Governing knowledge sharing in organisations : levels of analysis, mechanisms, and research directions
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We discuss and test recent claims that research on knowledge processes has paid
insufficient attention to micro (individual) level constructs and mechanisms and to the
role of formal organisation in governing knowledge processes. We review knowledge
sharing research published in thirteen (top academic plus top practitioner-oriented)
journals in the period 1996-2006 in relation to these two propositions. The review
confirms the claim that the knowledge sharing literature is pre-occupied with
constructs, processes, and phenomena defined at a macro (collective, organisational)
level and pay comparatively little attention to micro level constructs. However, our
review provides less support for the proposition that formal governance mechanisms
have been under-researched in comparison to formal organisation. Still, the multiple
ways in which formal governance mechanisms may interact in influencing knowledge
sharing outcomes have been under-researched, as have the interaction between more
informal aspects of the firm and formal governance mechanisms. We develop a series
of recommendations for future research on knowledge sharing.
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Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. Department of Strategy and ManagementSerie
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