Diversity Of Knowledge-Sourcing Strategies For Cross-Disciplinarity In Bionanotechnology
- Topics:
- Sourcing,
- Strategy Formulation
- Tags:
- Diversity,
- Management,
- Strategy,
- University Of Sussex
- Source:
- University of Sussex
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Overview: In this paper, we have carried five case studies looking into the extent and types of cross-disciplinary practices in a specialty of bionanotechnology. We have found that there is a consistent high degree of cross-disciplinarily in the cognitive aspects of research (i.e. references and instrumentalities), but a more erratic and narrower degree in those dimensions associated with social constructs (i.e. affiliation and researchers' background). Moreover, we have observed that research groups engage in a striking variety of strategies for knowledge-sourcing, including collaboration, but also in-house learning and recruitment. We suggest that a trade-off in research costs between cross-disciplinarily and integration may explain the diversity of strategies encountered.
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Format: PDF | Size: 339KB | Date: Apr 2006 | Pages: 14
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