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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 201-222 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 28 Oct 2015 |
Abstract
Since most innovations occur at the boundaries of cultural systems, the transfer of knowledge across these boundaries is of paramount interest to knowledge management. We investigate how socio-cultural barriers to knowledge transfer emerge from the divergent life-worlds of new ventures and parent corporations and what enables interorganisational knowledge transfer across these barriers. The paper is anchored in the micro-interactionist tradition in organisational learning and addresses the constructivist discourse in social studies of knowledge. The empirical part is based on an exploratory multi-case study on 12 corporate venture capital (CVC) dyads in two different industries in Germany. The results highlight the 'clash of cultures' between parent corporations and new ventures and suggest drawing more attention to the integration of different modes of learning and types of knowledge by boundaryspanning across divergent life-worlds. The CVC units of parent corporations play a crucial role in interorganisational learning both as translator and as broker of knowledge.
Keywords
- Case study, Knowledge broker, Knowledge management, Lifeworlds, Micro-foundations, Social phenomenology, Venture capital
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Business, Management and Accounting(all)
- Management Information Systems
- Computer Science(all)
- Computer Science Applications
- Decision Sciences(all)
- Information Systems and Management
- Business, Management and Accounting(all)
- Management of Technology and Innovation
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In: International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies, Vol. 6, No. 3, 28.10.2015, p. 201-222.
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AU - Weber, Christiana
AU - Vogel, Rick
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