RT Journal Article
T1 Examining knowledge transfer and networks: an overview of the last twenty years
A1 Ferrer Serrano, Marta
A1 Fuentelsaz, Lucio
A1 Latorre-Martínez, M. Pilar
K1 Innovation
K1 Knowledge transfer
K1 Collaboration
K1 Literature
K1 Networks
K1 Systematic literature review
AB PurposeKnowledge transfer (KT) has been attracting significant attention from the scientific community. The need to establish collaborative network relationships to achieve effective KT has led to a large volume of studies that attempt to identify how collaborative networks influence KT processes. However, papers, which link KT and networks have not been systematised. This study aims to provide an overview of this academic field and sets an agenda for future research.Design/methodology/approachThe authors followed the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses method to conduct a systematic review of the literature published in 2000–2020. The authors sourced the sample from the Web of Science and Scopus databases. The authors screened the references under the management and business categories that were published in the first two quartiles of the Journal Citation Report. This search returned 190 impactful papers across the 53 journals that were analysed.FindingsThe authors present the main results in two sections. First, this paper elaborates a conceptual model of the field; second, the authors review KT between firms and other agents, which allows us to identify KT flows within and between companies, universities and public institutions.Originality/valueThis paper provides the first systematic review of collaborative networks and KT. Five areas of action are identified for future research and are specified in several research questions. The authors also provide several practical implications. In a world in which more and more dynamic agents coexist, it is important to be aware of the needs of organisations that create and disseminate specific knowledge.
PB Emerald
SN 1367-3270
YR 2021
FD 2021-10-24
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/38843
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/38843
LA eng
NO Ferrer-Serrano, M., Fuentelsaz, L. and Latorre-Martinez, M.P. (2022), "Examining knowledge transfer and networks: an overview of the last twenty years", Journal of Knowledge Management, Vol. 26 No. 8, pp. 2007-2037. https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-04-2021-0265
NO Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness and FEDER (project ECO2017–85451-R and PID2020-113265GB-C22
NO Regional Government of Aragón and European Social Fund (project S64_20R)
NO pre-doctoral grant BOAIIU/1408/2018
DS Minerva
RD 28 abr 2026