Towards a Taxonomy of Intergenerational Knowledge Transfer Practices: Insights from an International Comparison (Germany-Quebec)

Autor/inn/en	Kuyken, Kerstin; Ebrahimi, Mehran; Saives, Anne-Laure
Titel	Towards a Taxonomy of Intergenerational Knowledge Transfer Practices: Insights from an International Comparison (Germany-Quebec)
Quelle	In: Learning Organization, 25 (2018) 2, S.81-91 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0969-6474
DOI	10.1108/TLO-02-2017-0023
Schlagwörter	Taxonomy; Cross Cultural Studies; Case Studies; Interviews; Cultural Context; Qualitative Research; Foreign Countries; Employee Attitudes; Knowledge Management; Workplace Learning; Manufacturing Industry; Pharmacy; School Business Relationship; Interpersonal Relationship; Work Experience; Age Differences; Comparative Analysis; Germany; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Taxonomie; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Qualitative Forschung; Ausland; Arbeitnehmerinteresse; Wissensmanagement; Fertigungswirtschaft; Produzierendes Gewerbe; Apotheke; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Employment experience; Job experience; Occupational experience; Berufserfahrung; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Deutschland; Kanada
Abstract	Purpose: This paper aims to develop a better understanding of intergenerational knowledge transfer (IKT) practices by adopting a context-related and comparative perspective. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative case study design involving 83 interviews and non-participative observation in German and Quebec organizations has been chosen. Findings: Two distinctive archetypes of IKT emerge from both national contexts: "we-individualizing" (Germany) and "I-connecting" (Quebec), leading to an eightfold taxonomy of IKT practices. Research limitations/implications: This research is limited to young and senior workers and to high-tech sectors. Originality/value: Comparative and inductive study of IKT, adaptation of IKT practices to national contexts, retaining younger workers. This inductive and comparative study allows a better adaptation of IKT practices to national contexts and therefore a better retention of younger workers. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01