How to facilitate knowledge diffusion in complex networks: The roles of network structure, knowledge role distribution and selection rule

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Highlights：

• Network structure, distribution of knowledge roles and selection mechanism interact to influence knowledge diffusion.

• In comparison with knowledge contributors and knowledge seekers, knowledge brokers play more important roles in knowledge diffusion.

• Knowledge spreads more widely when agents implement objective selection mechanism.

• Scale-free network provides an optimal pattern for knowledge diffusion.

摘要

•Network structure, distribution of knowledge roles and selection mechanism interact to influence knowledge diffusion.•In comparison with knowledge contributors and knowledge seekers, knowledge brokers play more important roles in knowledge diffusion.•Knowledge spreads more widely when agents implement objective selection mechanism.•Scale-free network provides an optimal pattern for knowledge diffusion.

论文关键词：Knowledge diffusion,Social networks,Network structure,Knowledge roles,Communication policy

论文评审过程：Received 13 October 2018, Revised 16 December 2018, Accepted 16 January 2019, Available online 25 January 2019, Version of Record 25 January 2019.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2019.01.016