Knowledge Sharing and Transfer

Start with knowledge transfer

Begin with the mind map titled Knowledge Transfer that describes how knowledge moves from one person to another through mentoring, training, documentation and collaboration. It offers a starting point for thinking about where knowledge resides and how people can share it.

Another map with the same title looks at the transfer of expertise, learning, skills and property between academia and the non-academic community. Compare the settings described in the maps as you study.

Explore barriers and communities

The flashcard deck on knowledge-sharing barriers asks why people find sharing difficult and distinguishes individual barriers from organizational ones. It also asks about organizational culture. Use those questions alongside Findings, a mind map that includes internal and external barriers, trust, budgets and new technologies.

The flashcard deck on communities of practice asks how a community differs from a formal work group and what ideas it is based on. The page also lists Knowledge Sharing and Communities of Practice, a mind map you can explore alongside the deck.

Connect the resources

A flashcard deck on communication and knowledge transfer asks about the classical communication model and assumptions associated with knowledge management. The mind map Transferring and applying critical knowledge considers a strategy and process for protecting critical knowledge, including the role of organizational culture.

There are no quizzes on this page, so use the flashcard questions for practice and the maps to organize the ideas around them. Knowledge Sharing and Transfer is part of the Knowledge Management unit in Business administration and management (incl. project management). The resources offer ways to explore this section of the unit. Pick a map and a deck to study together.