Organization Science articles from May 2002

Organization Science archives from May 2002

Evolution of the special issue on knowledge, knowing, and organizations.
May 1, 2002... Long-time members of the Organization Science (OS) community know that the Organization Science Winter Conference (1) (OSWC) is an arena for raising and vetting new and emerging issues in the field. After much discussion and scrutiny,...

Dialogue on organization and knowledge.
May 1, 2002... Preface In lieu of writing an introduction that runs the risk of adding more smoke than fire, the guest editors elected to engage in a dialogue with one another. Its purpose is to give readers a sense of the thinking behind the special...

Knowledge networks: explaining effective knowledge sharing in multiunit companies.
May 1, 2002... Abstract This paper introduces the concept of knowledge networks to explain why some business units are able to benefit from knowledge residing in other parts of the company while others are not. The core premise of this concept is that a...

Knowing in practice: enacting a collective capability in distributed organizing.
May 1, 2002... Abstract In this paper, I outline a perspective on knowing in practice which highlights the essential role of human action in knowing how to get things done in complex organizational work. The perspective suggests that knowing is not a...

Knowledge as a contingency variable: do the characteristics of knowledge predict organization structure?
May 1, 2002... Abstract This paper examines the validity of knowledge as a contingency variable. Building on recent advances in thinking about the dimensions of knowledge assets (Winter 1987, Zander and Kogut 1995), we argue that such dimensions might...

Action and possibility: reconciling dual perspectives of knowledge in organizations.
May 1, 2002... Abstract At times knowledge can be seen as the source of organizational innovation and change--at other times, however, it can be the very constraint on that change. This conflicted role offers insights into why the phenomenon of...

Islands of shared knowledge: specialization and mutual understanding in problem-solving teams.
May 1, 2002... Abstract Where should the boundaries of knowledge between economic actors be located in order to maximize the efficiency of their interactions? In particular, what circumstances determine whether it makes sense for adjacent stages in the...

Knowledge partitioning in the interfirm division of labor: the case of automotive product development.
May 1, 2002... Abstract Drawing on an empirical study on automakers' management of supplier involvement in product development in Japan, this paper shows that when the design of a component is outsourced to a supplier, how much automakers know about the...

Deliberate learning and the evolution of dynamic capabilities.
May 1, 2002... Abstract This paper investigates the mechanisms through which organizations develop dynamic capabilities, defined as routinized activities directed to the development and adaptation of operating routines. It addresses the role of (1)...