Abstract Purpose We aim to elucidate how the dynamics of collaborative practices in research and development (R&D) projects occur and to reveal the main practices adopted in developing an ambidextrous project. The dynamics of R&D practices in knowledge creation arise from complementary practices of exploration and exploitation undertaken over the lifespan of an inter-organizational project that trigger an ambidextrous process of innovation. Design/methodology/approach This study involves interpretative guidance. We elaborate upon the history of the development of a collaborative R&D project in an intensive knowledge industry, the semiconductor industry, and use narrative as the methodological framework in a single case study with a processual approach. We conducted 65 interviews that were supported by secondary inventories of data that consisted of 167 files. Findings The type of collaborative practice adopted in a joint R&D project varies based on the stocks of knowledge required to make the concept a reality and also as a strategy of knowledge creation adopted in each project phase, ensuring a dynamic synthesis between tacit and explicit knowledge. We propose a three-dimensional model that accounts for the adoption of different practices throughout the life cycle of a collaborative ambidextrous R&D project. Practical implications We identified 19 collaborative practices of inter-organizational knowledge creation that ensure the dynamics of innovation using complementary exploration and exploitation approaches. Originality/Value This study makes important contributions to the relational view and the theory of knowledge creation, offering a contribution to understanding the origin of ambidextrous practices in knowledge creation throughout the life cycle of an R&D project.

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联合研发项目中知识创造的协作实践动态

摘要 目的我们旨在阐明研究与开发 (R&D) 项目中协作实践的动态是如何发生的，并揭示在开发灵巧项目时采用的主要实践。知识创造中研发实践的动态源于在组织间项目的整个生命周期中进行的探索和开发的互补实践，这些实践触发了双元创新的过程。设计/方法/途径 本研究涉及解释性指导。我们详细阐述了在密集型知识行业、半导体行业中协作研发项目的发展历史，并在具有过程方法的单个案例研究中使用叙述作为方法论框架。我们进行了 65 次访谈，这些访谈得到了包含 167 个文件的二级数据清单的支持。结果 联合研发项目中采用的协作实践类型因将概念变为现实所需的知识储备以及每个项目阶段采用的知识创造策略而异，以确保隐性知识和显性知识之间的动态综合。我们提出了一个三维模型，该模型解释了在协作的双手灵巧 R&D 项目的整个生命周期中采用的不同实践。实际意义 我们确定了 19 种组织间知识创造的协作实践，这些实践使用互补的探索和开发方法来确保创新的动力。