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| Co-Evolution between Team Knowledge Integration and Team Power Allocation in Boundaryless Organization: Case Study Based on A.O. Smith |
| QIN Weiping，CHEN Xin，LI Jin，ZHOU Lulu |
| 1. Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing, China; 2. Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing China; 3. Southeast University, Nanjing, China |
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Abstract By means of phenomenon-driven case study, team knowledge integration, team power allocation, and their co-evolution process have been described in A.O. Smith’s boundaryless management which goes beyond outer boundary, horizontal boundary, vertical boundary and psychological boundary. The study finds out that team knowledge integration, surrounding boundary innovation, integration differences and flexible inter-dependence, gradually realize coordination with team power allocation surrounding boundary innovation, order reconstruction and dynamic distribution at the three layers of niche, system and landscape. Therefore, in the process of promoting the enterprise’s boundary-less management, in order to adapt to the characteristics of knowledge dispersion and heterogeneity, team power is distributed among team members, and on the contrary, such power allocation promotes the accelerated and effective integration of knowledge. The conclusion of the study has important theoretical significance and practical enlightenment for the enterprises to cope with changing external environment, sufficiently integrate its internal resources, and raise and maintain their own competitiveness.
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Received: 26 March 2017
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