A Translation Theory of Knowledge Transfer

Both a Norwegian and an international audience interested in organizational science can be grateful that this day has now come.

Auteur
Kjell Arne Røvik is Professor of Organization Theory at the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø. His main research interest involves studies of knowledge transfer across organizational borders, institutional change, and the creation, spread and implementation of organizational practices and ideas. He is also dedicated to questions of theory development in management and organization research. He has published numerous books and articles on these subjects.

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In A Translation Theory of Knowledge Transfer, Kjell Arne Røvik develops a new theory on the challenges of transferring and sharing knowledge across organizational borders. Based on extensive research, he proposes a new, reframing idea of knowledge transfer as acts of translation, resembling the translation of texts.

Résumé
In A Translation Theory of Knowledge Transfer, Kjell Arne Røvik develops a new theory on the challenges of transferring and sharing knowledge across organizational borders. Based on extensive research, he proposes a new, reframing idea of knowledge transfer as acts of translation, resembling the translation of texts.