Edición de la obra Complexity, networks and knowledge flow
| Autor | Olav Sorenson, Jan W. Rivkin, Lee Fleming, Harvard Business School. Division of Research |
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| Editorial | Division of Research, Harvard Business School |
| Fecha de publicación | 2005 |
| Lugar | Boston |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 41 |
| OCLC | 64405159 |
| Serie | Working paper / Division of Research, Harvard Business School -- 04-027 · Working paper (Harvard Business School. Division of Research) -- 04-027 |
| Número de Cutter | S713c |
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Because knowledge plays an important role in the creation of wealth, economic actors may attempt to skew the flow of knowledge in their favor. Managers of a firm may seek to spread knowledge widely within their organization but prevent its diffusion to rivals. Regional planners may strive for rapid diffusion of knowledge within a local economy but not beyond it. We ask, "when will knowledge developed in one area of dense social connections such as a firm, a geographic locale, or a technological community tend to diffuse to the edge of that area but not further?" Marrying an understanding of social networks with a view of knowledge transfer as a search process, we argue that the degree of knowledge inequality across social boundaries depends crucially on the nature of the knowledge at hand.