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Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of knowledge risk management (KRM) on organizational sustainability and the role of innovativeness and agility in this relationship. Methodology The study presents the results of a quantitative survey performed among 179 professionals from knowledge-intensive organizations dealing with knowledge risks and their management in organizations. Data included in this study are from both private and public organizations located all over the world and were collected through an online survey. Findings The results have confirmed that innovativeness and agility positively impact the sustainability of organizations; agility also positively impacts organizational innovativeness. The partial influence of KRM on both innovativeness and agility of organizations has been confirmed as well. Implications The paper's findings contribute in different ways to the ongoing debates in the literature. First, they contribute to the general study of risk management by showing empirically its role in organizations, in the given case of organizational sustainability. Second, by emphasizing risks related to knowledge, this study contributes to emerging efforts highlighting the particular role of knowledge for sustained organizational development. Third, by linking KRM and organizational sustainability, this paper contributes empirically to building knowledge in this very recent field of study. This understanding is also useful for future development in the field of knowledge management (KM) as a whole. Originality The paper lays the ground for both a deeper and more nuanced understanding of knowledge risks in organizations in general and regarding sustainability in particular. As such, the paper offers new food for thought for researchers dealing with the topics of knowledge risks, KM, and organizational risk management in general.
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Susanne Durst
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Christoph Hinteregger
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- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1108/JKM-09-2021-0691
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- Articles
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- artykuły w czasopismach
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Journal of Knowledge Management
no. 26,
pages 234 - 258,
ISSN: 1367-3270 - Language:
- English
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Bibliographic description:
- Zięba M., Durst S., Hinteregger C.: The impact of knowledge risk management on sustainability// Journal of Knowledge Management -Vol. 26,iss. 11 (2022), s.234-258
- DOI:
- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1108/jkm-09-2021-0691
- Sources of funding:
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- Gdańsk University of Technology
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