Knowledge, Transaction Costs, and the Problems of Transformation

Swaan, Wim

doi:10.1080/00128775.1996.11648597

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“…The research findings is not surprising because employees' perception of transaction cost will be higher while the knowledge is difficult to articulate, formalise, and communicate for transferring to others. These findings are consistent with previous studies (Hennart, 2010;Ke and Wei, 2007;Osterloh and Frey, 2000;Swaan, 1996).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 95%

“…SEM showed that the hypotheses in the study were supported. The aforementioned findings were consistent with those reported in previous studies (Swaan, 1996;Osterloh and Frey, 2000;Ke and Wei, 2007;Hennart, 2010). This study also examined the relationship between tacit knowledge and knowledge transfer using transaction cost as a mediator in the model.…”

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confidence: 81%

“…An important factor affecting the success of knowledge transfer is transaction cost (Williamson, 1991;Swaan, 1996;Sampson, 2004;Vázquez, 2004;Ke and Wei, 2007). From an organisational perspective, transaction costs refer to those costs that arise when individuals exchange ownership rights to economic assets and enforce their exclusive rights (Adhikari and Lovett, 2006).…”

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confidence: 99%

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The effects of port employees' perceptions of tacit knowledge and transaction cost on knowledge transfer

Kuo

2014

IJSTL

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This study empirically examined the effects of tacit knowledge and transaction cost on knowledge transfer, and transaction cost as a mediator of the relationship between tacit knowledge and knowledge transfer in the port context. Using data collected from a survey of 233 employees in the Keelung Port Corporation in Taiwan, structural equation modelling (SEM) was employed to test the research hypotheses. The research findings indicated that port employees' perceptions of tacit knowledge and transaction cost negatively influence knowledge transfer, and tacit knowledge positively impacts on transaction cost. The findings also showed that an employee's perception of transaction cost mediates the relationship between tacit knowledge and knowledge transfer. The implications of the study findings for knowledge transfer in port operations are discussed.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 95%