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Trust in knowledge exchanges between service providers and clients : a multiple case study of KIBS

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For some sectors, the management of client–provider knowledge exchanges is the core element of the business. This is especially the case for knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) whose delivery entails intensive supplier–client cognitive interactions: KIBS firms supply clients with precious elements of technical and applicative knowledge, while clients give KIBS companies the knowledge items needed for designing a successful solution. Although trust has proved to be an essential ingredient of knowledge exchanges, empirical studies about its role are still scarce, especially as regards KIBS. The paper contributes to this topic by discussing the results of a multiple case study of computer services. Particularly, it (a) offers a knowledge-oriented description of client–provider interactions; (b) investigates the main mechanisms that govern such interactions; (c) analyses the role played by trust as antecedent and consequence of the interaction; (d) discusses the issue of development of trustworthy interactions between KIBS and clients.

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Knowledge Management Research & Practice

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United Kingdom : Palgrave Macmillan., 2012

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English

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14778238

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Vol. 10, No. 1, March 2012,pp. 16–26

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Case study
Trust in knowledge exchanges
Computer services

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