NETWORK STRUCTURE, STRUCTURAL EQUIVALENCE AND GROUP PERFORMANCE: A SIMULATION RESEARCH ON KNOWLEDGE PROCESS

Hua Zhang and Youmin Xi
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Hua Zhang: School of Management, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an, 710049, China
Youmin Xi: Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, 215123, China

Chapter 29 in Managing Knowledge for Global and Collaborative Innovations, 2009, pp 375-383 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractAccording to the trade-off between information diffusion and diversity in an efficient network, we extend Lazer's simulation model on parallel problem solving by adding partner selection strategy: structurally equivalent imitation. In this way we can examine how the interaction of network structure with agent behavior affects the knowledge process and finally influence group performance. Our simulation experiment suggests that when agents adopt structure equivalence imitation the whole organization implicitly would be divided into independent sub-groups which converge on the different performance level and lead the whole group to a lower performance level.

Keywords: Management; Collaboration; Innovation; Knowledge Sharing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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