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Knowledge Transfer:An Emerging

Taxonomy

Robert ParentDenis St-Jacques

Julie Béliveau

www.usherbrooke.ca/vers/ceot

ASBBS Conference 2006Las Vegas, Nevada

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Presentation

• Knowledge Definition • Knowledge Transfer Concepts• Two Paradigms• Models To Learn About KT• Prescriptive vs Descriptive Models &

Literature• Multi-contexts Where KT Takes Place• Conclusion

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Knowledge

Explicit Tacit

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Introductory Concepts of Knowledge

Transfer

Prescriptive Literature

What needs to be done for KT to succeed?

Descriptive LiteratureWhat is required for

KT to occur?

Models to help us learn about Knowledge

Transfer Models generated by:

Practice (praxis)Reflection and Theory

Research

Multi-Contexts

Knowledge Transfer

Must do /how to

Pre-requisites

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Knowledge Transfer Concepts

Knowledge Management

Knowledge

Knowledge Transfer

OntologyEpistemologyTypology

Related conceptsITDatabases and Knowledge RepositoriesSocial CapitalIntellectual CapitalNetworks Communities of Practice

Schools of thought

Measures of the value of KT

Paradigms

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Paradigms

MAX (optimization) MAX (adaptation)

Positivist Paradigm Social Construction ParadigmTechnological Socio-organizationalSystems/Techno-centric People-centric (systems)Linear (mechanistic) Nonlinear (discontinuous)Explicit only Tacit and explicit knowledgeA contextual Highly contextualStatic (non-wicked environment) Dynamic (wicked environment)

Hazlett, McAdam and Galllagher, 2005

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KT Models

Conceptual ModelsTestedUntested

Practice - PraxisConsultationBest PracticesSuccess Stories

(e.g. Buckman labs)

ResearchSurveysCase StudiesGrounded TheoryNarrativesParticipant ObservationComparative StudiesQuantitative Analysis

Prescriptive Literature Descriptive Literature

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Prescriptive vs DescriptiveLiterature

Methods & Tools

Methodologies &

Approaches

Strategies Mechanisms

& (Best Practices)

Conditions / Factors

DynamicCapacities

Generic Specific Generic(e.g.

socialcapital)

Specific(e.g.trust)

Generative

Disseminative

Absorptive

Responsive / Adaptative

Needs Knowledge

Prescriptive Literature Descriptive Literature

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Multi-contexts

Intra-organizational Complex NetworksInter-organizational

Services

Teams

Strategic Alliances

Universities (Research Centers) and industries

Industrial Clusters

Clusters Others (OH&S, etc…)

Corporation Associations

Inter-sites Franchises Mergers / Acquisitions

Vertical Horizontal

Others

Others

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Methods & Tools

Methodolo-gies &

Approaches

StrategiesMechanisms

& Best Practices

Conditions / Factors

DynamicCapacities

Generic Specific Generic(e.g.

social capital)

Specific(e.g.trust)

Generative

Dissem

inative

Absorptive

Responsive /

Adaptive

Needs Knowledge

Knowledge

Knowledge Transfer

Knowledge Management

OntologyEpistemologyTypology

Related conceptsITDatabases and Knowledge RepositoriesSocial CapitalIntellectual CapitalNetworksCommunities of Practice

Schools of thought

Measures of the value of KT

Paradigms

Conceptual ModelsTestedUntested

Practice - PraxisConsultationBest PracticesSuccess Stories

(e.g. Buckman labs)

ResearchSurveysCase StudiesGrounded TheoryNarrativesParticipant ObservationComparative StudiesQuantitative Analysis

Prescriptive Literature Descriptive Literature

Corporations

Intra-organizational Complex NetworksInter-organizational

Services

Teams

Strategic Alliances

Universities

(research centres) and industries

Industrial Clusters

Clusters

Others (O

H&

S, etc…

)

Associations

Inter-sites Franchises Mergers / Acquisitions

Vertical Horizontal

Others

Others

Introductory Concepts of Knowledge

Transfer

Prescriptive Literature

What needs to be done for KT to succeed?

Descriptive Literature

What is required for KT to occur?

Models to help us learn about Knowledge

Transfer Models generated by:

Practice (praxis)Reflection and TheoryResearch

Multi-Contexts

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This taxonomy provides:

A means to navigate

uncharted waters

A means to a variety of KT perspectives

rparent@adm.usherbrooke.ca

To help contribute to its enrichment, refinement please contact:

A roadway to understanding

knowledge transfer