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Knowledge Sharing, Innovation Strategy and Innovation Capability: A Systematic Literature Review

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Complex, Intelligent and Software Intensive Systems (CISIS 2021)

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This paper aims to conduct a systematic literature review on innovation capability, innovation strategy, and knowledge sharing. In this study, literature review was carried out to provide an opportunity to promote a theoretical model that encourages research that involves interactions between variables related to knowledge, strategy, and innovation. The literature analysis refers to peer-reviewed articles published in English in the period 2000 and 2020. The important results of the review construction reveal: (1) tacit and explicit knowledge sharing enhances innovation capability; (2) knowledge sharing affects the proactive environment; (3) innovation strategy affects competitiveness; (4) innovation strategy affects knowledge sharing; (5) innovation capability affects innovative performance, and organizational performance; and (6) innovation capability sharpens the knowledge strategy. This is a research niche that has value and could provide opportunities for future research.

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    Mufti Agung Wibowo,  Widodo, Olivia Fachrunnisa, Ardian Adhiatma & Marno Nugroho

  2. Department of Health, Central Java Province, Semarang, Indonesia

    Mufti Agung Wibowo & Yulianto Prabowo

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Wibowo, M.A., Widodo, Fachrunnisa, O., Adhiatma, A., Nugroho, M., Prabowo, Y. (2021). Knowledge Sharing, Innovation Strategy and Innovation Capability: A Systematic Literature Review. In: Barolli, L., Yim, K., Enokido, T. (eds) Complex, Intelligent and Software Intensive Systems. CISIS 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 278. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79725-6_47

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