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Knowledge Transfer in Organizations
Linda Argote
- pp 147-188
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This chapter describes research on one organization learning from another—on knowledge transfer across organizations, and examples of how knowledge acquired in one establishment is relevant for others.Abstract:
Great Ormond Street Hospital in Great Britain learned from Ferrari racing crews how to handle patient handovers or transitions from one unit to another more effectively and, thereby, improved patient care (Naik, 2006). General Motors Corporation built identical plants in Argentina, Poland, China, and Thailand so that knowledge acquired at one plant would be relevant for and transferable to others (Blumenstein, 1997). Intel uses a “copy exactly” approach to their multiple facilities in which establishments are replicated down to the color of their paint so that knowledge acquired in one establishment is relevant for others (Reinhardt, 1997). These examples illustrate the importance organizations attach to transferring knowledge in organizations. The organizations realize benefits when one of their units “learns” from another unit or organization. This chapter describes research on one organization learning from another—on knowledge transfer across organizations.read more
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The iron cage revisited: Institutional isomorphism and collective rationality in organizational fields (Chinese Translation)
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Personality traits, affective commitment, documentation of knowledge, and knowledge sharing
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How transformational leadership facilitates innovative behavior of Korean workers Examining mediating and moderating processes
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the relationship between transformational leadership and the innovative behavior of Korean workers and examine whether knowledge sharing and perceived organizational support (POS) influence the above causal relationship.
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Knowledge sharing between project teams and its cultural antecedents
TL;DR: The findings show that knowledge sharing between project teams takes place even though top‐management did not include these processes in the formal work organization.
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Information technology and knowledge in software development teams: The role of project uncertainty
TL;DR: The results indicate that both exchange and combination are necessary to fully explain the relationships and that the consideration of a project's outcome is also important, while project uncertainty confounds the knowledge-sharing processes regardless of technology.
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