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Learning to share knowledge in the Italian motorsport industry
Author(s) -
Mariotti Francesca
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
knowledge and process management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.341
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1099-1441
pISSN - 1092-4604
DOI - 10.1002/kpm.275
Subject(s) - knowledge management , perspective (graphical) , context (archaeology) , promotion (chess) , business , knowledge creation , knowledge transfer , knowledge sharing , collaborative learning , marketing , computer science , political science , law , biology , downstream (manufacturing) , paleontology , artificial intelligence , politics
The paper outlines a perspective on learning how to share knowledge in the context of inter‐firm networks and highlights the essential role of participation in collaborative activities. This perspective suggests that knowledge sharing is not something achieved through the simple transfer of resources, but rather is an ongoing social accomplishment in which network firms constitute and re‐constitute knowledge while engaging in collaborative activities. Empirical support for this view is offered by an in‐depth and multiyear study of the development of collaborative relationships between a leading racing car manufacturer and its suppliers in the Italian motorsport industry. The study shows that knowledge is generated over time through the instigation of three knowledge sharing processes: the promotion of a culture of working together, co‐location and the use of resident engineers, and shared education and training. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.