Abstract
The rise of the cross-boundary alliance as a new organizational model profoundly affects innovation development. The incentive mode of knowledge-sharing among cross-boundary alliance members from the perspective of symbiosis is the key to improving the efficiency of knowledge-sharing and promoting the alliance’s sustainable development. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of knowledge and information asymmetry among alliance members, knowledge-sharing is prone to opportunistic behavior, which greatly impacts cross- boundary innovation cooperation. The symbiotic system of the cross-boundary alliance is constructed based on the analysis of symbiosis among alliance members to solve these problems. In this research study, the principal–agent theory is used to describe the expected benefits and the related constraints of knowledge-sharing partners. Moreover, an incentive model of knowledge-sharing in the cross-boundary alliance is established. By solving the model, the agent’s sharing intention and the principal’s reward incentive coefficient are obtained, which provide a theoretical basis for the formulation of the optimal incentive scheme of knowledge-sharing in the alliance. The results show that the knowledge potential difference, knowledge transmission efficiency, knowledge transformation, innovation effort, and the symbiotic environment will directly affect the knowledge transfer level of the alliance. In this research study, a theoretical research framework of the cross-boundary alliance symbiotic system linked by knowledge-sharing is constructed. The incentive model of knowledge-sharing is established especially on the basis of fully considering the internal and external factors of knowledge-sharing. This research study has provided some innovation in the theoretical system and method improvement, and has guaranteed the efficient integration, utilization, and innovation of knowledge resources in the cross-boundary alliance.
Highlights
The research study establishes a knowledge-sharing incentive model of cross-boundary alliances based on the principal–agent theory and analyzes the model’s results to maximize the symbiotic benefits of knowledge resources
The cross-boundary alliance provides a mutually beneficial and symbiotic organizational environment for members to carry out cross-border cooperation
This paper constructs sharing is used as a link to establish mutually beneficial symbiotic cooperation
Summary
Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This study plays a positive role in optimizing the development environment of the alliance symbiosis system and accelerating the further integration and innovation of alliance knowledge Mirroring this sequence are the following relevant research questions: (1) How to construct a cooperative symbiosis system to analyze knowledge-sharing activities among members of a cross-boundary alliance? Under the background of integrating the organizational knowledge management theory and ecological theory, building a cross-boundary alliance collaborative symbiosis system to analyze the knowledge-sharing activities among alliance members will be a core issue to improve the efficiency of heterogeneous knowledge resource allocation effectively. The research study establishes a knowledge-sharing incentive model of cross-boundary alliances based on the principal–agent theory and analyzes the model’s results to maximize the symbiotic benefits of knowledge resources.
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