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Boundary spanning

In social science research and organizational psychology, boundary spanning is a term to describe individuals within an innovation system who have, or adopt, the role of linking the organization's internal networks with external sources of information. While the term was coined by Tushman, the concept was being developed by social scientists from the…

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Peer-reviewedClosed systemsOpinion leadersKnowledge managementExplicit knowledge
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Innovation systemRoleR&D
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Boundary spanning

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related to background · 8
Boundary spanning → American, However, I/O, Identifying, Organizational, The, Tushman, WWII
related to Academic adoption · 4
Boundary spanning → As, Research, The, With
related to External boundary spanners · 3
Boundary spanning → Cohen's, In, They
is a · 2
Boundary spanning → key element in the acquisition capacity of a firm in Cohen's theory of absorptive capacity, term to describe individuals within an innovation system who have
related to Broader adoption · 1
Boundary spanning → The

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boundary term spanning innovation role spanners social external research individuals within work networks academic individual internal tushman various communication process

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science communicationinstance ofIn spheres0.80text
political outreachinstance ofIn spheres0.80text
boundary spanning individuals can engender trust in communities generally underservedinstance ofIn spheres0.80text
overlooked by those in powerinstance ofIn spheres0.80text
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Boundary spanningrelated to backgroundThe0.60section
Boundary spanningrelated to backgroundWWII0.60section

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