CONTINGENCY BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE CHARACTERISTICS AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER MECHANISM: AN INTEGRATIVE FRAMEWORK

Ziye Li and Youmin Xi
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Ziye Li: School of Management, Xi' an Jiaotong University, 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an, 710049, China
Youmin Xi: Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, 215123, China

Chapter 8 in Managing Knowledge for Global and Collaborative Innovations, 2009, pp 93-104 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractDrawing on the knowledge-based view of the firm, this paper investigates the effectiveness of different organizational mechanisms on knowledge transfer. In this study, we propose a paradigm for managing the complex process of knowledge transfer. Its central theme is that the effectiveness of knowledge transfer depends on the fit between knowledge characteristics and transfer mechanism. It is argued that different knowledge requires different organizational mechanisms to support its transfer. A theoretical framework is developed to provide an analytical perspective on this issue. Two categories of organizational mechanism for knowledge transfer are identified (i.e., formal and informal mechanism), the types, dimensions, and characteristics of knowledge are discussed, and the nature of this fit is examined.

Keywords: Management; Collaboration; Innovation; Knowledge Sharing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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