Interorganizational learning in supply chain-learning platform, andlearning knowledge

Operations knowledge is an intangible capital in businesses and serves asone of the sources of core competence. The cultivation and attainment ofknowledge are beneficial to innovation capability. This study focuses onTaiwan's bicycle industry and its collective technological innovation process toprobe into interorganizational learning, learning platform, and learningknowledge. Findings show that (1) Learning platform include informationtechnology, special projects, and public activities.(2)Learning knowledgeincludes product knowledge, manufacturing knowledge, and managementknowledge.(3) While learning knowledge stresses product manufacturing andmanagement knowledge, interorganizational learning members will emphasize"special projects" as a learning platform.(4) While learning knowledgestresses experience exchange in management knowledge, interorganizationallearning members will emphasize information Technology as a learning platform.