Knowledge Sharing in Organizations: Multiple Networks, Multiple Phases
研究了121个新产品开发团队,发现团队内部和跨单元网络对知识共享的三个阶段(是否寻求知识、搜索成本、转移成本)有不同影响,对研究知识共享的管理者有用。
Different subsets of social networks may explain knowledge sharing outcomes in different ways. One subset may counteract another subset, and one subset may explain one outcome but not another. We found support for these arguments in an analysis of a sample of 121 new-product development teams. Within-team and interunit networks had different effects on the outcomes of three knowledge-sharing phases: deciding whether to seek knowledge across subunits, search costs, and costs of transfers. These results suggest that research on knowledge sharing can be advanced by studying how multiple networks affect various phases of knowledge sharing.