Exploring tacit knowledge transfer and innovation capabilities within the buyer–supplier collaboration: a literature review

The study seeks to identify the main facilitators and barriers of tacit knowledge transfer that influence innovation capabilities of the supplier within the buyer–supplier collaboration.The conceptual paper is based on a systematic literature review of 23 peer reviewed journal articles from Elsevier...

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Autores principales:	Shem Sikombe, Maxwell A. Phiri
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Group 2019
Materias:	tacit knowledge transfer buyer–supplier collaboration tacit knowledge facilitators tacit knowledge barrier innovation supplier capabilities Business HF5001-6182 Management. Industrial management HD28-70
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/63b11dfa7c5c4f9982fb4223fb0fda1e
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:63b11dfa7c5c4f9982fb4223fb0fda1e2021-12-02T18:31:21ZExploring tacit knowledge transfer and innovation capabilities within the buyer–supplier collaboration: a literature review2331-197510.1080/23311975.2019.1683130https://doaj.org/article/63b11dfa7c5c4f9982fb4223fb0fda1e2019-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2019.1683130https://doaj.org/toc/2331-1975The study seeks to identify the main facilitators and barriers of tacit knowledge transfer that influence innovation capabilities of the supplier within the buyer–supplier collaboration.The conceptual paper is based on a systematic literature review of 23 peer reviewed journal articles from Elsevier/Science Direct, Emerald, Springer and Scopus. Literature related to buyer–supplier context, tacit and explicit knowledge transfer, knowledge management for innovation purposes was reviewed and synthesised. Findings of the study indicate that organisational contextual factors, relationship strength, internal knowledge brokers, communication and transparency and link duration positively support tacit knowledge transfer and innovation. Complementarity of skills act as a barrier to operational knowledge transfer; however, it supports learning leading to supplier development and innovation in new product development. Conversely, knowledge stickiness is cited as a barrier to tacit knowledge transfer after reaching diminishing returns. The study synthesises the main facilitators of tacit knowledge transfer for managers/practitioners to consider in the buyer–supplier collaboration which can influence supplier innovation on projects such as new product development. The study has further proposed a model that will be tested quantitatively in the subsequent empirical study.Shem SikombeMaxwell A. PhiriTaylor & Francis Grouparticletacit knowledge transferbuyer–supplier collaborationtacit knowledge facilitatorstacit knowledge barrierinnovationsupplier capabilitiesBusinessHF5001-6182Management. Industrial managementHD28-70ENCogent Business & Management, Vol 6, Iss 1 (2019)
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description	The study seeks to identify the main facilitators and barriers of tacit knowledge transfer that influence innovation capabilities of the supplier within the buyer–supplier collaboration.The conceptual paper is based on a systematic literature review of 23 peer reviewed journal articles from Elsevier/Science Direct, Emerald, Springer and Scopus. Literature related to buyer–supplier context, tacit and explicit knowledge transfer, knowledge management for innovation purposes was reviewed and synthesised. Findings of the study indicate that organisational contextual factors, relationship strength, internal knowledge brokers, communication and transparency and link duration positively support tacit knowledge transfer and innovation. Complementarity of skills act as a barrier to operational knowledge transfer; however, it supports learning leading to supplier development and innovation in new product development. Conversely, knowledge stickiness is cited as a barrier to tacit knowledge transfer after reaching diminishing returns. The study synthesises the main facilitators of tacit knowledge transfer for managers/practitioners to consider in the buyer–supplier collaboration which can influence supplier innovation on projects such as new product development. The study has further proposed a model that will be tested quantitatively in the subsequent empirical study.
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title	Exploring tacit knowledge transfer and innovation capabilities within the buyer–supplier collaboration: a literature review
title_short	Exploring tacit knowledge transfer and innovation capabilities within the buyer–supplier collaboration: a literature review
title_full	Exploring tacit knowledge transfer and innovation capabilities within the buyer–supplier collaboration: a literature review
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title_full_unstemmed	Exploring tacit knowledge transfer and innovation capabilities within the buyer–supplier collaboration: a literature review
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Exploring tacit knowledge transfer and innovation capabilities within the buyer–supplier collaboration: a literature review

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