The Process, Capability and Mechanism of Knowledge Integration

Abstract

Knowledge integration is the ability for firms to analyze, integrate and reconstruct existing knowledge, external technology and customer knowledge through systematic and social mechanisms. Dominant research mainly examines the process, capability and mechanism of knowledge integration. Knowledge integration process includes knowledge mining, knowledge transfer and knowledge fusion. Knowledge integration capability can be measured by systematic ability, cooperation ability and socialization ability. Knowledge integration mechanism includes such four mechanisms as rules and instructions, sorting, organizational routine, team problem-solving and decision-making.