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Value co-creation as adaptive organizing: mechanisms for knowledge heterogeneity and social integration

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Fu-Sheng Tsai *
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Yuqi Teng *
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Yibei Wang *
DOI：10.1080/14778238.2026.2643383delete
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Abstract

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Value Co-Creation (VCC) is widely studied as an outcome of inter-organizational collaboration but lacks processual explanations of how it works, especially in knowledge-intensive academic communities. Based on a four-year longitudinal qualitative case study of a cross-disciplinary research community, this paper identifies five VCC mechanism clusters: Partner, Strategy, Technology, Collaboration, and Adaptation (PSTCA). These mechanisms function at two levels: first-order structural mechanisms enable collaboration, while second-order socio-cognitive processes drive knowledge integration. They operate through iterative cycles rather than linear stages. This study develops a processual theory of VCC, shifting focus from what VCC is to how it unfolds, and offers implications for cross-context research and multi-dimensional value measurement.
Keywords:
Value co-creation
knowledge heterogeneity
academic community
collaborative knowing
adaptive organizing

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Knowledge Management Research & Practice
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university of leeds
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city university of macau
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