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The Replication Perspective on Productive Knowledge

In: Dynamics of Knowledge, Corporate Systems and Innovation

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  • Sidney G. Winter

    (University of Pennsylvania)

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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.

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  • Sidney G. Winter, 2010. "The Replication Perspective on Productive Knowledge," Springer Books, in: Hiroyuki Itami & Ken Kusunoki & Tsuyoshi Numagami & Akira Takeishi (ed.), Dynamics of Knowledge, Corporate Systems and Innovation, chapter 0, pages 95-121, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-642-04480-9_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-04480-9_5
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    Cited by:

    1. Alfonso Gambardella & Eric von Hippel, 2019. "Open Sourcing as a Profit-Maximizing Strategy for Downstream Firms," Strategy Science, INFORMS, vol. 4(1), pages 41-57, March.
    2. Roberto Grandinetti, 2022. "A Routine-Based Theory of Routine Replication," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(14), pages 1-23, July.
    3. Carliss Baldwin & Eric von Hippel, 2011. "Modeling a Paradigm Shift: From Producer Innovation to User and Open Collaborative Innovation," Organization Science, INFORMS, vol. 22(6), pages 1399-1417, December.
    4. Łukasik Paweł, 2019. "Creative Industries and Knowledge Replication," Management Sciences. Nauki o Zarządzaniu, Sciendo, vol. 24(3), pages 10-15, September.
    5. Luciana D’Adderio, 2014. "The Replication Dilemma Unravelled: How Organizations Enact Multiple Goals in Routine Transfer," Organization Science, INFORMS, vol. 25(5), pages 1325-1350, October.

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