Knowledge Sharing : A Review of the Literature

A successful knowledge-sharing effort requires a focus on more than simply the transfer of the specific knowledge. Instead, many of the activities to be undertaken need to focus on structuring and implementing the arrangement in a way that bridges...

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Main Author:	Cummings, Jeffrey
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY ACHIEVEMENT ACTIVE LEARNING ADAPTATION APPRENTICESHIP AREAS OF EXPERTISE ATTENTION BEHAVIORS BELIEFS BEST PRACTICE BEST PRACTICES BOUNDARIES BOUNDARY BRAINSTORMING CAPACITY BUILDING CATEGORIZATION CITIES COGNITION COGNITIVE PROCESSES COLLABORATION COMMON KNOWLEDGE COMMON SENSE COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMPETENCE COMPETENCIES COMPETENCY COMPETITORS COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE COMPLEXITY CULTURAL NORMS DECISION-MAKING DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY DISCUSSION DISCUSSIONS DOCUMENTS EFFECTIVE LEARNING ENGINEERS ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS EQUIPMENT EXISTING KNOWLEDGE EXPERIMENTATION EXPLICIT KNOWLEDGE EXPLORATION FACE-TO-FACE MEETINGS GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE GLOBALIZATION HUMAN CAPITAL IDEA IDEAS IDENTITY INFORMATION SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION INNOVATION SYSTEMS INNOVATIONS INSIGHTS INSTRUCTION INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTUITION KNOW HOW KNOW-HOW KNOWING KNOWLEDGE BASE KNOWLEDGE BASES KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT KNOWLEDGE DIFFUSION KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE KNOWLEDGE FLOWS KNOWLEDGE FOR DEVELOPMENT KNOWLEDGE GAP KNOWLEDGE GAPS KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT KNOWLEDGE REPOSITORIES KNOWLEDGE REPOSITORY KNOWLEDGE SHARING KNOWLEDGE TAXONOMIES KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER KNOWLEDGESHARING LEARNING DISABILITIES LEARNING ENVIRONMENT LEARNING EXPERIENCES LEARNING PROCESS LEARNING PROCESSES LEARNING THEORIES LIFE CYCLES LOCAL KNOWLEDGE LOGIC MARKETING MOTIVATION MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE NETWORKS ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE ORGANIZATIONAL KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING ORGANIZATIONAL MEMORY ORGANIZATIONAL PRACTICES ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS PATENTS PERCEPTION PERSONALITY PERSONALITY TYPES POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES PROGRAMS R&AMP;D RECALL REDUNDANCY REPOSITORIES RETENTION SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL KNOWLEDGE SOCIAL LEARNING SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS SOCIALIZATION STORY TELLING STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS TACIT DIMENSION TACIT KNOWLEDGE TECHNICIANS TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TRAINING ACTIVITIES TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY TYPES OF KNOWLEDGE USE OF INFORMATION USE OF KNOWLEDGE VALUE CREATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/19574499/knowledge-sharing-review-literature http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19060

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Summary:	A successful knowledge-sharing effort requires a focus on more than simply the transfer of the specific knowledge. Instead, many of the activities to be undertaken need to focus on structuring and implementing the arrangement in a way that bridges both existing and potential relationship issues, and examining the form and location of the knowledge to ensure its complete transfer. In other words, while the activities used to share knowledge, such as document exchanges, presentations, job rotations, etc., are important, overcoming the factors that can impede, complicate and even harm knowledge internalization are equally important in determining the ultimate results of a knowledge-sharing effort. Accordingly, any evaluations of the Bank s knowledge-sharing efforts need to incorporate assessments of its use of activities related to understanding the form and embedded knowledge, establishing and managing appropriate administrative structures, and facilitating the transfer of the knowledge.

Knowledge Sharing : A Review of the Literature

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