The Coevolution of Organizational Knowledge and Market Technology
从共同演化视角研究知识策略,发现知识空间的一致性和专业化能带来产品空间优势,计算机产业历史数据支持这一预测,对技术战略和组织演化研究有启示。
A coevolutionary perspective on knowledge strategy is developed, where variant positions in knowledge space are predicted to result in differential advantages in product space. In particular, advantages to being both consistent and specialized in knowledge space are predicted to generate advantages in product space. Results in support of this prediction are found in an analysis of the history of the computer industry. The theory and findings have implications for both technology strategy and for researchers interested in introducing choice to evolutionary models of organizations. In particular, the findings imply that exploration in knowledge space inhibits exploration in product space.