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Knowledge Development and Protection as Competitive Advantage

Knowledge Development and Protection as Competitive Advantage

G. Scott Erickson, Helen N. Rothberg
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 12
ISBN13: 9781466646797|ISBN10: 1466646799|EISBN13: 9781466646803
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4679-7.ch014
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Erickson, G. Scott, and Helen N. Rothberg. "Knowledge Development and Protection as Competitive Advantage." Knowledge Management and Competitive Advantage: Issues and Potential Solutions, edited by Michael A. Chilton and James M. Bloodgood, IGI Global, 2014, pp. 244-255. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4679-7.ch014

APA

Erickson, G. S. & Rothberg, H. N. (2014). Knowledge Development and Protection as Competitive Advantage. In M. Chilton & J. Bloodgood (Eds.), Knowledge Management and Competitive Advantage: Issues and Potential Solutions (pp. 244-255). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4679-7.ch014

Chicago

Erickson, G. Scott, and Helen N. Rothberg. "Knowledge Development and Protection as Competitive Advantage." In Knowledge Management and Competitive Advantage: Issues and Potential Solutions, edited by Michael A. Chilton and James M. Bloodgood, 244-255. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4679-7.ch014

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Abstract

This chapter explores the different circumstances facing firms and industries regarding knowledge development and knowledge protection. Contrary to the view that more aggressive knowledge management aimed at knowledge development is good, the authors take a more balanced approach by weighing knowledge development potential against the increased vulnerability resulting from such assets being spread more widely. By identifying industries falling into different development and protection circumstances, they explore what knowledge characteristics (tacitness, complexity, specificity) might characterize those different circumstances. As a result, strategists will be better able to plan investments in knowledge management, in knowledge protection, and in competitive intelligence operations while scholars can better understand when and why to do so.

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