On Interactive Learning and Mutual Trust Within the Innovation Network

Interactive learning is an important source of competitive advantage. Consisting of innovative enterprises, universities, research institutes, etc., innovation network has become an important carrier of interactive learning. As a binder of relationships among innovation organizations, the level of trust determines the operational performance of the innovation network. This paper discusses the interactive learning and evolution of mutual trust within the innovation network, as well as the “symbiotic” interaction between them, which has important influence on the knowledge transfer efficiency and operational performance of the innovation network. Moreover, game theory is applied to analyze the building process of mutual trust under different conditions, and then the conditional inequalities needed to be met are deduced in this paper. Finally, this paper proposes three managerial enlightenments.

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