Knowledge-based groups or communities are complex systems that emerge, evolve and mature through stages that display … geographic structures and scales of knowledge flows and their influence on urban communities. Purpose – The purpose of the paper … is to examine the theory of knowledge networks through applied research Design/methodology/approach – This is a case …

Intra-firm replication of complex knowledge is difficult yet critical to firm growth and the exploitation of … competitive advantage. Inter-unit organizational structures can facilitate the replication of complex knowledge between a source … knowledge complexity. We dimensionalize the patterns of information-processing interactions according to three specific factors …