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Your are invited to participate in a study to investigate the relationship between a firm’s knowledge management capability and competitive advantage with particular relevance for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Australia. This research forms part of a Doctor of Business Administration thesis being conducted by Que T. N. Nguyen (Cindy) and supervised by Dr. Philip Neck at the Graduate College of Management of the Southern Cross University in Australia
As you may be aware, in today’s dynamic turbulent market place with rapid and unpredictable changes, firms are required to adapt by developing new knowledge to generate new skills and capabilities. Knowledge management has emerged as one of the more important issues organisations face when attempting to remain competitive. Thus, this study aims to provide a better understanding of how organisations manage knowledge to achieve and sustain their competitive advantage in the current complex and challenging
landscape.
| Risks and Benefits There are no risks or costs associated with participation in this survey apart from some of your valuable time. The benefits of the survey will assist us to better understand how organisations manage knowledge as an organisational capability. The research
will also provide business executives with useful insights on how the firms need to be effectively managed for their overall knowledge management capability to leverage, exploit, and sustain competitive advantage. The key findings of this study can be provided to you, if requested, in a summary report format. | Responsibilities of the Researcher It is our duty to make sure that any information given by you is protected in a secure place and kept strictly confidential. Your name and other identifying information will not be collected or attached to any data collected. The responses collected will be analysed and presented as overall data. Only my research supervisor and I will have access to individual survey responses. The research findings may be submitted for publication but no individual responses will be identified. |
| Procedures to be followed You are asked to logon to the online survey by clicking on the web link at the bottom of next page. When you click on this link, you will be taken to the Online Survey and you are asked to complete all the questions presented. The survey will take about 20 minutes to complete, including two main sections. When you finish the survey and click on the ‘SUBMIT” button, your data will be automatically stored as anonymous
data in an electronic file. | Freedom of Consent Your participation in the study is purely voluntary. Clicking on the web link at the bottom of next page is considered implied consent of participation. However, if you decide to participate, you are free to withdraw your consent or to discontinue participation at any time during the process without consequence. You may also elect not to answer any question asked. |
| Ethical Issues The ethical aspects of this study have been approved by the Southern Cross University Human Research
Ethics Committee. The Approval Number is ECN-07-108. If you have any complaints or reservations about any ethical aspect of your participation in this research, you may contact the Committee through the Ethics Complaints Officer: Ms Sue Kelly Ethics Complaints Officer and Secretary HREC Southern Lismore, NSW, 2480 Telephone Email: sue.kelly@... All complaints, in the first instance, should be in writing to the above address. All complaints are investigated fully and according to due process under the National Statement and this University. Any complaint you make will be treated in confidence and you will be informed of the outcome. | Inquiries If you have any questions about this study at any time please feel free to ask us: Researcher Que Thi Nguyet Nguyen (Cindy) Southern Email: t.nguyen.15@... Phone: Supervisor Dr. Philip Neck Southern Phone: |
PLEASE CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING WEB LINK TO TAKE YOU TO THE SURVEY
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