The influence of motivation, opportunity, ability, and tacitness on repatriate knowledge transfer
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The influence of motivation, opportunity, ability, and tacitness on repatriate knowledge transfer. / Burmeister, Anne; Lazarova, Mila B.; Deller, Jürgen.
Academy of Management Proceedings . Vol. 2016 Academy of Management (Briarcliff Manor, NY) , 2016. p. 53-58 (Academy of Management Proceedings ; Vol. 2016).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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T1 - The influence of motivation, opportunity, ability, and tacitness on repatriate knowledge transfer
AU - Burmeister, Anne
AU - Lazarova, Mila B.
AU - Deller, Jürgen
N1 - Conference code: 76
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - This paper examines the dyadic aspect of repatriate knowledge transfer using time-lagged multi-source data from 101 knowledge transfer dyads comprised of repatriates as knowledge senders and domestic work unit members as knowledge recipients. We investigate the success of repatriate knowledge transfer upon the return of repatriates to their home countries. Specifically, we build on communication theory in combination with the motivation-opportunity-ability framework of work performance to hypothesize that repatriate ability and motivation to transfer knowledge, recipient ability and motivation to receive knowledge, and formal and informal opportunities for interaction will significantly improve repatriate knowledge transfer success. Furthermore, we hypothesize that the three dimensions of knowledge tacitness-codifiability, teachability, and complexity-will also affect knowledge transfer success. We find that repatriate motivation, recipient ability, recipient motivation, and formal opportunities to interact significantly improve repatriate knowledge transfer success rates, whereas low codifiability decreases success rates.
AB - This paper examines the dyadic aspect of repatriate knowledge transfer using time-lagged multi-source data from 101 knowledge transfer dyads comprised of repatriates as knowledge senders and domestic work unit members as knowledge recipients. We investigate the success of repatriate knowledge transfer upon the return of repatriates to their home countries. Specifically, we build on communication theory in combination with the motivation-opportunity-ability framework of work performance to hypothesize that repatriate ability and motivation to transfer knowledge, recipient ability and motivation to receive knowledge, and formal and informal opportunities for interaction will significantly improve repatriate knowledge transfer success. Furthermore, we hypothesize that the three dimensions of knowledge tacitness-codifiability, teachability, and complexity-will also affect knowledge transfer success. We find that repatriate motivation, recipient ability, recipient motivation, and formal opportunities to interact significantly improve repatriate knowledge transfer success rates, whereas low codifiability decreases success rates.
KW - Business psychology
KW - Knowledge management
KW - Motivation
KW - Knowledge transfer
KW - Multisource data
KW - Information management
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85026249134&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://proceedings.aom.org/content/2016/1/10427.full.pdf
U2 - 10.5465/AMBPP.2016.97
DO - 10.5465/AMBPP.2016.97
M3 - Article in conference proceedings
AN - SCOPUS:85026249134
VL - 2016
T3 - Academy of Management Proceedings
SP - 53
EP - 58
BT - Academy of Management Proceedings
PB - Academy of Management (Briarcliff Manor, NY)
T2 - 76th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management - AOM 2016
Y2 - 5 August 2016 through 9 August 2016
ER -