Knowledge storage and access in automotive components' SMEs in India

International Journal of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 333-341

  Pillania, Rajesh K ^a,b  

^a MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (India)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access; Automotive components industry; India; Knowledge; SMEs; Storage

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; ENERGY STORAGE;

ACCESS; AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS INDUSTRY; INDIA; KNOWLEDGE; SMES;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 50649084290     PISSN: 17514088     EISSN: 17514096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEHV.2008.022260     Document Type: Article

References (37)

1. ACMA (2006) Buyers Guide 2006, New Delhi: Automotive Components Manufacturers Association (ACMA) Secretariat.
2. Barney, J.B. (1991) 'Firm resources and sustainable competitive advantage', Journal of Management, Vol. 17, pp.99-120.
3. Bartlett, C.A. and Ghosal, S. (1993) 'Beyond the M-form: Toward a managerial theory of the firm', Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 14, pp.23-46.
4. Beckett, A., Wainwright, C. and Bance, D. (2000) 'Knowledge management: strategy or software?', Management Decision, Vol. 38, No. 9, pp.601-606.
5. Davenport, T.H. and Prusak, L. (1995) Working Knowledge: How Organisations Manage What They Know, Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, p.ix.
6. Demerest, M. (1997) 'Understand knowledge management', Journal of Long Range Planning, Vol. 30, No. 3, pp.374-384.
7. Egbu, C., Boyd, B., Chinyio, E., Xiao, H. and Lee, C. (2004) 'An approach to KM for SMEs', website: Www.knowledgemanagement.uk.net/ Page.asp?PageName=AnapproachtoKMforSME (accessed on 2 May, 2006).
8. Grant, R.M. (1996) 'Prospering in dynamically-competitive environments: organisational capability as knowledge integration', Organisation Science, Vol. 7, pp.375-387.
9. Henderson, R. and Cockburn, I. (1994) 'Measuring competence: Exploring firm-effects in pharmaceutical research', Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 15, Winter Special, pp.63-84.
10. Kluge, J., Stein, W. and Licht, T. (2001) Knowledge Unplugged - The McKinsey and Company Global Survey on Knowledge Management, New York: Palgrave.
11. KPMG Consultancy (1998) Knowledge Management Research Report 1998, KPMG Consultancy UK, p.6. www.kpmg.co.uk. (accessed Jan 14, 2003)
12. Leonard-Barton, D. (1992) 'Core capabilities and core rigidities: A paradox in managing new product development', Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 13, No. 5, pp.363-380.
13. Leonard-Barton, D. (1995) Wellsprings of Knowledge: Building and Sustaining the Sources of Innovation, Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press.
14. McAdam, R. and Reid, R. (2001) 'SME and large organisation perceptions of knowledge management: Comparisons and contrasts', Journal of Knowledge Management, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp.231-241.
15. Nelson, R.R. (1991) 'Why do firms differ, and how does it matter?', Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 12, Winter Special, pp.61-74.
16. Newell, S., Huang, J.C., Galliers, R.D. and Pan, S.L. (2003) 'Implementing enterprise resource planning and knowledge management systems in tandem: Fostering efficiency and innovation complementary', Information and Organisation, Vol. 13, pp.25-52.
17. Nonaka, I. and Takeuchi, H. (1995) The Knowledge-creating Company, New York: Oxford University Press, p.7.
18. Nunes, M.P., Annansingh, F. and Eaglestone, B. (2006) 'Knowledge management issues in knowledge-intensive SMEs', Journal of Documentation, Vol. 62, No. 1, pp. 101-119.
19. Perez-Araos, A., Barber, K.D., Munive-Hernandez, J.E. and Eldridge, S. (2006) 'Designing a knowledge management tool to support knowledge sharing networks', Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp.153-168.
20. Pillania, R.K. (2004) 'State-of-art of knowledge management in Indian industry', Management and Change, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp.41-47.
21. Pillania, R.K. (2005a) 'Leveraging knowledge: Indian industry', expectations and shortcomings', Global Business Review, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp.23-34.
22. Pillania, R.K. (2005b) 'I.T. strategy for knowledge management in Indian industry', Journal of Information and Knowledge Management (JIKM), Vol. 4, No. 3, pp.31-43.
23. Pillania, R.K. (2005c) 'New knowledge creation scenario in Indian industry', Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, Vol. 6, Nos. 3/4, pp.49-57.
24. Pillania, R.K. (2006a) 'State of organizational culture for knowledge management in Indian industry', Global Business Review, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp.41-52.
25. Pillania, R.K. (2006b) 'Leveraging knowledge for sustainable competitiveness in SMEs', International Journal Globalization and Small Business, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp.393-406.
26. Pillania, R.K. (2006c) 'Current status of storage and access of knowledge in Indian industry', Journal of Information and Knowledge Management (JIKM), Vol. 5, No. 1, pp.37-46.
27. Pillania, R.K. (2007a) 'Leveraging which knowledge in the globalization era?: Indian facet', The Learning Organisation, Vol. 14, No. 4, pp.23-32.
28. Pillania, R.K. (2007b) 'Global competitiveness in knowledge economy: where India stands?', International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 1-7.
29. Pillania, R.K. (2007c) 'Organisational issues for KM in SMEs', International Journal of Business and Systems Research, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp.34-45.
30. Pillania, R.K. (2008a) 'Strategic issues in knowledge management in SMEs', Knowledge Management Research and Practice, Vol. 6, No. 4, in press.
31. Pillania, R.K. (2008b) 'Information technology strategy for knowledge management in SMEs', Knowledge and Process Management, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp.41-49.
32. Pillania, R.K. (2008c) 'Knowledge management in SMEs in India - a study of auto components sector', International Journal of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles (IJEHV), Vol. 1, No. 3, pp.12-23.
33. Pillania, R.K. (2008d) 'Creation & categorization of knowledge in automotive components sector in India', Management Decision, Vol. 46, No. 10, in press.
34. Pillania, R.K. (2008e) 'Leveraging knowledge in Indian export sector', International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science, Vol. 5, No. 4, in press.
35. Quintas, P. (2002) 'Managing knowledge in a New Century', in S. Little, T. Ray and P. Quintas (Eds) Managing Knowledge: An Essential Reader London: The Open University and Sage Publications, pp.1-14.
36. Sparrow, J. (2000) 'Knowledge features of small firms', Proceedings of the Knowledge Management Beyond The Hype: Looking Towards the New Millennium, 17-18 July 2000, Birmingham, UK: Aston Business School, Aston University.
37. World Bank (1998) World Development Report: Knowledge for Development 1998/99, New York: Oxford University Press, p.17.