Governing the knowledge sharing for repatriates with SECI model An empirical test

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10.2991/icemct-15.2015.327How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Knowledge Sharing, Knowledge Governance Mechanisms, SECI, Repatriates

Abstract

Knowledge sharing of repatriates is embedded in a complex project environment and affected by the organizational knowledge governance mechanisms. This paper seeks to find out the mechanisms that promote repatriates to share their knowledge achieved in international construction projects after returning to domestic projects. We collect data from 245 respondents in 33 Chinese contractors. The test results indicate that adoption of knowledge governance mechanisms influence repatriates’ knowledge sharing via the knowledge sharing process generated from SECI model, namely, socialization, externalization, combination, and internalization. Through knowledge socialization and externalization, knowledge governance mechanisms can be stronger motivation to inspire repatriates’ tacit knowledge sharing than explicit knowledge sharing. This paper provides both theoretical implications for knowledge sharing theory and managerial suggestions for professional construction projects in sharing repatriates’ knowledge.

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© 2015, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yining Li
AU  - Lianying Zhang
PY  - 2015/06
DA  - 2015/06
TI  - Governing the knowledge sharing for repatriates with SECI model An empirical test
BT  - Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Education, Management and Computing Technology
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1544
EP  - 1547
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/icemct-15.2015.327
DO  - 10.2991/icemct-15.2015.327
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