Codified-tacit and general-specific knowledge in the division of labour among firms - A study of the software industry

被引:48
作者
Grimaldi, R
Torrisi, S
机构
[1] Univ Camerino, Dept Law & Policy Sci, I-62032 Camerino, Italy
[2] Univ Bologna, CIEG, Dept Management, I-40123 Bologna, Italy
关键词
knowledge; inter-firm networks; innovation; software;
D O I
10.1016/S0048-7333(01)00160-3
中图分类号
C93 [管理学];
学科分类号
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要
This paper explores the organisation and codification of knowledge in software firms. It analyses various economic incentives to codification, including the need to improve the productivity and quality of software production and the networks of inter-firm alliances. The paper examines the experience of five Italian software firms specialising in software packages and services. It compares their capabilities, main sources of tacit knowledge, specific incentives to invest in knowledge codification and the formal development methodologies and quality control systems adopted. Finally, the paper analyses two distinct technological collaborations that two of these firms have recently established. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:1425 / 1442
页数:18
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