Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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984277 | Research Policy | 2008 | 23 Pages |
Abstract
We introduce a framework for understanding knowledge production in which: knowledge is produced in stages (along a research to development continuum) and in three discrete categories (science and understanding, tools and technology, and societal use and behavior); and knowledge in the various stages and categories is produced both non-interactively and interactively. The framework attempts to balance: our experiences as working scientists and technologists, our best current understanding of the social processes of knowledge production, and the possibility of mathematical analyses. It offers a potential approach both to improving our basic understanding, and to developing tools for enterprise management, of the knowledge-production process.
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Authors
J.Y. Tsao, K.W. Boyack, M.E. Coltrin, J.G. Turnley, W.B. Gauster,