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The Correlations among Social Interaction, Knowledge Sharing and Innovation Capability- Case on Medical Technology Industry

The Correlations among Social Interaction, Knowledge Sharing and Innovation Capability- Case on Medical Technology Industry

Autori:

Chih-Ming CHEN, Chin-Lung LEE, Hung-Jen CHI, Tzu-Jiun YEH, Kai-Ping HUANG

Cod: ISSN: 1583-3410 (print), ISSN: 1584-5397 (electronic)
Dimensiuni: pp. 122-136



How to cite this article:

Chen, C.M., Lee, C.L., Chi, H.J., Yeh, T.J., & Huang, K.P. (2021). The Correlations among Social Interaction, Knowledge Sharing and Innovation Capability- Case on Medical Technology Industry. Revista de Cercetare si Interventie Sociala, 72, 122-136, DOI: 10.33788/rcis.72.8



Abstract:

In face of the advance of technology, increase in competitors, and shortening product life cycle, enterprises could face market change and competition with other enterprises through constant innovation, e.g. creation of new knowledge, to maintain corporate competitive advantage. With better relationship between team members and other members, members present more social interaction to acquire more knowledge. In order to maintain more relational capital, individuals would invest in more resources, including interaction with others or providing message, resources, or knowledge required for others. In this case, individuals with more social interaction would be willing to share knowledge with others. Employees in medical technology industry in Fujian, as the research samples, are distributed 450 copies of questionnaire in this study. After deducting invalid and incomplete ones, 316 valid copies are retrieved, with the retrieval rate 70%. According to the results, suggestions are proposed, expecting to help employees in medical technology industry possess high-level professional knowledge and skills to deal with complicated work and develop the effectiveness of organizational resource application, regardless of medical technology industry product knowledge or customer needs, to achieve organizational performance.

Keywords:

medical technology industry, social interaction, knowledge sharing, innovation capability, social exchange

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33788/rcis.72.8


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