Social Distance and Knowledge Transformation: The Effects of Social Network Distance on Organizational Learning

Organizations are increasingly adopting technologies to promote knowledge sharing across boundaries of specialized groups. Yet, prior research beginning with March (1991) suggests that such knowledge-sharing technologies actually inhibit organizational learning by reducing solution diversity. This l...

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Main Authors: Brandy Aven, Evelyn Ying Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Sociological Science 2016-12-01
Series:Sociological Science
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Online Access:https://www.sociologicalscience.com/articles-v3-48-1103/