The dilemma of acquiring knowledge from outside the company
https://gyazo.com/a9ce6073f1a3299b01b24b2f53f3cf97
It is cheaper overall for someone to acquire and distribute than to knowledge acquisition individually, so global optimization.
However, it is not the best strategy for individuals because costs are concentrated on "the person who makes that acquisition"
If an individual chooses "not to acquire knowledge from outside the company himself/herself" as the optimal strategy, the organization loses a lot by no one acquiring knowledge from outside the company.
Similar to [prisoner's dilemma
#Knowledge Acquisition Strategies
Knowledge acquisition from outside the company.
Gaining Outside Knowledge
knowledge acquisition
First appeared in WEB+DB PRESS series Let's look at it from a different perspective. Do people who learn well underperform?(2005)
2024 Addendum
2021 There are two channels for information to flow into the organization
In the above diagram, "outside" is assumed to be permissionless, but this is not necessarily the case.
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