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Procedures for transferring organizational knowledge during generational change: A systematic review

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Igoa-Iraola, Elene, Díez, Fernando·2024·Heliyon

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The loss of organizational knowledge has emerged as a prevalent issue for 21st-century organizations. This systematic review aims to scrutinize knowledge transfer procedures applied to individuals in managerial and intermediate positions during generational change or knowledge management initiatives. Following the PRISMA statement [1], this review progressed through four stages, applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, and ultimately identifying 28 articles for the final analysis. Descriptive indicators and content-related metrics were employed in the study. Key findings include: (1) predominant investment in knowledge retention studies and procedure design is observed among large companies, primarily in the secondary sector; (2) digitalization emerges as a critical aspect of effective organizational knowledge transfer procedures and protocols; (3) intra-organizational communication styles are predominantly employed for knowledge transfer; (4) organizations prefer a collective approach to transferring both tacit and explicit knowledge. In summary, this research offers fresh insights into a pivotal area of business management, showcasing originality in its exploration of knowledge transfer within the realms of generational change and knowledge management.

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Authors
Igoa-Iraola, E., & Díez, F.
Affiliations
Universidad de Deusto (ES)
Corresponding author
  • Igoa-Iraola, Elene
  • Díez, Fernando
Venue
Heliyon
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2024-03
Volume
10
Issue
5
Pages
e27092
ISSN
2405-8440 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4392131744
Cited by
11
References
98
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 3
FWCI
1.55
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Heliyon (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
University of Deusto
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Communication › Knowledge Management and Sharing
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Innovation and Knowledge Management
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Science Applications › E-Learning and Knowledge Management
Keywords
organizational knowledge transfer, generational change, knowledge management, tacit knowledge, explicit knowledge, knowledge retention, digitalization, internal communication, managerial roles, knowledge loss

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