Study of the Game Theory Analysis and Incentive Mechanism of Inter-Organizational Knowledge Sharing in Cooperative R&D

With the technological development and social demand, an increasing number of multi-field complex products come into being and call for the research and development (R&D) of many enterprises. Since the R&D is related to a large amount of knowledge, it is of great significance to realize effective knowledge sharing and establish an incentive mechanism to promote the knowledge sharing. This study constructed an inter-organizational knowledge sharing model for cooperative R&D and a static inter-organizational knowledge sharing game theory model. Subsequently, it analyzed the decision matrix of cooperative organizations in detail. Finally, it proposed an incentive mechanism to realize knowledge sharing, which a feasible method for improving the effect of the inter-organizational knowledge sharing in cooperative R&D. (C) 2014. Published by Elsevier B. V.