Inter-firm knowledge management and technology development in radical innovation

Author

Peters, Lois S.

Author_Institution

Lally Sch. of Manage. & Technol., Rensselaer Polytech. Inst., Troy, NY, USA

fYear

1999

fDate

36373

Firstpage

179

Abstract

In radical innovation (RI), internal knowledge is leveraged by the use of inter-firm alliances (IFAs). The process of finding partners and the use of multiple alliances in RI reflects the fluidity and complexity of knowledge search and demonstrates its pertinent knowledge distribution. RI IFAs entail knowledge acquisition, verification, demonstration, distribution, contingency and creation. LFA knowledge management practices in RI must deal with the uncertainties of knowledge search, varied and multiple knowledge objectives and the contingencies of the interplay between internal and external knowledge dynamics

Keywords

knowledge acquisition; research and development management; technology transfer; R&D; inter-firm alliances; inter-firm knowledge management; inter-firm technology development; internal knowledge leveraging; knowledge acquisition; knowledge contingency; knowledge creation; knowledge demonstration; knowledge distribution; knowledge search; knowledge verification; radical innovation; Commercialization; Engines; Environmental economics; Innovation management; Knowledge acquisition; Knowledge management; Product development; Technological innovation; Technology management; Uncertainty;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Management of Engineering and Technology, 1999. Technology and Innovation Management. PICMET '99. Portland International Conference on

Conference_Location

Portland, OR

Print_ISBN

1-890843-02-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PICMET.1999.787802

Filename

787802