Template Use and the Effectiveness of Knowledge Transfer

Robert J. Jensen () and Gabriel Szulanski ()
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Robert J. Jensen: Department of Organizational Leadership and Strategy, Marriott School, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602
Gabriel Szulanski: Department of Strategy and Management, INSEAD, 138676 Singapore

Management Science, 2007, vol. 53, issue 11, 1716-1730

Abstract: This paper is a direct empirical examination of the fundamental claim that use of templates enhances the effectiveness of knowledge transfer. We explore the effect of template use through an eight-year, in-depth field investigation of Rank Xerox (now Xerox Europe). The field investigation covers three sequential transfer efforts in 15 western European countries. The investigation reveals a naturally occurring, repeated-treatment quasi experiment that allows us to test the hypothesis that the use of templates enhances the effectiveness of knowledge transfer. "Observations" in this experiment measure the extent of adoption and performance of the practice at the recipient units. The "treatment" is the use of a template during the transfer.

Keywords: knowledge transfer; exploitation of organizational capabilities; templates; replication (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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