Purpose

Although ecosystems have been researched extensively over the past decade, we know little about how they should be organised. Focusing on a knowledge ecosystem comprising a university and a regional strategic network (RSN), this paper aims to describe and discuss the mechanisms for knowledge development in knowledge ecosystems.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper studies the integration of a university into a Swedish RSN. Data were collected through interviews with representatives of the university, the RSN and all firms comprising the RSN. A qualitative content analysis helped to detect mechanisms for knowledge development.

Findings

Two reinforcing mechanisms for knowledge development in the knowledge ecosystem are identified: structure and openness, which relate to insight and outlook, respectively. The findings also indicate a knowledge division, with the university representing the transfer of knowledge capabilities as a linear process, whereas the content-related knowledge is collaborative.

Originality/value

This paper contributes to research on knowledge ecosystems by describing how their organisation is based on a number of contradictions (structure and openness, insight and outlook, linearity and collaboration) to accomplish the development of knowledge capabilities and content-related knowledge.

中文翻译：

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知识生态系统中的知识发展机制

目的

尽管在过去十年中对生态系统进行了广泛的研究，但我们对如何组织它们知之甚少。本文关注由大学和区域战略网络（RSN）组成的知识生态系统，旨在描述和讨论知识生态系统中知识发展的机制。

设计/方法/方法

本文研究了大学与瑞典 RSN 的整合。数据是通过采访大学、RSN 和所有组成 RSN 的公司的代表来收集的。定性内容分析有助于发现知识发展的机制。

发现

确定了知识生态系统中知识发展的两个强化机制：结构和开放性，它们分别与洞察力和前景相关。研究结果还表明存在知识划分，大学将知识能力的转移表示为线性过程，而与内容相关的知识是协作的。

原创性/价值

本文通过描述知识生态系统的组织如何基于一系列矛盾（结构与开放、洞察与展望、线性与协作）来完成知识能力和内容相关知识的发展，为知识生态系统的研究做出了贡献。