Knowledge Transfer as the Transformation of Context

Ali Yakhlef and Laurent Sié ()
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Ali Yakhlef: School of Business Stockholm University
Laurent Sié: Groupe ESC Pau

No 601, Working Papers from Groupe ESC Pau, Research Department

Abstract: The significance of context has not escaped the attention of knowledge transfer theorists. Assuming that the more distant the source unit’s knowledge from the recipient’s institutional context is, the more difficult the transfer process will be, some researchers have suggested adaptation to the recipient’s context as a means of reducing knowledge transfer stickiness. Adopting a social constructionist approach, the paper argues that the context and content of knowledge are intrinsically-bound up. Rather than adaptation to the recipient’s context, it is contented that the transfer of knowledge from one context to another entails the transformation of context, rather than adaptation to that context. Implications of this study are discussed.

Keywords: Knowledge transfer context; knowledge content; social interaction; translation; participatory and reificative transfer mechanisms. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 17 pages
Date: 2006-06, Revised 2006-06
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