Strategic Management of Knowledge Resources

Presented to the 3rd Workshop on Visualising, Measuring and Managing Intangibles and Intellectual Capital, 29-31 October 2007, Ferrara, Italy

20 Pages Posted: 20 Mar 2009

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Federica Ricceri

Department of Economics and Management - University of Padova

James Guthrie

Macquarie University - Department of Accounting and Finance; University Of Bologna - Department of Management; Macquarie University, Macquarie Business School

Date Written: October 29, 2007

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to develop a framework for the strategic management of knowledge resources by analysing various research literatures. Also, it aims to extend the traditional financial focus of organisational performance to include knowledge resources and also provide guidance to achieving organisational sustainability. Finally, the paper contributes to ongoing policy debates about suitable frameworks for the managing and reporting of knowledge resources.

Design methodology/approach: The paper draws from various literatures and via analysis and critique establishes several propositions that form the basis for the Strategic Management of Knowledge Resources (SMKR) framework. The approach is to review contemporary international IC frameworks and determine their strengths and weaknesses and from this a new model is developed.

Findings: The paper concludes that contemporary international intellectual capital (IC) frameworks do not include several important characteristics. The proposed SMKR framework focuses on organisational sustainability and provides new understandings as to how the organisation can engage with the following elements: stakeholder engagement, establishment of a dynamic view of knowledge resources management and a focus on emergent strategies. It suggests that policy developments in the area of knowledge resource management, measurement and reporting should include these important elements.

Originality/value: The main implications of this paper are that current contemporary IC frameworks are limited and that to overcome these limitations an engagement with relevant aspects of the literature pertaining to strategy, performance measurement and management of IC is necessary.

Keywords: Knowledge economy, intellectual capital, strategy, knowledge resources, organisational sustainability

JEL Classification: L2,

Suggested Citation

Ricceri, Federica and Guthrie, James, Strategic Management of Knowledge Resources (October 29, 2007). Presented to the 3rd Workshop on Visualising, Measuring and Managing Intangibles and Intellectual Capital, 29-31 October 2007, Ferrara, Italy, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1360482

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