A study on the effect of knowledge value andenterprise power on knowledge transfer

Science Research Management ›› 2015, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (12) : 39-46.

Liu Li, Dang Xinghua

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On the basis of the resource dependence theory and the strategic contingencies theory, this paper constructed the theoretical model of the relationship between knowledgevalue, enterprise power and knowledge transfer in the innovation cooperation network. Based on the data collected from Xi'an information technology industry, we used the Quadratic Assignment Procedure (QAP) multiple regression method to test hypotheses. The value of enterprise's knowledge was divided into such three dimensions as knowledge criticality, knowledge non-substitutability and knowledge centrality. The results showed that knowledge criticality and knowledge non-substitutability positively correlated with enterprise power, but knowledge centrality did not correlate with enterprise power; the mediating effect of enterprise power on the relationship between knowledge criticality and knowledge transfer; the mediating effect of enterprise power on the relationship between knowledge non-substitutability and knowledge transfer; But the mediating effect of enterprise power did not act on the relationship between knowledge centrality and knowledge transfer.

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knowledge criticality / knowledge non-substitutability / knowledge centrality / enterprise power / knowledge transfer

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Liu Li, Dang Xinghua. A study on the effect of knowledge value andenterprise power on knowledge transfer[J]. Science Research Management. 2015, 36(12): 39-46

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