What is Knowledge Transfer

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A process by which knowledge, ideas and experience move from the source of knowledge to the recipient of that knowledge. Knowledge transfer and knowledge sharing are used interchangeably in many literatures. Learn more in: Transnational Knowledge Transfer

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An ultimate goal of teacher education and all learning; namely the effective implementation of new knowledge into one’s practice. Learn more in: An Online Course Design for Inservice Teacher Professional Development in a Digital Age: The Effectiveness of the Double-Layered CoP Model

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Process that enables the socioeconomic use of humanistic, scientific and technical knowledge by means of interaction with third parties in contracted research activities or collaborations, consulting and technical services, in the protection of the research results, licenses, rights of use, and in the creation of spin-offs, including technology transfer. Learn more in: New Approach to Detect and Select Technology-Based Firms: Value Creation Factors in a Follower Technology Country

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The practical problem of transferring knowledge from one part of the organization to another (or all other) parts of the organization. It seeks to organize, create, capture or distribute knowledge and ensure its availability for future users. It is more than just a communication problem and more complex because: knowledge resides in organizational members, tools, tasks, and their sub-networks and much of the knowledge organizations have is tacit or hard to articulate in direct communication. Learn more in: Smart Cities and the Internet: From Mode 2 to Triple Helix Accounts of their Evolution

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The transfer of organizational knowledge from one entity to another entity within/between organizations. Learn more in: Application of Cognitive Map in Knowledge Management

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The focused, objective-seeking communication of knowledge between individuals, groups, or organizations such that the recipient of knowledge either (a) receives the knowledge, (b) has a cognitive understanding of it, (c) has the ability to apply the knowledge, or (d) applies the knowledge. Learn more in: Knowledge Sharing

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In the case of this chapter, the concept of knowledge transfer is similar to the concept of “intracorporate knowledge flow” given by Gupta and Govindarajan (1991). It is defined as the transfer of either expertise (e.g., skills and capabilities in product and process design or marketing know-how) or external market data (information on customers, competitors or suppliers) with a high strategic value. Learn more in: A Qualitative Study of Knowledge Management: The Multinational Firm Point of View

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Is the transmitting of practical or theoretical knowledge, apprehended in an academic environment, to the entrepreneurial context with the objectives of, among others, improving production techniques and augmenting monetary returns. Learn more in: The Promotion of Entrepreneurship in Low Density Regions: The Case of the Agency for the Regional Development of Alentejo (ADRAL)

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Sharing of one’s ideas, insights, solutions, experiences with another individual. Learn more in: Knowledge Transfer Between Senior and Novice Software Testers: A Qualitative Analysis in Sri Lankan Software Companies

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Knowledge transfer (TC) is the set of activities aimed at the dissemination of knowledge, experience and skills in order to facilitate the use, application and exploitation of knowledge and R&D capabilities of the university outside the scope academic by other institutions. Learn more in: Organizational Culture, Knowledge, Learning Organizations, and Innovation on Sustainable Organizations: Strategic Implications

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Giving the community tools to enhance their entrepreneurship. Learn more in: Second Global Commitment, Challenge for Institutes of Higher Education: Contribution Actions or Institutional Notoriety

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The transfer of organizational knowledge from one entity to another entity within/between organizations. Learn more in: Cognitive Mapping in Support of Intelligent Information Systems

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Is the means by which scientific and technological knowledge and know-how are transferred from a knowledge-base organization to those in need of that asset. Learn more in: The Challenges of Smart Specialization Strategies and the Role of Entrepreneurial Universities: A New Competitive Paradigm

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Refers to the process of transferring knowledge from a producer to a recipient. Usually it is understood as the mechanism of putting the new knowledge produced by public research available to firms. It is a crucial process to transform invention in innovation. Knowledge transfer is commonly associated with other more limited visions such as research commercialization or knowledge valorization, directly connected with formal mechanisms of licensing intellectual property, spinning-off, and research contracts with industry. Knowledge transfer is broader than these previous notions and encompasses other channels as training, students’ placement, science communication and informal contacts. It is crucial for open innovation. Learn more in: Resilience, Innovation, and Knowledge Transfer: Conceptual Considerations and Future Research Directions

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In the fields of organizational development and organizational learning, it is the practical problem of getting a packet of knowledge from one part of the organization to another (or all other) part of the organization. Learn more in: The Sign-Meaning Chain and its Implications for the Organization

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The continuum of determining what information is needed, finding the resource, disseminating the resource in a useful fashion so that its knowledge can be affectively applied, and tracking the outcome, action, and experience associated with that information. Knowledge transfer understands knowledge as a manageable resource and individuals as information conduits. The process emphasizes connecting individuals, and building relationships between information seekers and their leadership, so that knowledge in tacit fashion (i.e., team debriefings, discussion) can be reliably shared and learned from. Learn more in: Knowledge Workers, Librarians, and Safety: Opportunities for Partnership

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Refers to the process of transferring knowledge produced in technological-based entities and scientific research to other organizations, especially companies, associated with innovation. Knowledge transfer has a very broad context, but in this case, it is understood as the mechanism that allows the new knowledge produced by public research to be transferable to companies, namely through technology commercialization, intellectual/industrial property licensing, creation of spinoffs, to obtain technological maturity and business survival in early-stage phases. Learn more in: University-Industry Linkage Through Business Incubation: A Case Study of the IPN Incubator in Portugal

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Knowledge transfer is the systematic process of sharing knowledge and learning from the experience of others. Learn more in: Transferring Knowledge in a Knowledge-Based Economy

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The transfer of knowledge from one part of an organisation to another, but not just on a communication level (i.e., email, letter, and telephone). Learn more in: Integrated Curricula in Nursing Education

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A way to access knowledge from an individual or organization and adapt to the constantly changing work environment. Learn more in: Succession Planning as a Developmental Tool for Sustainability

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Knowledge sharing and collaboration between research units, institutions and enterprises. Learn more in: Internationalization of Polish Higher Education within Knowledge Transfer and Innovation

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The process by which knowledge is transmitted to, and absorbed by, a user. Learn more in: Network Effects of Knowledge Diffusion in Network Economy

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Transfer of learning. In education refers to learning in one context any applying it to another (i.e., the capacity to apply acquired knowledge and skills to new situation). Learn more in: Development and Transfer of TPACK From Pre-Service to In-Service Experience for a Special Education Elementary School Teacher: Case Study

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Knowledge sharing and collaboration between research units, institutions and enterprises. Learn more in: Innovative Entrepreneurship in Poland within Cooperation of the Universities with Enterprises

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The communication activities of knowledge between projects and organizations are affected by the other's expertise when at least one of them is affected. Learn more in: Education for the Digital Industry: Opportunities and Challenges of Experience-Based Expertise and Open Innovation

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Refers to sharing/disseminating knowledge and providing inputs to problem solving. In organizational theory, knowledge transfer is the practical problem of transferring knowledge from one part of the organization to another. Knowledge transfer seeks to organize, create, capture or distribute knowledge and ensure its availability for future users. It is considered to be more than just communication, otherwise a memorandum, an e-mail or a meeting would accomplish this transfer. Learn more in: Knowledge Transfer Conditioning by the Communication Processes in the IT/IS Area

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A variety of processes and theories that encourage the application of research findings to practice or policy decisions. Learn more in: The Role of Information Technology for Knowledge Exchange amongst Healthcare Stakeholders

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Type of knowledge sharing, in which a receiver at least absorbed “sent” knowledge and probably even acted somehow upon it. Learn more in: Tensions between Knowledge Creation and Knowledge Sharing: Individual Preferences of Employees in Knowledge-Intensive Organizations

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The flow of knowledge (tacit or explicit) between entities (including universities, organizations, and individuals). Learn more in: The Role of the ICTS in Knowledge Transfer: A Special Focus in Fraunhofer AICOS

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Is a term used to encompass a very broad range of activities to support mutually beneficial collaborations between universities, businesses and the public sector. It is all about the transfer of tangible and intellectual property, expertise, learning and skills between academia and the non-academic community. Learn more in: Knowledge Transfer between Universities and Knowledge Intensive Business Services: An Empirical Study

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Is a diverse range of activities used in the support of mutually beneficial collaborations within and between universities, businesses and the public sector for the civic benefit of society. Learn more in: Interdisciplinary Professional Doctoral Education: Translational Research for Allied Health Professionals

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Is the means by which transfer of scientific and technological knowledge and expertise from a knowledge-based organization to those in need of that asset takes place. Learn more in: Understanding Entrepreneurial University: A Framework for Emerging Economies

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Transfer of organizational knowledge from one entity to another entity within/between organizations. Learn more in: Application of Cognitive Map in Knowledge Management

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Knowledge transfer (TC) is the set of activities aimed at the dissemination of knowledge, experience, and skills in order to facilitate the use, application and exploitation of knowledge and R&D capabilities of the university outside the scope academic by other institutions. Learn more in: Relationships and Strategic Implications Among Organizational Culture: Knowledge, Learning Organizations, and Innovation on Sustainable Organizations

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Regular actions and activities resulting in transfer of knowledge from academia (or research institutions), usually to regional or national organizations or companies and resulting in positive economic or social impacts. Learn more in: Implementing Academic Business Incubators: Reflections and Best Practices of a Portuguese Case Study

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A process by which knowledge is transmitted from one individual to another. Learn more in: Information Technologies' Impact on Individual Learning Process: The Case of a Community of Practice

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A specific complex process involved in learning. Learn more in: Collaborative Scientific Writing Between Writing Art and Project Management

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Consists of the process of recovering and assessing the collective memory of the organization and involves the accessibility to repositories and the knowledge sharing between workers. Learn more in: “Shaken, Not Stirred”: Knowledge Transfer in the Hospitality Industry

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Is the process that study the capability of the source to provide the necessary knowledge, to question of knowledge-in-practice and the intention and the ability of receivers to absorb and utilize the transferred knowledge. Thus, KT processes focus on circulating the needed knowledge around the right locations when it is needed and where it is likely to be absorbed and used. Learn more in: An Explorative Study of Knowledge-Transfer Mechanism: Processes and Factors (Enablers and Barriers) – Conceptual Model

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The act of engineering implicit and explicit knowledge into an understandable, recognizable, and accessible format, and passing that body of knowledge between the knowledge holder and the intended knowledge users. Learn more in: Strategies to Meet Knowledge Transfer Needs

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Knowledge transfer (TC) is the set of activities aimed at the dissemination of knowledge, experience and skills in order to facilitate the use, application and exploitation of knowledge and R&D capabilities of the university outside the scope academic by other institutions. Learn more in: Strategic Implications of Organizational Culture, Knowledge, Learning Organizations, and Innovation on Sustainable Organizations

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Ko et al. (2005) defined knowledge transfer as “the communication of knowledge from a source that is learned and applied by a receipt” (p. 62). Learn more in: Role of SOR Theory in Business Tourism Activities for Effective Knowledge Transfer: Pluralistic Learning Theory for Project Knowledge Transfer

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The practical problem of transferring knowledge from one part of the organization to another (or all other) parts of the organization. It seeks to organize, create, capture or distribute knowledge and ensure its availability for future users. It is considered to be more than just a communication problem and more complex because knowledge resides in organizational members, tools, tasks, and their sub-networks and much of the knowledge organizations have is tacit or hard to articulate in direct communication. Learn more in: The IntelCities Community of Practice: The eGov Services Model for Socially Inclusive and Participatory Urban Regeneration Programs

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Knowledge Transfer is a field of research concerned with finding practical ways to transfer knowledge between the knowledge producers and knowledge consumers/users; for example, transferring knowledge generated in academia to society (e.g. decision makers, companies, non-governmental organizations). Learn more in: Knowledge Management in Healthcare

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Send or exchange knowledge to/with appropriate receiver. Learn more in: Customer Knowledge Management (CKM): Customers as External Knowledge Assets in Small-to-Medium-Sized Software Enterprises (SMEs)

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Knowledge transfer (TC) is the set of activities aimed at the dissemination of knowledge, experience, and skills in order to facilitate the use, application and exploitation of knowledge and R&D capabilities of the university outside the scope academic by other institutions. Learn more in: Strategic Implications of Organizational Culture, Knowledge, Learning Organizations, and Innovation on Sustainable Organizations

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It is a complex process that regards the transmission and exchange of knowledge from a producer to a recipient. Today it is considered central to the capacity of a specific innovation system. Usually it is associated to the production of scientific knowledge by universities and other public research organizations and the sequential absorption by firms and the industrial fabric. This vision is being more contested because it assumes a linear perspective of innovation and a somewhat passive role of firms. Knowledge transfer is often connected to the commercialisation of knowledge and valorisation of research results, with spinning-off, patent exploitation and research contracting, yet it is not limited to these channels because informal mechanisms of transfer, as for example the graduate absorption by local firms, are very significant. Learn more in: Academic Entrepreneurship and Knowledge Transfer Networks: Translation Process and Boundary Organizations

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The communication of knowledge between individuals, groups, or organizations with a scope to be absorbed and applied by the recipient. Learn more in: Practices and Challenges of Knowledge Management in the Greek Public Sector

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In the fields of o and organizational learning, knowledge transfer is the practical problem of getting a packet of knowledge from one part of the organization to another (or all other) parts of the organization. Learn more in: IT and the Social Construction of Knowledge

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The process through which one organization unit identifies, learns and (re)applies routines in a specific area from another organization unit. Learn more in: Knowledge Transfer and Sharing in Globally Distributed Teams

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The focused, unidirectional communication of knowledge between individuals, groups, or organizations such that the recipient of knowledge (a) has a cognitive understanding, (b) has the ability to apply the knowledge, or (c) applies the knowledge. Learn more in: Knowledge Transfer

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The process of sharing or distributing complex information, knowledge, skills and behaviors among organizations/ stakeholders to support mutually beneficial collaborations. Learn more in: Linking Stakeholder Engagement to Multiple Future Policies in the European Energy Sector: An Impact Analysis

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Is the transmitting of practical or theoretical knowledge, apprehended in an academic environment, to the entrepreneurial context with the objectives of, among others, improving production techniques and augmenting monetary returns. Learn more in: Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Low-Density Regions: Business Incubation Practices in Alentejo

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the process of sharing knowledge between one person and another Learn more in: Game-Based Learning for Knowledge Sharing and Transfer: The e-VITA Approach for Intergenerational Learning

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The process of knowledge sharing from one transmitter to a receiver of information, communication. Learn more in: Towards Convergence in European Higher Education through Open Innovation