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Translating knowing that into knowing how: The case of trust in regional network building

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  • Gausdal, Anne Haugen
  • Hildrum, Jarle Moss
  • Gustavsen, Bjørn

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By asking: Can action research help transmit ordinary, conventional, descriptive-analytic knowledge?, we set out to explore the complementarity between the descriptive-analytic “knowing that” and the practical “knowing how” knowledge. Drawing on a longitudinal study, the paper shows how a theoretical concept: “trust”, was used as a practical vehicle for facilitating commitment to the network development process. The answer to the question is definitely positive. Moreover, it emerges that the debate on the different forms of knowledge fails to address what it actually means to construct practical orders. Only the embodiment of research knowledge into specific social constructions will demonstrate the potential gains of action.

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  • Gausdal, Anne Haugen & Hildrum, Jarle Moss & Gustavsen, Bjørn, 2014. "Translating knowing that into knowing how: The case of trust in regional network building," International Journal of Action Research, Rainer Hampp Verlag, vol. 10(1), pages 8-33.
    • Handle: RePEc:rai:ijares:ijar-2014-01-gausdal
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    Keywords

    research roles; action research; regional networks; network development; trust-building;
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    JEL classification:

    • A11 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Role of Economics; Role of Economists
    • A13 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Social Values
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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