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Knowledge Management Research & Practice - Abstract of article: An integrative model for knowledge transfer between new product development project teams

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Knowledge Management Research & Practice advance online publication 17 December 2012; doi: 10.1057/kmrp.2012.57

An integrative model for knowledge transfer between new product development project teams

Alejandro Germán Frank1 and José Luis Duarte Ribeiro1
1Industrial Engineering Department, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Correspondence: Alejandro Germán Frank, Industrial Engineering Department, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Osvaldo Aranha, n. 99, 5o Andar, CEP 90035-190, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Tel: +55 51 3308 3490; Fax: +55 51 3308 4007; E-mail: agerfrank@producao.ufrgs.br
Received 21 March 2012; Revised 31 May 2012; Accepted 18 October 2012
Advance online publication 17 December 2012
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Abstract

Knowledge transfer (KT) between new product development (NPD) project teams is considered by many authors as a process. A variety of works in literature have proposed models to elucidate such a KT process and its stages. However, the nomenclature used to describe these models and the proposed KT stages present large heterogeneity. Researchers from different fields have studied the KT processes; hence, there have been different interpretations or approaches for the same problem. This study presents a comparison of 14 KT models organized in two main research approaches: the emergent approach (which considers the dynamics and integration of the team) and the engineering approach (which considers the organization and management of knowledge). The comparison is based on content analysis. The main contribution of this paper is the proposition of a new model for KT between NPD project teams, integrating the previous models so as to provide a more complete and consistent KT framework.

Keywords:

knowledge transfer; new product development; project teams; team integration

Knowledge Management Research & Practice - Abstract of article: An integrative model for knowledge transfer between new product development project teams

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