Inter‐ and Intra‐Organizational Knowledge Transfer: A Meta‐Analytic Review and Assessment of its Antecedents and Consequences
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abstract Research on organizational knowledge transfer is burgeoning, and yet our understanding of its antecedents and consequences remains rather unclear. Although conceptual and qualitative reviews of the organizational knowledge transfer literature have emerged, no study has attempted to summarize previous quantitative empirical findings. As a first step towards that goal, we use meta‐analytic techniques to examine how knowledge, organization and network level antecedents differentially impact organizational knowledge transfer. Additionally, we consolidate research on the relationship between knowledge transfer and its consequences. We also demonstrate how the intra‐ and inter‐organizational context, the directionality of knowledge transfers, and measurement characteristics moderate the relationships studied. By aggregating and consolidating existing research, our study not only reveals new insights into the levers and outcomes of organizational knowledge transfer, but also provides meaningful directions for future research.
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“…framing; innovation; interorganizational knowledge transfer; process When organizational actors share and trade knowledge in interorganizational collaborations they do so because of the benefits of knowledge transfer, such as enhanced innovativeness (Powell et al., 1996; Van Wijk et al., 2008).”
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“Three crucial factors are emphasized ( Van Wijk et al. , 2008”
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“Moreover, knowledge transfer – a broader process that © 2021 RADMA and John Wiley & Sons Ltd 196 R&D Management 52, 2, 2022 encompasses knowledge sharing (Tangaraja et al., 2016) – was meta- analytically shown to enhance organizational innovativeness (Van Wijk et al., 2008).”
Background
- Authors
- Van Wijk, R., Jansen, J. J. P., & Lyles, M. A.
- Affiliations
- Indiana University (US)
- ORCID
- Jansen, Justin J. P.
- Venue
- Journal of Management Studies
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2008-05-02
- Volume
- 45
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 830-853
- ISSN
- 0022-2380 (ISSN-L)
- 1467-6486
- OpenAlex
- W2007467847
- Cited by
- 1,335
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 31 · 2025: 60 · 2024: 48 · 2023: 78 · 2022: 79 · 2021: 85 · 2020: 83 · 2019: 80 · 2018: 104 · 2017: 96 · 2016: 101 · 2015: 91 · 2014: 101 · 2013: 78 · 2012: 84
- FWCI
- 137.26
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Management Studies (publishedVersion)
- EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (publishedVersion)
- EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (submittedVersion)
- Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Innovation and Knowledge Management
- Social Sciences › Communication › Knowledge Management and Sharing
- Social Sciences › Human Factors and Ergonomics › Innovative Education and Learning Practices
- Keywords
- organizational knowledge transfer, inter-organizational knowledge transfer, intra-organizational knowledge transfer, knowledge networks, moderating effect, measurement properties
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