Coordinating Innovation in Knowledge-Based Multinational Organisations

融入全球供应链是澳大利亚制造企业面临的基本挑战之一。该项目旨在确定在全球分散的组织中协调创新的最佳设计。它将分析组织内转移知识的三种机制：等级制度、实践社区和社会网络。结果将包括一个新的多层统计网络建模框架和组织设计，以克服知识转移的障碍，例如语言、文化和距离。该项目将收集和应用波音全球技术公司的数据，波音全球技术公司是波音公司的国际研究机构，波音公司是一家世界领先的企业，在澳大利亚设有主要子公司。

Integration into global supply chains is one of the fundamental challenges for manufacturing companies in Australia. This project seeks to identify the optimal design for coordinating innovation in globally-dispersed organisations. It will analyse three mechanisms for transferring knowledge within organisations: hierarchies, communities of practice, and social networks. Outcomes will include a new multilevel statistical network modelling framework and organisational designs to overcome barriers to knowledge-transfer, such as language, culture and distance. The project will collect and apply data from Boeing Global Technology, the international research arm of The Boeing Company, a world leading business with major subsidiaries in Australia.