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Contingency Between Knowledge Characteristics And Knowledge Transfer Mechanism: An Integrative Framework

In: Managing Knowledge For Global And Collaborative Innovations

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  • ZIYE LI

    (School of Management, Xi' an Jiaotong University, 28 Xianning West Road, Xi'an, 710049, China)

  • YOUMIN XI

    (Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, 215123, China)

Abstract

Drawing on the knowledge-based view of the firm, this paper investigates the effectiveness of different organizational mechanisms on knowledge transfer. In this study, we propose a paradigm for managing the complex process of knowledge transfer. Its central theme is that the effectiveness of knowledge transfer depends on the fit between knowledge characteristics and transfer mechanism. It is argued that different knowledge requires different organizational mechanisms to support its transfer. A theoretical framework is developed to provide an analytical perspective on this issue. Two categories of organizational mechanism for knowledge transfer are identified (i.e., formal and informal mechanism), the types, dimensions, and characteristics of knowledge are discussed, and the nature of this fit is examined.

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  • Ziye Li & Youmin Xi, 2009. "Contingency Between Knowledge Characteristics And Knowledge Transfer Mechanism: An Integrative Framework," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Samuel Chu & Waltraut Ritter & Suliman Hawamdeh (ed.), Managing Knowledge For Global And Collaborative Innovations, chapter 8, pages 93-104, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:wschap:9789814299862_0008
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