Refining the classification of knowledge transfer mechanisms for project-to-project knowledge sharing
South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Refining the classification of knowledge transfer mechanisms for project-to-project knowledge sharing | |
| Creator | Van Waveren, Corro Oerlemans, Leon Pretorius, Tinus | |
| Description | Background: The complex, unique and temporary nature of projects makes project-to-project knowledge transfer challenging and has attracted attention from both practitioners and academic scholars. This challenging nature of project-to-project knowledge transfer led to the proliferation of a host of tools and instruments (so-called knowledge transfer mechanisms) in which little structure can be discovered making selection by (project) managers a difficult task.Aim: This article aims to deal with this unstructured proliferation of knowledge transfer mechanisms by empirically categorising these transfer mechanisms, thereby reducing the number of mechanisms to groups that share a common characteristic.Setting: The study takes stock of the wide range of knowledge transfer mechanisms available and analyses them in terms of specific characteristics (e.g. explicitness or reach).Methods: A multi-method approach is used in which a multi-level latent class analysis is applied on data collected via an expert panel.Results: Five categories of transfer mechanisms could be empirically established where these mechanisms showed common characteristics.Conclusion: The taxonomy developed will allow organisations and project managers to more efficiently select appropriate transfer mechanisms for use in project-to-project knowledge transfer. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS Publishing | |
| Date | 2017-10-05 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajems.v20i1.1642 | |
| Source | South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences; Vol 20, No 1 (2017); 16 pages 2222-3436 1015-8812 | |
| Language | eng | |
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