored. We specifically examine the processes of knowledge creation through four modes of knowledge conversion. Empirical investigations in export trading organizations are conducted. We examine how export firms obtain new knowledge for innovations based on collective knowledge being used in export trading. The findings indicate that the knowledge management processes in export firms allow for the creation of new knowledge. The collective knowledge (from groups and individuals) forms a basis for innovations and competitive intelligence. This collective knowledge also creates foresight, insight and hindsight in the export trading context.

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  • Lisa Soon & Yi-Ping Phoebe Chen & Alan Underwood, 2004. "Knowledge Creation in Export Trading," Journal of Information & Knowledge Management (JIKM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 3(04), pages 297-316.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jikmxx:v:03:y:2004:i:04:n:s021964920400095x
    DOI: 10.1142/S021964920400095X
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