Unleashing Knowledge Sharing in Emerging Economy Startups: A Multilevel Analysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
2.1. Knowledge Creation and Sharing through Startups
2.2. Theory of Structural Holes and Networks
2.3. Grounded Action Theory
2.4. Social Exchange and Share Capital Theory
3. Methodology
Research Methods
4. Results
4.1. Moderating Variables
4.2. Motivations to Share
4.2.1. External Motivations
4.2.2. Internal Motivations
4.3. Specificities of Knowledge Sharing
4.3.1. Nature of Knowledge
4.3.2. Sharing Type
4.3.3. Share Extension
4.4. Perceived Results
4.5. Emerging Categories
5. Analysis
5.1. Research Framework
5.2. Theoretical and Practical Contributions and Implications
5.3. Limitations and Future Paths for Research
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Interviewed | Industry | Operating Time | Number of Employees | Types of Interviewees | Maturity | Incubation/Acceleration | Investment Support |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Startup A | EduTech | 6 years | 60 | founder & directors | operates in the national market | National | bootstrap & capital venture |
Startup B | SoftTech | 3 years | 10 | founder & directors | operates in the regional market | National | bootstrap & capital venture |
Startup C | HardTech | 2 years | 5 | all team | beginning to selling | regional | bootstrap |
Startup D | HardTech | 6 years | 15 | founder & directors | internationalised | regional, national & international | bootstrap & economic subsidy |
Startup E | SoftTech | 4 years | 8 | all team | operates in the national market | National | bootstrap & economic subsidy |
Startup F | HardTech | 2 years | 6 | all team | operates in the regional market | regional | bootstrap & capital venture |
Startup G | Fintech | 7 years | 38 | founder & directors | internationalised | International | bootstrap & capital venture |
Startup H | Construtech | 5 years | 6 | all team | internationalised | national & international | bootstrap & capital venture |
Startup I | Agrotech | 2 years | 9 | all team | beginning to selling | National | bootstrap & capital venture |
Startup J | SoftTech | 4 years | 47 | founder & directors | operates in the national market | Nacional | bootstrap & economic subsidy |
Startup K | Agrotech | 1.5 years | 12 | all team | beginning to selling | Nacional | bootstrap & economic subsidy |
Startup L | Fintech | 8 years | 69 | founder & directors | internationalised | national & international | joint venture |
Moderating Variables | incubation/acceleration | ||
maturity level | |||
organisational size | |||
industry type | |||
company type | |||
Sharing Type | know how | managerial knowledge | |
improve competitiveness | |||
create innovation | |||
know that | play routines | ||
improve qualification | |||
Sharing Nature | tacit | ||
explicit | |||
Sharing Extension | between individuals | ||
intra-organizational | |||
inter-organizational | performance | ||
Sharing Motivation | externals | environmental factors | organisational context |
interpersonal & team features | |||
cultural features | |||
internals | individual factors | ||
motivational factors | |||
behavioural factors |
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de Andrade, R.D.; Pinheiro, P.G.; Pontes, M.D.M.; Pontes, T.L.D. Unleashing Knowledge Sharing in Emerging Economy Startups: A Multilevel Analysis. Sustainability 2023, 15, 10338. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151310338
de Andrade RD, Pinheiro PG, Pontes MDM, Pontes TLD. Unleashing Knowledge Sharing in Emerging Economy Startups: A Multilevel Analysis. Sustainability. 2023; 15(13):10338. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151310338
Chicago/Turabian Stylede Andrade, Roberta Dutra, Paulo Gonçalves Pinheiro, Matheus Dantas Madeira Pontes, and Thayanne Lima Duarte Pontes. 2023. "Unleashing Knowledge Sharing in Emerging Economy Startups: A Multilevel Analysis" Sustainability 15, no. 13: 10338. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151310338
APA Stylede Andrade, R. D., Pinheiro, P. G., Pontes, M. D. M., & Pontes, T. L. D. (2023). Unleashing Knowledge Sharing in Emerging Economy Startups: A Multilevel Analysis. Sustainability, 15(13), 10338. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151310338