Transferring R&D knowledge: the key factors affecting knowledge transfer success
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چکیده
Based on a study of knowledge transfer within more than 15 industries, across three forms of governance, and between both domestic and international R&D partners, knowledge transfer success was found to be associated with several key variables, and to hinge upon (a) both R&D units’ understanding where the desired knowledge resides within the source, (b) the extent to which the parties share similar knowledge bases, and the extent of interactions between the source and the recipient to (c) transfer the knowledge and (d) participate in an articulation process through which the source’s knowledge is made accessible to the recipient. © 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. JEL classification: L2 (firm objectives, organization, and behavior); L20 (general); L21 (business objectives of the firm)
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