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Human resource development programs for knowledge transfer and creation : the case of the Toyota Technical Development Corporation
| Title: | Human resource development programs for knowledge transfer and creation : the case of the Toyota Technical Development Corporation |
| Authors: | Matsuo, Makoto Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
| Keywords: | Knowledge creation | | Human resource development | | Knowledge transfer |
| Issue Date: | 2015 |
| Publisher: | Emerald Group Publishing |
| Journal Title: | Journal of Knowledge Management |
| Volume: | 19 |
| Issue: | 6 |
| Start Page: | 1186 |
| End Page: | 1203 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.1108/JKM-03-2015-0108 |
| Abstract: | Purpose - The purpose of this study was to examine how human resource development (HRD) programs promote the linkage between knowledge transfer and knowledge creation in engineering departments. Design/methodology/approach - This study adopted a case study approach to the Toyota Technical Development Corporation (TTDC), an affiliated company of Toyota Motor Corporation. Data were collected from interviews with managers of the TTDC as well as its internal documents. Findings - Three major findings can be extracted from the paper. First, The TTDC effectively links knowledge transfer to knowledge creation so that new knowledge on vehicle development is created by transferred competencies. Second, the TTDC promotes the transfer of explicit and tacit knowledge by complementarily combining off-the-job and on-the-job training (OJT). Third, HRD programs are developed and operated in communities of practice. Research limitations/implications - The practices described in this paper are limited to two departments of the TTDC. Hence, the findings should be interpreted in light of this constraint. Practical implications - Knowledge officers should integrate multiple HRD programs so that knowledge transfer is organically linked to knowledge creation by combining off-the-job training, OJT and kaizen (continuous improvement) programs. Originality/value - This paper constitutes one of the earliest works that analyzes the effect of HRD programs on integrating knowledge transfer and knowledge creation. |
| Type: | article (author version) |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/60858 |
| Appears in Collections: | 経済学院・経済学研究院 (Graduate School of Economics and Business / Faculty of Economics and Business) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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Submitter: 松尾 睦
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