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- catalog abstract "This paper combines the concept of weak ties from social network research and the notion of complex knowledge to explain the role of weak ties in the process of sharing knowledge across organization subunits in a multiunit organization. I use a network study of 120 new product development projects undertaken by 41 divisions in a large electronics company to examine the task of developing new products in the least amount of time. Findings from a hazard rate analysis of completion time show that weak interunit ties have a dual effect on project completion time. Weak interunit ties help a project team search for useful knowledge in other subunits but impede the transfer of complex knowledge (noncodified and dependent knowledge), which tends to require a strong tie between the two parties to a transfer. Having weak interunit ties therefore speeds up projects when the identified knowledge on other subunits is not complex but slows them down when the knowledge to be transferred is highly complex. I discuss the implications of these findings for research on social networks and product innovation.".
- catalog contributor b10449374.
- catalog created "1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1997.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 35-42).".
- catalog description "This paper combines the concept of weak ties from social network research and the notion of complex knowledge to explain the role of weak ties in the process of sharing knowledge across organization subunits in a multiunit organization. I use a network study of 120 new product development projects undertaken by 41 divisions in a large electronics company to examine the task of developing new products in the least amount of time. Findings from a hazard rate analysis of completion time show that weak interunit ties have a dual effect on project completion time. Weak interunit ties help a project team search for useful knowledge in other subunits but impede the transfer of complex knowledge (noncodified and dependent knowledge), which tends to require a strong tie between the two parties to a transfer. Having weak interunit ties therefore speeds up projects when the identified knowledge on other subunits is not complex but slows them down when the knowledge to be transferred is highly complex. I discuss the implications of these findings for research on social networks and product innovation.".
- catalog extent "42 p. :".
- catalog isPartOf "Working paper (Harvard University. Graduate School of Business Administration. Division of Research) ; HBS 98-011.".
- catalog isPartOf "Working paper / Division of Research, Harvard Business School ; 98-011".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "[Boston] : Division of Research, Harvard Business School,".
- catalog title "The search-transfer problem : the role of weak ties in sharing knowledge across organization subunits / Morten T. Hansen.".
- catalog type "text".