Embeddedness of Inter‐firm Ties and Knowledge Creation†
研究了企业间关系嵌入性差异（非正式关系与正式合作）对知识创造的影响，基于22家中小企业的41位受访者数据，运用SECI框架分析知识转化过程，发现关系嵌入性影响知识创造方式，并讨论了关系组合管理对企业绩效的启示。
This study examines consequences for knowledge creation due to differences in embeddedness of inter‐firm ties, more specifically, between informal or Arm's Length Relationships (ALRs) and formal collaborations. Qualitative data from 41 respondents across 22 SMEs is used to examine knowledge conversion processes comprising the SECI (Socialisation, Externalisation, Combination, Internalisation) framework of knowledge creation. We show a difference based on embeddedness of ties for how knowledge creation unfolds. Implications for spin off between ties and for firm attention to deliberating and managing a varied portfolio of ties for superior performance, are also drawn.