Cooperation Between Competing Firms: Informal Know-how Trading

How do firms collaborate in industries characterized by fierce competition and rapid innovation? In this groundbreaking study, von Hippel examines the strategies firms use to leverage each other's expertise and gain a competitive advantage. Drawing on extensive empirical research, he challenges conventional wisdom about the nature of innovation and suggests a more collaborative, bottom-up approach.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.