Strategic Networks as Facilitators of Knowledge Management

In today's business environment, knowledge has become one of the most valuable resources. By establishing relationships with their counterparts, organisations have the opportunity to share and increase their stock of knowledge. In this context, the importance of strategic networks has grown significantly. The objective of our paper is to develop a conceptual model that combines different concepts and elements to explain and understand the phenomenon of strategic networks as facilitators for the sharing of knowledge. In doing so, we elucidate the chief elements likely to impact on the outcomes of network-based knowledge management. We conclude that a firm's overall corporative strategy must consider the importance of intra- and interorganisational networks as a means for knowledge management.