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A case analysis of ICT for knowledge transfer in small businesses in Vietnam

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  • Nguyen, Toan
  • Burgess, Stephen

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Small businesses face numerous issues in regard to the management of their knowledge, including potential loss of knowledge due to high employee turnover and the willingness and ability of employees to share their knowledge. This case study examines two small ICT companies in Vietnam to determine how knowledge transfer was conducted with and without the use of ICT. A knowledge transfer framework for small businesses was used as a lens to analyse the results. The findings showed differences in knowledge transfer approaches in both cases. It was observed that employees whose jobs required less flexibility needed more explicit knowledge, but if their working procedures were more flexible they were more likely to need tacit knowledge. Tacit knowledge was mainly transferred by non-ICT methods, with explicit knowledge being transferred via a combination of methods. The cases differed in regard to the existence of knowledge transfer guidelines – as well as the willingness and ability of employees to share knowledge with others in the business. Both case businesses lacked appropriate measures to determine the level of success of knowledge transfer activities.

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  • Nguyen, Toan & Burgess, Stephen, 2014. "A case analysis of ICT for knowledge transfer in small businesses in Vietnam," International Journal of Information Management, Elsevier, vol. 34(3), pages 416-421.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ininma:v:34:y:2014:i:3:p:416-421
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2014.02.009
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