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kwalitatief geanalyseerd. De resultaten maken duidelijk dat de cultuur van een organisatie een bepalende factor in het proces van kennisoverdracht is en dat de Russische Nationale cultuur een overheersende invloed heeft op organisaties. Het gevolg hiervan is zekere, sturende effecten op het proces van kennisoverdracht en de duurzame waarde schepping voor de begunstigde organisatie.
De dissertatie wordt besloten met de uiteindelijke conclusies, de beperkingen van het onderzoek, de bijdragen aan de dagelijkse praktijk van management, mogelijke toekomstige gebieden van onderzoek en de presentatie van een ontwerp voor een “Consultant’s Authoritative Toolkit for Knowledge Transfer Application”.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements..........................................................................................................5 Abstract ............................................................................................................................ 7 Summary in Russian.......................................................................................................8 Summary Nederlandse versie ........................................................................................9 Preface ............................................................................................................................ 14
Chapter 1: A preliminary exploration of the field.....................................................19 1.1 Knowledge transfer as an activity of knowledge management .......................21 1.2 Management consultancy in Central Europe and Russia ...............................22 1.3 Rationale, contribution and objectives..............................................................24
1.3.1 Rationale.........................................................................................................24 1.3.2 Contribution....................................................................................................25 1.3.3 Objectives .......................................................................................................25
1.4 Reasons of the research.......................................................................................27 1.5 Research strategy ................................................................................................29
Chapter 2. Literature review: main research terms, definition, content, and paradigms ......................................................................................................................32 2.1 Introduction to the literature review.................................................................33 2.2 National Cultures in Knowledge Transfer process ..........................................38 2.3 Dimensions of culture..........................................................................................40 2.3.1 The model of Hofstede ...................................................................................40 2.3.2 Contrasts in National Cultures: Russian and Western perspectives ...............46 2.3.3 The model of Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner...................................50 2.4 Social space and pluralism in Russia.................................................................55 2.5 Organisational Culture in the Knowledge Transfer process...........................57 2.5.1 Contrasts in Organisational Culture: Russian and Western perspectives.......64
2.5.2 Linking innovation and creativity to the Denison’s Organisational Culture
survey.......................................................................................................................65
2.6 Managers/Entrepreneurs and Consultants: Roles and Styles of the actors in the KT process ...........................................................................................................66
2.6.2 Contrasts in Entrepreneurial and Management Culture: Russian and Western perspectives..............................................................................................................74
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