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born 1951 United States

Walter W. (Woody) Powell (born August 15, 1951), is a contemporary American sociologist, and Professor of Education, Sociology, Organizational Behavior, Management Science and Engineering, and Communication at Stanford University and the Stanford Graduate School of Education since 1999. He is known for his contributions to organizational theory, in particular to the new institutionalism and network theory.

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Powerfully positioned middlemen extract value by interrupting or distorting information.

When the knowledge base of an industry is both complex and expanding and the sources of expertise are widely dispersed, the locus of innovation will be found in networks of learning, rather than in individual firms.

We define the knowledge economy as production and services based on knowledge-intensive activities that contribute to an accelerated pace of technical and scientific advance, as well as rapid obsolescence. The key component of a knowledge economy is a greater reliance on intellectual capabilities than on physical inputs or natural resources.

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