The measurement of enterprise knowledge integration capability

Abstract

Abstract: Knowledge integration capability is essential to the enterprise capability and source of competition advantage, but there is a few of research about the measurement of enterprise knowledge integration capability constrained the development of the enterprises. The concept of enterprise knowledge integration capability was analyzed first, then its architecture model was built up and measurement scale was developed according to Churchill's paradigm. Reliability and validity of the scale was also tested based on an empirical study. The result shows that the measurement scale has good reliability and validity; it can not only provide a measurement framework for the future academic research in theory, but also provide a benchmark for enterprises to improve knowledge integration capability and support the process and assessment of enterprise knowledge integration capability in practice.

Key words: internal knowledge integration capability, external knowledge integration capability, measurement, scale

CLC Number:

F270.7

Zhang Xiaodi, Zhao Songzheng, Wang Juanru. The measurement of enterprise knowledge integration capability[J]. Science Research Management, 2011, 32(6): 49-58.

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