Effect of information asymmetry and embeddedness on organizational learning

Abstract

Using simulation research method, this research considers how information asymmetry and embeddedness influence organizational learning performance. The results indicate that, low embeddedness facilitate exploration learning while high embeddedness facilitate exploitation learning in information symmetry network. On the contrary, information asymmetry inhibit exploration learning, further more, the inhibit effect is stronger in embeddedness network than in random network. We discuss the implications and future research direction in the end.