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Knowledge exchange in improving strategic flexibility in an inter-organisational strategic alliance
Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2018.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/68811 Knowledge exchange in improving strategic flexibility in an inter-organisational strategic alliance Chen, Jeff ichelp@gibs.co.za Breetzke, David UCTD Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2018. The financial environment within which organisations compete has fast become uncertain and dynamic due to rapid technological and operational changes. The challenges that organisations face today, and in the future, require them to pursue strategic initiatives by equipping themselves with the necessary knowledge to compete. Organisations have entered into inter-organisational strategic alliances to compete in this dynamic uncertain environment but more importantly they need to practice strategic flexibility to respond swiftly to environment changes and opportunities. This study explores how knowledge exchange can be used to improve strategic flexibility within an inter-organisational strategic alliances. A qualitative research was conducted based on 9 semi-structured interviews with senior leaders and executives in the financial environment of South Africa that are currently in an inter-organisational strategic alliance. The deductive approach applied NonakaÕs knowledge management model which is commonly adopted to improve knowledge exchange within an organisation. NonakaÕs Model has seldom been applied within the inter-organisational context and especially in the attempt to improve strategic flexibility. NonakaÕs Model explores the four different modes of knowledge exchange being socialisation, externalisation, combination and internalisation. These modes are conceptual in nature and therefore the gap of conceptual versus practical was explored in this study by attempting to identify underlying factors affecting knowledge exchange and further by suggesting improvements. The findings of the study highlighted trust, coordination, governance, interorganisational relationships and ease of business as the major themes influencing knowledge exchange impacting strategic flexibility within a strategic alliance. From a practical view, the Nonaka model was found to be an effective theory based tool to identify factors within these themes influencing knowledge exchange between partners within a strategic alliance and facilitate the attempt to improve them through the utilisation of the modelÕs four modes to increase strategic flexibility. ms2019 Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) MBA 2019-04-04T10:16:48Z 2019-04-04T10:16:48Z 30-Mar-19 2018 Mini Dissertation Breetzke, D 2018, Knowledge exchange in improving strategic flexibility in an inter-organisational strategic alliance, MBA Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/68811> http://hdl.handle.net/2263/68811 en © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Knowledge exchange in improving strategic flexibility in an inter-organisational strategic alliance |
| title | Knowledge exchange in improving strategic flexibility in an inter-organisational strategic alliance |
| title_full | Knowledge exchange in improving strategic flexibility in an inter-organisational strategic alliance |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge exchange in improving strategic flexibility in an inter-organisational strategic alliance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge exchange in improving strategic flexibility in an inter-organisational strategic alliance |
| title_short | Knowledge exchange in improving strategic flexibility in an inter-organisational strategic alliance |
| title_sort | knowledge exchange in improving strategic flexibility in an inter organisational strategic alliance |
| topic | UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/68811 |