Cui bono? The selective revealing of knowledge and its implications for innovative activity

• Main Authors: ALEXY, Oliver, GEORGE, Gerard, SALTER, Ammon J.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2013
• Subjects: Selective revealing; collaboration; innovation; induced isomorphism; absorptive capacity; knowledge; Business; Strategic Management Policy; Technology and Innovation
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/4628; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/5627/viewcontent/ALEXY_CUIBONOSELECTIVE_2013_pv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Current theories of how organizations harness knowledge for innovative activity cannot convincingly explain emergent practices whereby firms selectively reveal knowledge to their advantage. We conceive of selective revealing as a strategic mechanism to reshape the collaborative behavior of other act...