A conceptual model for knowledge transfer in clusters
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https://doi.org/10.22279/navus.2017.v1n1.p111-134.470Keywords:
Knowledge. Business Network. Cluster. Science Park.Abstract
The transfer of knowledge between organizations embedded in clusters can present factors that inhibit or
facilitate this process, leading to better management, improving and facilitating the flow of knowledge
among participants. The aim of this paper is to present a conceptual model for studies of the process of
knowledge transfer in clusters, identifying factors that influence the process. This paper proposes an
exploratory, conceptual study from a bibliographic study with collection and analysis of secondary data
resulting from scientific publications, developed from 2011 to 2016 journal articles on transfer of knowledge,
networks and cluster. It was found that the transfer of knowledge is influenced by different factors that can
impact this process, to the extent that the process between organizations embedded in cluster has different
dimensions (cooperation, relationship with support institutions, mobility of the workforce and spatial
proximity). Four assumptions were outlined, as well as the factors that facilitate or inhibit the transfer of
knowledge between organizations. These can guide studies of clusters, thus making a conceptual and
methodological contribution to the field. The managerial practical contribution is the use of this model by
managers to guide strategies aimed at exploring the potential of clusters.
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