Advancing Knowledge Flow Theory through Knowledge Friction and Cyclones

Abstract

Knowledge Flow Theory continues to advance, both through steady contributions to new knowledge and by informing practice. Two recent examples include the elaboration and refinement of knowledge friction, with its multidimensional effects on knowledge flow, and the development of knowledge cyclone, with its power manifesting through temporary organizational routines. Each of these contributions provides new knowledge and practical insight on its own, but together they illuminate an opportunity to examine their potential integration. This article explores such integration with the goal of contributing additional new theoretical knowledge and practical insight.