dc.contributor.author | Eriksson, Evelina | |
dc.contributor.author | Börjesson, Jessica | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-08-13T12:26:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-08-13T12:26:01Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-08-13 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2077/36629 | |
dc.description.abstract | Due to increasingly fast changing markets, there is a need for an efficient knowledge transfer within organizations in order for them to stay competitive. This study regards knowledge transfer as a part of the on-going process of knowledge exchange, in which application and development of the transferred knowledge also are included. The process of knowledge exchange in project-based organizations has
been neglected within the research field, even though this organizational form is becoming
increasingly common, and furthermore holds specific characteristics. Therefore, this thesis aims to develop a better understanding of how the process of knowledge exchange in project-based organizations is influenced by these characteristics. To do this, a research question regarding how knowledge exchange is enabled and prevented in a project-based organization, compared to in a traditional organization, has been answered through a case study. Five project managers in one
organization have been interviewed in-depth.
The findings show that several of the factors that previous research has shown to influence the knowledge exchange in traditional organizations, including lack of time, social interaction, individuals’ willingness and ability to exchange knowledge and the corporate culture, also have an influence on the exchange in a project-based organization. However, the characteristics of the projectbased
organization appear to have an influence on how the factors affect the knowledge exchange. For
example, the influence of the lack of time as an obstacle, and the social interaction as an enabler, was shown to be enhanced as a consequence of these characteristics. | sv |
dc.language.iso | eng | sv |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Management & Organisation | sv |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | 14:18 | sv |
dc.subject | Knowledge management | sv |
dc.subject | Knowledge exchange | sv |
dc.subject | Knowledge transfer | sv |
dc.subject | Knowledge application | sv |
dc.subject | Knowledge development | sv |
dc.subject | Project-based organizations | sv |
dc.subject | Social interaction | sv |
dc.title | The Process of Knowledge Exchange - a Case Study of a Project‐based Organization | sv |
dc.type | Text | |
dc.setspec.uppsok | SocialBehaviourLaw | |
dc.type.uppsok | M2 | |
dc.contributor.department | University of Gothenburg/Department of Business Administration | eng |
dc.contributor.department | Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen | swe |
dc.type.degree | Student essay | |