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| Author: | Taminiau, Y. Smit, W. Lange, A. de |
| Title: | Innovation in management consulting firms through informal knowledge sharing |
| Journal: | Journal of Knowledge Management
2009 : VOL. 13:1, p. 42-55 |
| Index terms: | knowledge management management consultants innovation Netherlands |
| Freeterms: | knowledge sharing |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This paper aims to describe the main innovation (hereafter as: innvtn.) barriers in Dutch consultancy firms through focusing on the strength of informal knowledge sharing (as: KS.) as an avenue for innvtn. Based on an empirical study using in-depth interviews with 29 consultants in the Netherlands, the process of innvtn. can be problematic. Consultants do simply not find the time to innovate. There is a need for KS. with clients, colleague consultants and their experienced superiours. The KS. routes the consultant can use are: codified, formal knowledge and informal KS. This paper claims that the most fruitful route to innvtn. is informal KS. |
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