Building a taxonomy of a firm's knowledge assets: A perspective of durability and profitability

  • Authors:

  • Sheng-Tun Li;Ming-Hong Tsai;Chinho Lin

  • Affiliations:

  • Institute of Information Management and Department ofIndustrial and Information Management National Cheng Kung University, Tainan,Taiwan, ROC;Institute of Information Management, National ChengKung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC and Department of Information Management,Yung Ta Institute of Technology and Commerce, Pinton, Taiwan, ROC;Institute of Information Management and Department ofIndustrial and Information Management National Cheng Kung University, Tainan,Taiwan, ROC

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Information Science
  • Year:
  • 2010

Quantified Score

Hi-index 0.00

Visualization

Abstract

Managing their knowledge assets is an imperative issue for most organizations in pursuit of competitive advantage in the knowledge-based economy. Previous researchers have proposed a number of valuable taxonomies for classifying an organizationâ聙聶s knowledge assets. However, once knowledge assets are classified by such taxonomies as a particular type, they do not change type over time. Arguably, however, business contexts are swiftly changing, and knowledge assets may have to be constantly adapted to play new roles, and so a taxonomy capable of reflecting the changing relations between knowledge assets and environmental conditions is needed. This article proposes such a taxonomy which utilizes durability and profitability as dimensions. This taxonomy allows knowledge assets to change type in the light of the new condition. Additionally, it has the characteristics of demonstrating the alignment of assets with organizational strategies, and of being widely applicable in the for-profit sector.