Enhancing the Innovation Capability Through Knowledge Management Capability and Networking

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10.2991/aebmr.k.200127.028How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Innovation capability, knowledge management, networking, performance

Abstract

The innovation capability of companies and SMEs greatly determines performance and competitive advantage in a rapidly changing global environment. This condition requires companies and SMEs to increase their knowledge to create faster innovation capability. Good knowledge management capability in companies and SMEs will encourage the creation of new ideas about product and process innovation. This study aims to examine the effect of knowledge management capability, networking capability, and various knowledge of the innovation capability and competitive advantage of SMEs. The sample of this study was 254 SME entrepreneurs in the field of creative fashion and handicraft industries (response rate of 84.67%). Data collection was done by using a questionnaire instrument distributed to every SME entrepreneur. Data analysis techniques used was the Structural Equation Model (SEM) with the AMOS program. The results of the study showed that knowledge management capability, networking capability, and knowledge sharing have a significant effect on improving innovation capability and competitive advantage.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - H. Sulistyo
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/01/31
TI  - Enhancing the Innovation Capability Through Knowledge Management Capability and Networking
BT  - Proceedings of the 17 th International Symposium on Management (INSYMA 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 137
EP  - 142
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/aebmr.k.200127.028
DO  - 10.2991/aebmr.k.200127.028
ID  - Sulistyo2020
ER  -