The Replication Perspective on Productive Knowledge

Sidney Winter ()

Chapter Chapter 5 in Dynamics of Knowledge, Corporate Systems and Innovation, 2010, pp 95-121 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Replication is the process of creating, in new geographical locales, productive units that operate in a manner highly similar to existing units elsewhere – a type of effort typically undertaken in an attempt to realize economic benefits in the new sites that are comparable to those already achieved in existing sites. The transfer of knowledge to the new units is a fundamental part of the replication process. This paper proposes that the study of replication is valuable not merely because replication processes greatly magnify the effects of some innovations, but also because the issues brought to light in the replication context are broadly relevant to understanding the basic phenomenon of productive knowledge itself. Research over the past 15 years has substantially illuminated these issues. The paper aims at a summary and partial synthesis of these advances.

Keywords: Productive Knowledge; Tacit Knowledge; Implicit Learning; Truck Driver; Replication Strategy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-04480-9_5

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