Interorganizational Networks and Knowledge Sharing: Towards Sustainable Development Projects

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Abstract

This study examines the proposition that interorganizational networks play an important role in the sharing of knowledge and information. Data were collected from the records of interorganizational collaboration activities in the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Development between 1987 and 2008. The findings suggest that organizational networks increase the potential of development projects to create synergies with existing projects, through which successful technologies and applications can be replicated or scaled up.

Authors

• Seungyoon Lee, Purdue University

• Peter Monge, University of Southern California