Dynamics of knowledge creation in intra-organizational networks

Inter-organizational Learning Dynamics: Roles of Networks on Knowledge Creation

The focus of most of the current literature on inter-organizational learning has been on how a firm acquires knowledge from its alliance partners. While knowledge acquisition is an important process, a firm may not effectively learn through such process, especially when the knowledge is complex, tacit, and embedded. Further, despite the increasing importance of networks, current research on int...

Organizational Knowledge Creation and Management

Knowledge Creation for Competitive Advantage: An Organizational Networks Perspective

The importance of knowledge as a key organizational resource contributing to competitive advantage is undisputed in research and in practice. Yet, the way in which such knowledge is created in organizations is relatively poorly understood. This paper develops a theoretical model elucidating how organizations create knowledge for the purpose of gaining competitive advantage. I have cast this inv...

Intra-organizational learning networks within knowledge-intensive learning environments

Organizational learning contributes to organizational performance. One research question that remains inadequately explained is how learning occurs. Can it be explained by using the acquisition or participation perspectives? Or is there a need for some other view? This paper suggests that learning networks form an important learning environment for knowledge transfer. A case study of a software...

A Dynamic Theory of Organizational Knowledge Creation

This paper proposes a paradigm for managing the dynamic aspects of organizational knowledge creating processes. Its central theme is that organizational knowledge is created through a continuous dialogue between tacit and explicit knowledge. The nature of this dialogue is examined and four patterns of interaction involving tacit and explicit knowledge are identified. It is argued that while new...