How does knowledge flow? Interfirm patterns in the semiconductor industry
研究半导体行业知识如何在企业间流动，发现日本比美国更依赖公共技术数据源，且半导体行业比钢铁行业更依赖公共数据，有助于管理者和政策制定者更有效地影响知识扩散。
Abstract Although knowledge spillovers between firms play a critical role in the evolution of technology, we know little about such spillovers. How does knowledge flow across company boundaries? How do industry characteristics and national institutions shape knowledge diffusion? To what extent do companies direct knowledge flows? This study seeks answers to these questions by examining knowledge sharing patterns in the semiconductor industry. The research shows that public sources of technical data play a larger role in knowledge diffusion in Japan than in the United States and in semiconductors relative to steel. By understanding the mechanisms and determinants of knowledge flows, company managers and public policy makers can influence knowledge diffusion more effectively.