Knowledge Sharing among Scientists : Why Reputation Matters for R&D in Multinational Firms /

Explores the relationship between social characteristics of scientists and the interpersonal sharing of technological knowledge. The findings illuminate attributes of reputation conducive to the voluntary transfer of timely, relevant, technological knowledge among individual R&D scientists in th...

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Main Author: Ensign, Prescott C. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
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Summary:Explores the relationship between social characteristics of scientists and the interpersonal sharing of technological knowledge. The findings illuminate attributes of reputation conducive to the voluntary transfer of timely, relevant, technological knowledge among individual R&D scientists in the same multidivisional, multinational firm.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XXIV, 220 pages)
ISBN:9780230617131
DOI:10.1057/9780230617131