The Optimal Strength of Ties in Knowledge Network of New Ventures

This paper establishes the utility function model of knowledge and discusses the optimal strength of ties.Without taking the cost into account,the optimal strength of ties has an inverse relation with the rate of knowledge breadth differences between the two enterprises,self-knowledge utilization efficiency,elasticity coefficient of knowledge from exploration learning,while it positively correlate with amount of knowledge itself,the rate of knowledge depth differences between the two enterprises,and elasticity coefficient of knowledge from exploitation learning.The same conclusion is drawn when costs are considered.