The Invisible Foundations of Collaboration in the Workplace: a Multiplex Network Approach to Advice-Seeking and Knowledge Sharing

A revolutionary advancement of technology in the past decade brought attention academics and management practitioners on how to improve innovative capabilities organizations. Advice-seeking relationships have an essential role knowledge production modern-day organizations as they enable actors acquire information, professional support, elements can recombine form new knowledge. This paper conceptualizes advice-seeking behaviour part inherently complex social world that best be captured by a multiplex approach organizational network research. It investigates different layers interpersonal workplace may contribute appearance interactions. study examines cases three knowledge-intensive applies binary logistic regression shed light yet invisible relational foundations collaboration. Implications for Central European audience: countries attempt their economic competitiveness attracting companies well incentivizing innovation digital transformation. Knowledge-intensive firms, such business services centres or information communication companies, are significant contributors output like Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland. Recommendations derived from results this provide insights leadership create environments foster sharing innovation. Measures promote trust, visibility expertise, boundary-spanning advised.