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Hidden Knowledge Facilitators in R&D Online Communities

Abstract: Some firms use hidden knowledge facilitators (HKFs) to facilitate knowledge sharing among employees within intrafirm online communities. These firms hope for enhanced knowledge sharing outcomes within their organizations without letting employees know that HKFs exist. Yet, the extent to which HKFs’ interventions are effective remains unknown to researchers and managers. Built on the

Organizational knowledge integrators

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Abstract: One of the challenges interorganisational collaborations face is the managing of knowledge transfer from one technological stage to another. This paper stresses that an organizational knowledge integrators can be an important partner in knowledge transfer in large R&D projects. The paper defines the knowledge integrators as partners in a project who utilize the