In the knowledge management domain, the conversion of tacit knowledge to explicit knowledge is critical because it is a prerequisite to the knowledge amplification process wherein knowledge becomes part of an organization’s knowledge network. In this article, knowledge exchange protocols are...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to look at some of the factors that influence the transfer of tacit knowledge between two product development partners. Design/methodology/approach – Research involved the collection of both qualitative and quantitative data. The qualitative data was...

Purpose – This paper aims to identify the pertinent factors for tacit knowledge transfer within a major state‐owned Brazilian oil company – Petrobras. Design/methodology/approach – The research analyses the literature concerning tacit knowledge transfer within organisations and, using a...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present results from a two‐part study that tests the efficacy of a methodology for tacit knowledge retrieval, validation and sharing known as generative knowledge interviewing with a group of senior leaders in a non‐profit organization, and then...

Purpose – This paper's aim is to highlight the relationship between individual tacit knowledge and bounded awareness in managerial decision making. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews pertinent literature on bounded awareness, individual tacit knowledge and decision making as...

Sketches an interdisciplinary framework for advancing the conceptual understanding of the knowledge transfer process. Uses its central tenet that the knowledge transfer process is ultimately a human‐to‐human process and since this process is inherently interactive and dynamic, the knowledge,...

Purpose – This paper aims to theorize how tacit knowledge influences implementation success in mergers and acquisitions (M & As), and contrasts this with explicit knowledge. Tacit knowledge can be a source of sustained competitive advantage because its lack of codifiability precludes easy...

Purpose This paper aims to further research on leadership and knowledge management through formal knowledge strategies in knowledge-intensive organizations (KIOs), and analyse knowledge management challenges and approaches within KIOs, especially tacit knowledge. Design/methodology/approach This...

Purpose This paper aims to examine and test the moderating influence of the type of knowledge underlying work – known as the knowledge in practice (KIP) perspective – on the relationship between knowledge management (KM) activities and unit performance. KIP proposes that the knowledge...

Purpose This paper aims to explore the differences in the level of knowledge sharing between co-workers in high versus low trust situations, for cognition-based trust and for affect-based trust as well as implicit and explicit knowledge. Design/methodology/approach The differences were examined...