Science Research Management ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (11): 144-151.

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The strategy choice of cooperative behavior among the members in the knowledge network

Zhang Baosheng, Zhang Qingpu, Wang Xiaohong   

  1. School of Economy and Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001,China
  • Received:2011-03-15 Revised:2011-10-18 Online:2012-11-27 Published:2012-11-21

Abstract: Cooperation between members is the foundation for successfully operating knowledge network. It possesses the important meaning for researching the behavior strategy of members on the premise of cooperation. Under the member cooperates condition, network node distributes input elements, such as time, energy, funds, etc., between the different behaviors, such as knowledge transfer, cooperation innovation, independent study, and independent innovation in order to maximize its knowledge increment. Starting with the analysis on the expected return functions of knowledge transfer and cooperation innovation, the member’s optimum strategy choice on the premise of cooperation is discussed through the comprehensive analysis on the returns and risk factors under different situations. By taking knowledge network G with five nodes as an example, the question is further analyzed.

Key words: knowledge network, member cooperation, knowledge transfer, knowledge creation, strategy choice

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