Aalbers, Rick; Koppius, Otto; Dolfsma, Wilfred - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2006
Informal networks are often emphasized as facilitating knowledge transfer. However, we find that formal networks also … contribute significantly to knowledge transfer, and in fact contribute more than informal networks. This is particularly the case … when knowledge is transferred between units. Additional analysis shows a synergetic effect between formal and informal ties …