@inbook{a9db2946de10437796e76b19e65db354,
title = "Knowledge integration in global R&D networks",
abstract = "This paper reports a qualitative study conducted at multinational organizations' R&D departments about their process of knowledge integration. Taking into account the knowledge based view (KBV) of the firm and the practice-based view of knowledge, and building on the literatures concerning specialization and integration of knowledge in organizations, we explore which factors may have a significant influence on the integration process of knowledge between R&D units. The findings indicated (1) the contribution of relevant factors influencing knowledge integration processes and (2) a thoughtful balance between engineering and emergent approaches to be helpful in understanding and overcoming knowledge integration issues. {\textcopyright} 2010 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.",
author = "R. Erkelens and {van den Hooff}, B.J. and P.W.L. Vlaar and M.H. Huysman",
year = "2010",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-642-15417-1_6",
language = "English",
series = "Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing",
publisher = "Springer",
number = "55",
pages = "82--102",
editor = "I. Oshri and J. Kotlarsky",
booktitle = "Global sourcing of information technology and business processes",
}
