Do Australian Universities Encourage Tacit Knowledge Transfer?

Ritesh Chugh

2015

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to explore whether Australian universities encourage tacit knowledge transfer. In doing so, the paper also explores the role of managers (academics’ supervisor) in promoting or hampering tacit knowledge transfer and the value given to new ideas and innovation. This study collected data by conducting interviews of academics in four universities and a qualitative narrative analysis was carried out. The findings suggest that universities generally encourage and facilitate the transfer of tacit knowledge; however there are some areas that require improvement. Avenues for improving tacit knowledge transfer call for open communication, peer-trust and unrestricted sharing of knowledge by managers. The study was conducted in four universities, hence limits the generalisability of the findings. This paper will contribute to further research in the discipline of tacit knowledge, provide understanding and guide universities in their tacit knowledge transfer efforts and in particular, encourage the transfer of tacit knowledge.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Chugh R. (2015). Do Australian Universities Encourage Tacit Knowledge Transfer? . In Proceedings of the 7th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management - Volume 1: KMIS, (IC3K 2015) ISBN 978-989-758-158-8, pages 128-135. DOI: 10.5220/0005585901280135

in Bibtex Style

@conference{kmis15,
author={Ritesh Chugh},
title={Do Australian Universities Encourage Tacit Knowledge Transfer?},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 7th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management - Volume 1: KMIS, (IC3K 2015)},
year={2015},
pages={128-135},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005585901280135},
isbn={978-989-758-158-8},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 7th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management - Volume 1: KMIS, (IC3K 2015)
TI - Do Australian Universities Encourage Tacit Knowledge Transfer?
SN - 978-989-758-158-8
AU - Chugh R.
PY - 2015
SP - 128
EP - 135
DO - 10.5220/0005585901280135