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Passion and expertise

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  • Ali Yakhlef

    (School of Business Stockholm University)

  • Laurent Sié

    (Groupe ESC Pau)

Abstract

Most research in the area of knowledge acquisition and transfer has focused on cognitive, (inter-) personal, organizational, social, cultural factors that have an impact on knowledge initiatives, overlooking the significant role emotional factors such as passion play in this process. The paper argues that experts’ degree of passion for, and attachment to, their expertise knowledge facilitates increase in knowledge acquisition and its transfer. To the extent that passion is an intrinsic motive, and since it is not amenable to management control and intervention, attempts at managing it may be counter-productive.

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  • Ali Yakhlef & Laurent Sié, 2007. "Passion and expertise," Working Papers 0802, Groupe ESC Pau, Research Department, revised Jun 2007.
    • Handle: RePEc:pau:wpaper:0802
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