Knowledge transfer in cross-functional contexts: a case for further investigation

Sudhanshu Rai and Morten Thanning Vendelo

International Journal of Business and Systems Research, 2010, vol. 4, issue 4, 365-378

Abstract: Knowledge transfer is a key factor in the ongoing development of organisations' knowledge bases. In this paper, we compare two branches of literature on knowledge transfer; the process view and the engineering view. We identify shortcomings in the literature, and thereafter, we suggest that studying logic strains will enable us to establish the foundation for a better understanding of knowledge transfer in cross-functional teams contexts, where culturally diverse sets of individuals act around a locus towards a well accepted goal. Finally, we explain how these insights can be used as the foundation for the development of a knowledge transfer mechanism.

Keywords: cross-functional teams; engineering view; knowledge transfer; logic strains; process view; systems; cultural diversity. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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