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Knowledge Stickiness

Knowledge Stickiness is a theoretical construct within the study of interorganizational knowledge transfer that denotes the degree to which knowledge resists or impedes flow across organizational boundaries due to inherent characteristics such as complexity, tacitness, specificity, and embeddedness in social or technical contexts.

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20.9K

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88

Authors

56

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2017–2026

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Publications

51

Exploring internal stickiness: Impediments to the transfer of best practice within the firm

Gabriel Szulanski · Strategic Management Journal · 1996 · 7.8K citations · Full text

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“Sticky Information” and the Locus of Problem Solving: Implications for Innovation

Eric von Hippel · Management Science · 1994 · 3.7K citations

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Knowledge and Organization: A Social-Practice Perspective

John Seely Brown, Paul Duguid · Organization Science · 2001 · 3.4K citations

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The Process of Knowledge Transfer: A Diachronic Analysis of Stickiness

Gabriel Szulanski · Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes · 2000 · 1.8K citations · Full text

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Stickiness and the adaptation of organizational practices in cross-border knowledge transfers

Robert J. Jensen, Gabriel Szulanski · Journal of International Business Studies · 2004 · 560 citations

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Authors

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  1. GS
    Gabriel Szulanski

    INSEAD, Singapore

    7 publications · 11K citations

    7

    h-index

  2. RJ
    Robert J. Jensen

    University of Iowa, United States

    3 publications · 867 citations

    3

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  3. MR
    Michael Riley

    University of Surrey, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 28 citations

    2

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  4. CL
    Chia‐Ying Li

    National Taichung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

    2 publications · 131 citations

    2

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  5. AM
    Angela M. Benson

    University of Brighton, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 37 citations

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Institutions

56

  1. University of Vaasa

    Vaasa, Finland

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    538 citations

  2. Brigham Young University

    Provo, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    867 citations

  3. INSEAD

    Singapore, Singapore

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    867 citations

  4. University of Surrey

    Guildford, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    56 citations

  5. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    916 citations

  6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    3.9K citations

  7. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    9.6K citations

  8. University of Canberra

    Canberra, Australia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    37 citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 2 publications · 208 citations

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  2. Journal of Management & Organization

    2 publications · 28 citations

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  3. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services

    2 publications · 106 citations

    2

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  4. Organization Science

    2 publications · 3.6K citations

    2

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  5. Management Science

    2 publications · 3.9K citations

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