Knowledge flows in innovation networks: a comparative analysis of Japanese and US high‐technology firms
- 1 December 1999
- journal article
- Published by Emerald Publishing in Journal of Knowledge Management
- Vol. 3 (4) , 296-303
- https://doi.org/10.1108/13673279910304041
Abstract
The Japanese firm and the “traditional” US firm have different inter-firm knowledge systems; in particular, Japanese firms tend to exchange information more frequently with their main suppliers, customers and other kinds of organizations (i.e. non-profit organizations). As a result, they tend to develop new products and processes faster than the “traditional” US firm. Shows that non-Japanese high-technology firms that adopt Japanese-style networks tend also to develop new products and processes faster than their competitors.Keywords
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