unbundles the concept of strong and weak links into three main tie characteristics: trust, friendship and reciprocity. Using …, instance, when university researchers exchange novel information between themselves, the level of trust becomes essential, but …

The literature on trust, control and knowledge creation in seems to be moving towards a consensus. Trust is necessary … depend more on control than on trust since their temporary nature may reduce the opportunity to develop trust. This paper … contributes to the literature on trust, control and knowledge creation by empirically examining these variables in temporary …