Industrial symbiosis (IS) is a collaborative strategy where organisations share or exchange by‐products, materials, energy or waste to address environmental degradation, resource depletion and sustainable productivity. Knowledge sharing, which can be supported by a facilitator, is commonly expected to enable exploration and assessment of potential exchanges during IS emergence. Drawing on a multi‐case study of four IS networks in Europe during their emergence phase, this study explores how different facilitators support knowledge sharing. The study offers insights into distinct IS facilitator roles for knowledge sharing, including stewards, mediators, catalysts and moderators. The findings show that IS facilitator characteristics, such as the strategic relevance of IS developments to facilitators and facilitators' ownership of critical tangible resources, as well as network structures may influence their role. The paper concludes with theoretical and managerial implications that are relevant for those involved in IS facilitation and with suggestions for future research within the field.

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新兴时期工业共生网络知识共享的促进者角色


工业共生（IS）是一种协作策略，组织共享或交换副产品、材料、能源或废物，以解决环境退化、资源枯竭和可持续生产力问题。知识共享可以得到协调员的支持，通常期望能够在信息系统出现期间探索和评估潜在的交流。本研究利用对欧洲四个信息系统网络出现阶段的多案例研究，探讨了不同的促进者如何支持知识共享。该研究提供了对知识共享的不同信息系统促进者角色的见解，包括管理者、调解者、催化剂和调节者。研究结果表明，信息系统促进者的特征，例如信息系统发展与促进者的战略相关性以及促进者对关键有形资源的所有权以及网络结构可能会影响他们的角色。本文最后提出了与信息系统促进相关的理论和管理意义，并对该领域的未来研究提出了建议。