This article seems to ask the question: is IP and/or knowlege able to be kept within desired parametres, or will it ‘leak’ out despite efforts to contain it? Didn’t really answer the question to my satisfaction; gave a few examples of knowlege going from organisation to organisation (ex Xerox to Apple), but as the topic was so vast, got bogged down in teminology. Gave a model of a cluster matrix that made little sense to me, and coined terms such as clustering and clustered ecologies. Talked about the frustrations companies have with encouraging innovation but at the same time, needing to think outside the square to use that innovation – and doesn’t happen easily. Questions whther the ‘firm’ is a dead prospect, and is that a good thing anyway. I didn’t get much from this article at all.
