Common Knowledge: How Companies Thrive by Sharing What They Know

By S. Hannabuss. 2001

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Toward a Theory of Knowledge Reuse: Types of Knowledge Reuse Situations and Factors in Reuse Success (2001, background): “One recent and notable exception is the work of Nancy Dixon, whose book, Common Knowledge [22], identified five different types of knowledge transfer situations called serial transfer, near transfer, far transfer, strategic transfer, and expert transfer.”
Behavioral intention formation in knowledge sharing: examining the roles of extrinsic motivators, social-psychological factors, and organizational climate (2005, background): “…29 No. 1/March 2005 101 Sensiper 1998); cognitive barriers that make it difficult for individuals to communicate and otherwise transfer knowledge (Dixon 2000; Gibbert and Krause 2002; Hinds and Pfeffer 2003; von Krogh et al. 2000); and structural barriers, such as authority and status…”
Motivation and barriers to participation in virtual knowledge-sharing communities of practice (2003, unknown): “For example, people who are reluctant to contribute when asked to write something up for a database are willing to share information when asked informally by their colleagues (Dixon, 2000).”
Three-dozen knowledge-sharing barriers managers must consider (2005, background): “Dixon (2000) emphasised that the selection of the appropriate knowledge sharing process within an organisation depends on the type of knowledge (explicit or tacit), the routine and frequency of the sharing process, and the knowledge receiver (individual, group or the whole organisation).”
Repatriating knowledge: variables influencing the “transfer” process (2009, background): “Dixon (2000), for example, found that the similarity of the receiver’s task facilitates transfer.”
The more the better…or is it? The contradictory effects of HR practices on knowledge sharing motivation and behavior (2016, background): “F ollowing the advance of the knowledge-based view of the firm, knowledge sharing hasbeen recognised as an important process contributing to organisational performance(Grant, 1996; Dixon, 2000; Foss et al., 2010).”
How Organizations Learn: Post-flight Reviews in an F-16 Fighter Squadron (2006, methodology): “…in which workers test new work methods of their own design (Leonard-Barton 1992); and peer assists in which workers are coached by their peers (Dixon 2000), are all OLMs that differ on two parameters: the agents of learning (identical to or different from the persons who perform the task),…”