Understanding Dimensioning of Knowledge Transfer Perspectives

Abstract

Most current conceptualization of knowledge transfer emerges from the premise of occidental heritage. This paper examines the dialectical procedure, underpinning the unification of knowledge as an entity, and discusses dimensions of knowledge and knowledge transfer from the practitioner's perspective. The study asks why, if knowledge is vital for business success and competitive advantage, the transfer of knowledge is rarely a simple unproblematic event. Further, that the creation of knowledge before transfer is recognized within literature as a significant factor in determining a starting point for analogous scrutiny. The theoretical standpoint adopted in this study therefore, looks to synthesis from practical interaction and observation, epistemic principals of 'knowledge', which underpins knowledge transfer theories and perspectives from the point of view of Philosophical, Organizational, Psychological and Cultural boundaries. To do this, the study will examine knowledge transfer practices within a large retail environment. The study incorporated (n=20) interviews in and around the workplace. Results indicated that whilst there was a degree of incredulity amongst the knowledge transfer practitioners, the main theme to emerge was that knowledge was less difficult to transfer if the interpretation and experiential relationships of the practitioners aligned to a similar perspective. Findings show that ideologies, especially those associated with religious beliefs, are used to establish successful trends in motivation, interaction, leadership and experience in a business context. This identification of factors and interactions contribute to a wider understanding of the relationship between success and knowledge transfer and thus allows boundaries and parameters to fortify a knowledge transfer arena from which to establish metrics. From this research, more detailed investigation will allow new conceptual models to be considered and existing theoretical models to be redesigned and re-positioned.

WORKING PAPER SERIES: PHILOSOPHY AND KNOWLEDGE: Reflexion on a flexible management method.

“…To assist with this complex interaction, key elements of emphasis can be drawn from a POPC lens approach (Fascia, 2015), since this approach allows a multi view perspective to interweave between individual and group interpretations within a linear frame of reference (Fascia, 2016).…”

“…form and location of the knowledge, the indication of knowledge-sharing capability, the relationship between the source and the recipient and the broader environment in which the transfer occurs, are all contributive factors in assessing success(Fascia, 2015). This view now gives the observer a similar frame of reference to the participating agents, whereby, any revisionof a proposition within the reference framework allows interpretation from a predicate.…”

Working Paper Series: Philosophy and Knowledge: Reflexion on a Flexible Management Method.

“…To assist with this complex interaction, key elements of emphasis can be drawn from a POPC lens approach (Fascia, 2015) and it is this centralisation of assumption, which can be used to underpin significance in an organisational context.…”

“…, since this approach allows a multi view perspective to interweave between individual and group interpretations within a linear frame of reference(Fascia, 2016).This approach allows us to consider that form and location of the knowledge, the indication of knowledge-sharing capability, the relationship between the source and the recipient and the broader environment in which the transfer occurs, are all contributive factors in assessing success(Fascia, 2015). This view now gives the observer a similar frame of reference to theparticipating agents, whereby, any revision of a proposition within the reference framework allows interpretation from a predicate.…”

Innovation as a Singular Enabler

“…To assist with this complex interaction, key elements of emphasis around knowledge value can be drawn from a POPC (Philosophical, Organisation, Psychological, Cultural) lens of interpretation (Fascia, 2015), since this approach allows a multi view perspective to interweave between individual and group interpretations within a linear or relativistic frame of reference (Fascia, 2016). This approach allows us to consider that form and location of any knowledge, the indication of knowledge-sharing capability, the relationship between the source and the recipient and the broader environment in which the transfer occurs, are all contributing factors in assessing success (Fascia, 2015).…”