Impact of network position and knowledge diversity on knowledge creation: The empirical setting of research communities
Journal
Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences
Journal Volume
29
Journal Issue
4
Pages
297-309
Date Issued
2012
Author(s)
Chen C.-S.
Abstract
Abstract We examined the role of network position and knowledge diversity as related to new knowledge creation within a network of 239 academics from business administration departments at four universities. Analyses of their 1,827 publications involving 1,541 coauthors between 1986 and 2008 revealed an inverse U‐shaped relationship between network centrality and knowledge creation. Moreover, knowledge diversity positively moderated the association between centrality and the quality of the knowledge created, but negatively moderated the centrality‐knowledge quantity relationship. Copyright © 2012 ASAC. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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