Research Summary
Research Summary
Leveraging Knowledge for Performance
Description
Morten Hansen is involved in research which examines how knowledge residing in different units in a company can be leveraged to improve performance in a specific unit. He has conducted several large studies of the use of knowledge in creating competitive performance, including (i) a study of product-development performance in a large multi-divisional high-tech company, (ii) a project on the use of knowledge in a large management consulting company, and (iii) a study of the use of electronic document strategies in health care, management consulting and the computer industries.
Professor Hansen has also undertaken studies in several other areas, including the role of business incubators in nurturing start-ups, the development of company visions, organizational learning, international management, and the process of organization change.