Explanations of knowledge sharing in organizations emphasize either personality variables
such as motivation or network-related structural variables such as centrality. Little empirical …

It is accepted that knowledge and competencies are key drivers of innovation. Knowledge is
a key resource to manage if innovative efforts are to succeed. Despite this, it is noted that the …

This paper discusses the linkages between Social Network Theory (Granovetter, 1973) and
Organisational Knowledge Theory (Polanyi, 1966; Nonaka, 1994; Nonaka et al., 2001) as it …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to propose a theoretical framework to distinguish
different forms of network resource that govern knowledge‐based alliances and facilitate …

This research considers how different features of informal networks affect knowledge
transfer. As a complement to previous research that has emphasized the dyadic tie strength …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to test the transfer of good practices under the effect of
various aspects of personal networks. Whereas, the majority of former work considers a …

Building on absorptive capacity and social network research, in this paper I investigate how
individuals inside the organization use external knowledge to generate innovations …

Contrasting views exist on how network characteristics predict knowledge sharing. Although
large, open egocentric networks foster network positions that provide access to …

Whereas recent research on organizational innovation suggests that there is an ecology of
roles supporting the innovation process, the majority of network research has concentrated …

Inter-organizational knowledge transfer is widely considered to be an important source of
competitiveness in the extant literature and by innovation policymakers. This paper reports …