Towards a Contingency Theory of Knowledge Exchange in Organizations
Publication Type
Conference Proceeding Article
Publication Date
2006
Abstract
It is often presumed that knowledge exchange (or transfer) leads to distinctive advantages for firms. Amalgamating extensive qualitative data from knowledge-intensive sites and agent-based simulation, we model how individual agents, rather than organizational units or firms, search and exchange knowledge. We report the results of synthetic experiments, which propose moving away from the “more is better” approach to knowledge exchange towards a more contingent approach.
Keywords
Business enterprises, business planning, knowledge management, intellectual capital
Discipline
Organizational Behavior and Theory
Research Areas
Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources
Publication
Academy of Management Proceedings
First Page
P1
Last Page
P6
Identifier
10.5465/AMBPP.2006.22898650
Publisher
Academy of Management
City or Country
Atlanta, GA, USA
Citation
LEVINE, Sheen S. and Prietula, Michael J..
Towards a Contingency Theory of Knowledge Exchange in Organizations. (2006). Academy of Management Proceedings. P1-P6.
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