The influence of motivation, opportunity, ability, and tacitness on repatriate knowledge transfer

Anne Burmeister; Mila B. Lazarova; Jürgen Deller

doi:10.5465/AMBPP.2016.97

The influence of motivation, opportunity, ability, and tacitness on repatriate knowledge transfer

Anne Burmeister
, Mila B. Lazarova
, Jürgen Deller

Professorship of Business Psychology, in Particular Differential Psychology and Aptitude Diagnostics

Simon Fraser University

Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review

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Abstract

This paper examines the dyadic aspect of repatriate knowledge transfer using time-lagged multi-source data from 101 knowledge transfer dyads comprised of repatriates as knowledge senders and domestic work unit members as knowledge recipients. We investigate the success of repatriate knowledge transfer upon the return of repatriates to their home countries. Specifically, we build on communication theory in combination with the motivation-opportunity-ability framework of work performance to hypothesize that repatriate ability and motivation to transfer knowledge, recipient ability and motivation to receive knowledge, and formal and informal opportunities for interaction will significantly improve repatriate knowledge transfer success. Furthermore, we hypothesize that the three dimensions of knowledge tacitness-codifiability, teachability, and complexity-will also affect knowledge transfer success. We find that repatriate motivation, recipient ability, recipient motivation, and formal opportunities to interact significantly improve repatriate knowledge transfer success rates, whereas low codifiability decreases success rates.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Academy of Management Proceedings
Number of pages	6
Volume	2016
Publisher	Academy of Management (Briarcliff Manor, NY)
Publication date	2016
Pages	53-58
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2016.97
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	76th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management - AOM 2016: Making Organizations Meaningful - Anaheim, Anaheim, United States Duration: 05.08.2016 → 09.08.2016 Conference number: 76 http://my.aom.org/ProgramDocs/2016/pdf/AOM_2016_Annual_Meeting_Program.pdf http://aom.org/Meetings/annualmeeting/2016/AOM-2016-Theme--Making-Organizations-Meaningful.aspx http://aom.org/Meetings/annualmeeting/2016/AOM-2016-Theme--Making-Organizations-Meaningful.aspx https://my.aom.org/program2016/

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(Meeting Abstract Supplement) 10427. Print ISSN: 0065-0668, Online ISSN: 2151-6561

Research areas and keywords

Business psychology
Knowledge management
Motivation
Knowledge transfer
Multisource data
Information management

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Burmeister, A, Lazarova, MB & Deller, J 2016, The influence of motivation, opportunity, ability, and tacitness on repatriate knowledge transfer. in Academy of Management Proceedings . vol. 2016, Academy of Management Proceedings , vol. 2016, Academy of Management (Briarcliff Manor, NY) , pp. 53-58, 76th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management - AOM 2016, Anaheim, California, United States, 05.08.16. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2016.97

The influence of motivation, opportunity, ability, and tacitness on repatriate knowledge transfer. / Burmeister, Anne; Lazarova, Mila B.; Deller, Jürgen.
Academy of Management Proceedings . Vol. 2016 Academy of Management (Briarcliff Manor, NY) , 2016. p. 53-58 (Academy of Management Proceedings ; Vol. 2016).

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The influence of motivation, opportunity, ability, and tacitness on repatriate knowledge transfer

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