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Contents
ABSTRACT 9
I. INTRODUCTION 11
1.1. Research Background 11
1.2. Research Purpose 13
1.3. Research Construction 15
II. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND 17
2.1. Knowledge 17
2.1.1. Knowledge Dimension 19
2.1.2. Knowledge sharing 26
2.2. Network 29
2.3. Network Embeddedness 33
2.4. Network Solidarity 36
2.5. Network Performance 38
III. HYPOTHESES 43
IV. METHOD 58
4.1. Data Source 58
4.2. Measures 60
4.3. Construct Validity 65
V. RESULTS 69
VI. CONCLUSIONS 76
6.1. Summary 76
6.2. Implication for Theoretical and Managerial Stand Point 79
6.3. Limitation and Future Research 80
BIBLIOGRAPHY 82
APPENDIX 107
국문초록 108
Table 1. Definition of knowledge 21
Table 2. Dimension of knowledge 25
Table 3. Definition of knowledge sharing 27
Table 4. Various concepts of Interfirm network 31
Table 5. Literature review for network embeddedness 35
Table 6. Various indices of Interfirm network performance 39
Table 7. Definition of Network Success and Failure 42
Table 8. Respondents' Demographic Characteristics 59
Table 9. Model Fit 64
Table 10. Analysis for measurement model 64
Table 11. Correlations Coefficients between Constructs 68
Table 12. Results for Hypotheses 69
Table 13. Results for Hypotheses 2 70
Table 14. Nested Model Comparison 73
Table 15. Critical Ratios for Differences between Parameters 74
Table 16. Moderating Effect of the Network Embeddedness 75
[Figure 1] Conceptual Framework 43
[Figure 2] Average value of Variance Extraction 66
[Figure 3] Effect of Tacit Knowledge sharing on the Network Solidarity 71
[Figure 4] Moderating effect of Network Embeddedness 72