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Balancing Knowledge Protection and Sharing to Create Digital Innovations

In: Knowledge Management in Digital Change

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  • Stefan Thalmann

    (Pro2Future GmbH and Know-Center GmbH
    Institute for Interactive Systems and Data Science, Graz University of Technology)

  • Ilona Ilvonen

    (NOVI Research Center, Tampere University of Technology)

Abstract

The creation of digital innovations requires active participation and knowledge sharing on behalf of all collaboration partners in inter-organisational settings. However, while the participants collaborate, they also have their own interests and as they are competitors in many cases, they have to protect their competitive knowledge. Collaboration thus requires balancing of knowledge sharing and protection on both the organizational and individual level. This paper reviews literature from several domains to assess how the balancing act is scoped and what kind of measures to achieve this balance prior research has identified. The balancing act is examined on the channel, partner and artefact levels. The paper identifies the balancing act as decisions made over the course of the collaboration both by the organizations as a whole, and by individuals on concrete knowledge artefacts in their daily work. Implications from the point of view of creating digital innovation are presented.

Suggested Citation

  • Stefan Thalmann & Ilona Ilvonen, 2018. "Balancing Knowledge Protection and Sharing to Create Digital Innovations," Progress in IS, in: Klaus North & Ronald Maier & Oliver Haas (ed.), Knowledge Management in Digital Change, pages 171-188, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:prochp:978-3-319-73546-7_10
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-73546-7_10
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