Network Structure and Determinants of Employees Tacit Knowledge Transfer

Wei Fajie; Deng Wanjun; Shan Wei

Journal of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Social Sciences Edition > 2011 > 24(2): 65-70,83.

Wei Fajie, Deng Wanjun, Shan Wei. Network Structure and Determinants of Employees Tacit Knowledge Transfer[J]. Journal of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Social Sciences Edition, 2011, 24(2): 65-70,83.

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Network Structure and Determinants of Employees Tacit Knowledge Transfer

School of Economics and Management, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing 100191, China

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Received Date: April 22, 2010
Published Date: March 24, 2011

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We use the social network analysis to study the network structure and individual position in employees tacit knowledge transfer in the department of technology application. Then we focus on the effects of some factors about staff on tacit knowledge transfer. The results indicate the network of employees’ tacit knowledge transfer in the department of technology application has weak network cohesion and many workers only play a role of absorbing knowledge, but it has a high efficiency of knowledge transfer. Tacit knowledge transfer happens more often among employees with close friendship, similar working age, different education levels and of high positions. Position has a positive function on knowledge provider’s position. Staff with an extroverted disposition and a short working age learns from more persons.
- tacit knowledge,
- knowledge transfer,
- social network analysis

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