Multi-Organizational Networks: Three Antecedents of Knowledge Transfer
Department
Statistics and Analytical Sciences
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-2007
Abstract
Researchers have demonstrated that organizations operating within formal networks are more likely to experience knowledge transfer, and the associated benefits of knowledge transfer, than would organizations operating outside of a network. However, limited research attention has been given to how the established antecedents of knowledge transfer are affected by the different forms that multi-organizational networks can assume. Using two case studies, we develop six testable propositions regarding how three of the established antecedents of knowledge transfer —absorptive capacity, shared identity and causal ambiguity—would be affected by the different characteristics, which define multi-organizational network form. We discuss these propositions and raise issues of relevance for researchers and practitioners.
Journal Title
International Journal of Knowledge Management
Journal ISSN
1548-0658
Volume
3
Issue
1
First Page
86
Last Page
99
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.4018/jkm.2007010106