Publications
Publications
- 2021
- HBS Working Paper Series
Note on Productive Knowledge
By: Amar Bhidé
Abstract
This Note examines the development of ideas (‘knowledge’) embodied in products (including ‘intangibles’) that do not exist in nature. It focuses on ‘multi-player’ development—advances by and for the many—and highlights its technical scaffolding and venturesome spirit. It also suggests ways of using the scaffolding without harming the spirit.
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Citation
Bhidé, Amar. "Note on Productive Knowledge." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-010, July 2020. (Revised April 2021.)