Human capital and external knowledge acquisition in non-profit organisations: facilitating strategic advantage during an economic crisis
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Human capital and external knowledge acquisition in non-profit organisations: facilitating strategic advantage |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 2177 |
Book Title | Knowledge management for competitive advantage during economic crisis |
Authors | |
Author | Kong, Eric |
Editors | Ordonez de Pablos, Patricia, Turro, Lluis Jovell, Tennyson, Robert D and Zhao, Jingyuan |
Page Range | 82-99 |
Chapter Number | 6 |
Number of Pages | 18 |
Year | 2014 |
Publisher | IGI Global |
Place of Publication | Hershey, Pennsylvania |
ISBN | 9781466664579 |
9781466664586 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6457-9.ch006 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.igi-global.com/book/knowledge-management-competitive-advantage-during/108294 |
Abstract | Human Capital (HC) is defined as the human knowledge and knowing capability that an organization possesses that provide a competitive edge to the organization in the market. Organizational members’ tacit knowledge, abilities, and skills to sense and understand the needs of external stakeholders, and constantly interact appropriately with the stakeholders for the benefits of their organizations, can be seen as a unique set of HC. External knowledge can be acquired through HC for strategic advantage and renewal. A review of the literature and a series of semi-structured in-depth interviews with 15 nonprofit members from 7 Australian NPOs reveal that there is a strong link between HC and external knowledge acquisition. This chapter argues that a better understanding of the relationship between HC |
Keywords | external environment, external knowledge acquisition, human capital, non-profit organisations, organisational learning, strategic advantage, strategic management |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350709. Organisation and management theory |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Management and Enterprise |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q2w6w/human-capital-and-external-knowledge-acquisition-in-non-profit-organisations-facilitating-strategic-advantage-during-an-economic-crisis
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