Organisational rules, codification and knowledge creation in inter-organisation cooperative agreements

The aim of our paper is to analyse the process of collaboration between independent firms linked by a technological agreement in the energy field, with a specific focus on the degree of codification of inter-organisational rules. Considering the agreement as a collection of different types of more o...

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Published in:Research policy 2001-12, Vol.30 (9), p.1443-1458
Main Authors: Avadikyan, Arman, Llerena, Patrick, Matt, Mireille, Rozan, Anne, Wolff, Sandrine
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Codification
Cooperation
Cooperative agreements
Energy industry
Inter-organisational rules
Knowledge
Knowledge creation
Organizational behavior
Rules
Studies
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Summary:The aim of our paper is to analyse the process of collaboration between independent firms linked by a technological agreement in the energy field, with a specific focus on the degree of codification of inter-organisational rules. Considering the agreement as a collection of different types of more or less codified rules, we show that their degree of codification and some other characteristics have an impact on the process of inter-firm cooperation. The paper first provides an analytical framework defining the concept and the types of rules relevant for our purpose. A rule is conceived to solve a problem of allocation or creation of resources; it serves a main function which can be of a cognitive, incentive or coordination nature; it is ambivalent, i.e. it entails side functions in addition to the main one. Two theoretical propositions are then developed and largely confirmed by our empirical research results based on two detailed case studies in the emerging field of fuel cell (FC) technology.
ISSN:0048-7333
1873-7625
DOI:10.1016/S0048-7333(01)00161-5