Paper Type
Completed Research Paper
Abstract
To stay competitive, organizations frequently need to access and manage knowledge resources external to their boundaries. Inter-organizational relationships are a typical mechanism to achieve these goals. Relational governance mechanisms are germane to this context and knowledge sharing routines, a component of relational governance, are critical to knowledge management in such situations. This paper examines the relationship between knowledge sharing routines and outcomes of inter-organizational relationships in normal contexts, and in the presence of partner-specific absorptive capacity and of incentives encouraging transparency. The moderating role of IT usage on all these relationship is examined. The hypotheses are validated using meta-analytic procedure, which enables one to glean an overall view of findings in prior literature on the relationships of interest.
Recommended Citation
Simha, Anand, "Knowledge Sharing Routines in Inter-Organizational Relationships and in the Presence of Partner-Specific Absorptive Capacity and Incentives for Transparency: The Moderating Role of Information Technology" (2013). AMCIS 2013 Proceedings. 4.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2013/BusinessIntelligence/GeneralPresentations/4
Knowledge Sharing Routines in Inter-Organizational Relationships and in the Presence of Partner-Specific Absorptive Capacity and Incentives for Transparency: The Moderating Role of Information Technology
To stay competitive, organizations frequently need to access and manage knowledge resources external to their boundaries. Inter-organizational relationships are a typical mechanism to achieve these goals. Relational governance mechanisms are germane to this context and knowledge sharing routines, a component of relational governance, are critical to knowledge management in such situations. This paper examines the relationship between knowledge sharing routines and outcomes of inter-organizational relationships in normal contexts, and in the presence of partner-specific absorptive capacity and of incentives encouraging transparency. The moderating role of IT usage on all these relationship is examined. The hypotheses are validated using meta-analytic procedure, which enables one to glean an overall view of findings in prior literature on the relationships of interest.