Does Knowing “Who Knows What” Matter for Family Firm Innovation? Insights From Transactive Memory System Theory
将交互记忆系统理论从心理学扩展到家族企业，研究家族与非家族员工之间的认知相互依赖如何影响创新，发现沟通和共享知识认知能促进创新，但沟通效果在两类员工间存在差异。
We extend transactive memory systems theory from psychology to examine the cognitive interdependence of family and nonfamily employees and its effects on family firm innovation. Using triadic data and dispersion modeling, we find that innovation is enhanced when family and nonfamily employees communicate and when they have a shared understanding of “who knows what”; however, we find unexpectedly that the communication effects differ for family and nonfamily employees, hindering the development of shared knowledge perceptions needed for enhanced innovation. We demonstrate the value in applying psychology-based research to family firm investigations and in investigating microfoundations of family firm innovation.