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Author(s)
Tippmann, Esther 
Mangematin, Vincent 
Sharkey Scott, Pamela 
Uri
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/7843
Date Issued
22 November 2013
Date Available
01T12:31:55Z September 2016
Abstract
Searching for knowledge to solve non-routine problems allows middle managers not only to design new solutions but also to develop organizational capabilities. We focus on knowledge search to develop our understanding of how individuals engage with organizational knowledge in practice, how they acquire and use knowledge, and the implications for organizational knowledge development. Investigating middle managers' knowledge search practices in response to non-routine events, we uncover four practices: isolating; overcoming knowledge distribution challenges; socializing; and mastering solution development. From these, we identify two aspects of knowledge search: not only can it produce new solutions but it can also have different effects in terms of developing organizational capabilities, either modifying existing routines or creating new ones. We argue that organizations with a knowledge use advantage, namely, an ability to mobilize accessible knowledge by organizing for knowledge circulation and a socialized search that deals with the organization’s challenges of knowledge distribution in order to master solution development – especially at mid-level – can pursue capability development. We discuss the implications of our findings for the literature on organizational knowledge and middle managers’ roles in organizational knowledge processes.
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Dublin Institute of Technology
Type of Material
Journal Article
Publisher
Sage Publications
Journal
Organization Studies
Volume
34
Issue
12
Start Page
1868
End Page
1900
Copyright (Published Version)
2013 the Authors
Keywords
  • Capability developmen...

  • Knowledge search

  • Middle managers

  • Non-routine managers

  • Strategy-as-practice

DOI
10.1177/0170840613485846
Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
This item is made available under a Creative Commons License
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