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Knowledge Transfer in Multi-Organizational Networks: Influence of Causal and Outcome Ambiguities
SEDSI 2005 Regional Conference (2005)
  • Jennifer L. Priestley, Kennesaw State University
Abstract
Informed by the general concept of ambiguity related to knowledge transfer, we first identify and develop the concept of outcome ambiguity as to explain the ambiguity related to inter-organizational knowledge transfer among network firms, which, we argue, is not addressed by the well-established concept of causal ambiguity [34] [46]. Based upon this discussion, we develop the first two of our six hypotheses. Subsequently, we discuss two types of inter-organizational networks and how causal ambiguity and outcome ambiguity would be expected to behave within these network types. This discussion will form the basis for the remaining four of our six hypotheses. We will then present our research model and discuss our findings, based upon empirical results from two large scale multi-organizational networks in the financial services industry.
Keywords
  • Knowledge Management,
  • Inter-Organizational Networks,
  • Survey Research,
  • Partial Least Squares
Disciplines
Publication Date
February, 2005
Citation Information
Jennifer L. Priestley. "Knowledge Transfer in Multi-Organizational Networks: Influence of Causal and Outcome Ambiguities" SEDSI 2005 Regional Conference (2005)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jennifer_priestley/16/