کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1026081 1483229 2010 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Innovation and knowledge sharing across professional boundaries: Political interplay between boundary objects and brokers
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی مدیریت، کسب و کار و حسابداری سیستم های اطلاعات مدیریت (MIS)
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Innovation and knowledge sharing across professional boundaries: Political interplay between boundary objects and brokers
چکیده انگلیسی

The article examines the process of innovation and knowledge sharing from a perspective that focuses on the influence that local circumstances can have. In particular, it looks at the problems of knowledge sharing between groups of professionals. It presents a comparative analysis of two studies, one involving two groups of IT professionals; the other a network of healthcare professionals. The data was collected in two sets. The first set consisted of the results from two earlier, independent studies; the second was collected specifically for this article. We investigate the role played by boundary objects and brokers. Through an analysis of the interplay between boundary object and broker, we uncover the dynamics of the innovation process and show that the role played by the broker can be political. We identify two strategies that are used by brokers in the selection of a boundary object. The first is directed towards achieving a balance between the actors involved and the second is directed towards controlling their activities. We conclude by suggesting that other researchers should also consider the interplay between broker and boundary object when examining cross-boundary knowledge sharing.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: International Journal of Information Management - Volume 30, Issue 5, October 2010, Pages 437–444
نویسندگان
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