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| Author: | Carlile, P. R. Rebentisch, E. S. |
| Title: | Into the black box: the knowledge transformation cycle |
| Journal: | Management Science
2003 : SEP, VOL. 49:9, p. 1180-1195 |
| Index terms: | Knowledge Knowledge management Organizational learning Product development |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | It is examined in this paper, how knowledge is integrated in complex tehcnology and product development settings. By framing the task of knowledge integration as a cycle, the inability of current knowledge transfer theories to explain the consequence that arise from the path-dependent nature of knowledge is highlighted. The authors compare the complexity of this knowledge integration task to previous efforts in terms of its novelty and the organizational properties of specialization and dependence that are required. Drawing on evidence from two empirical studies, three stages of the "knowledge transformation cycle" are outlined, which addresses the complexity of this integration task. |
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