KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER PROCESS IN VETERINARY INSTITUTES: EXPLORATION OF ENHANCING FACTORS

Abstract

In the past three decades knowledge transfer process has been recognized as one of the main drivers of a company's success through raising its learning and decision-making capabilities, and contributing to innovation and growth. For this reason, a very important part of organisational activities is enhancing the knowledge transfer process. In this empirical study, five factors were chosen and tested, on all 12 veterinary institutes in Serbia, to show if these contribute to the process, and also to show if there are any differences among the two types of institutes on an individual, organisational and technological level. Three hypotheses were tested. Two, related to the differences among institutes and factors, were proved, and the one, related to the association of individual level and number of years of work experience and professional rank, was rejected. This study is one of the first to cover this area of interest and also points to the path for future research.

Keywords

• knowledge transfer
• intrinsic motivation
• individual perception
• organisational culture
• management support
• it support