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Inter- and Intra-organizational knowledge transfer: a meta analytic review and assessment of its antecedents and consequences
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In this paper, the authors use meta-analytic techniques to examine how knowledge, organization and network level antecedents differentially impact organizational knowledge transfer, and demonstrate how the intra-and inter-organizational context, the directionality of knowledge transfers, and measurement characteristics moderate the relationships studied.Abstract:
Research on organizational knowledge transfer is burgeoning, and yet our understanding of its antecedents and consequences remains rather unclear. Although conceptual and qualitative reviews of the organizational knowledge transfer literature have emerged, no study has attempted to summarize previous quantitative empirical findings. As a first step towards that goal, we use meta-analytic techniques to examine how knowledge, organization and network level antecedents differentially impact organizational knowledge transfer. Additionally, we consolidate research on the relationship between knowledge transfer and its consequences. We also demonstrate how the intra- and inter-organizational context, the directionality of knowledge transfers, and measurement characteristics moderate the relationships studied. By aggregating and consolidating existing research, our study not only reveals new insights into the levers and outcomes of organizational knowledge transfer, but also provides meaningful directions for future research.read more
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Analysing knowledge sharing behaviour in business centres: a mixed multinomial logit model
Abstract: ABSTRACT Previous studies have analysed face-to-face interaction patterns and knowledge sharing between employees within large organisations. However, knowledge about whether and which type of knowledge is shared in business centres where organisations share spaces, facilities and services, is still limited. This paper addresses this research gap by looking at knowledge sharing in business centres. Data was collected among 100 users of seven business centres in the Netherlands, by means of a questionnaire and an Experience Sampling Method (ESM). A mixed multinomial logit model (MMNL) was used to analyse the data. The results showed that tacit knowledge is shared more frequently during discussions/debates, formal meetings and when receiving or giving advice. In addition, the people more often share explicit knowledge during pre-planned interactions than during unplanned interactions. Results of this study provide more insights in business centre users’ knowledge sharing behaviour, which could help organisations to increase their innovation processes.
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Characteristics of codified knowledge and replication-imitation speed differentials
TL;DR: It is found that replicators can turn the private aspect of knowledge into an advantage against imitators with respect to the speed of knowledge transfer, even after the knowledge is codified in a patent.
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How do non-innovative firms start innovation and build legitimacy? The case of professional service firms
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors study law firms as novice innovators and show that law firms face two challenges in starting innovation: developing innovation capacity and gaining legitimacy for innovative behavior, but how do firms innovate if they have not done it before?
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Influence of team composition and knowledge sharing on the ability to innovate in patient- centered healthcare teams for rare diseases
TL;DR: Investigating the relationship between the composition of interdisciplinary healthcare teams and the intra-team knowledge sharing processes, as well as their joint influence on the generation of new, individualized solutions demonstrated that a high level of fluctuation within interdisciplinary teams diminishes knowledge sharing activities and innovative behavior.
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A relational view of knowledge transfer effectiveness in small new technology-based firms: An empirical analysis of a South African case
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the impact of interorganisational knowledge exchange relationships on knowledge transfer effectiveness by using data on small new technology-based firms (NTBFs) located in the emerging South African economy.
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