Interorganization transfer of knowledge in cooperative R&D: An empirical research on machinery and IT industries

The purpose of the study is an attempt to find out and examine the factors affecting the effectiveness of interorganizations knowledge transfer in the process of collaborative R&D in mechanism manufacturing and IT industries in China. On the basis of literature research and interviews with collaborative R&D organizations, a knowledge transfer influencing factors theoretical framework is proposed. The empirical study is conducted through a research survey by questionnaire on mechanism manufacturing and IT industries. This study constructs SEM model and uses multivariate statistic analysis tools, AMOS7.0, to verify the relations of variables. A total of 143 respondents were samples. The results of the study indicates that the higher degree of ldquoknowledge transfer processrdquo, the higher degree of ldquoeffectiveness of knowledge transferrdquo; ldquoresources involvementrdquo, ldquoknowledge context applicabilityrdquo and ldquoknowledge transfer meansrdquo are significantly and positively related to ldquoknowledge transfer processrdquo; ldquothe information symmetryrdquo is highly related to ldquoknowledge identifying abilityrdquo; and ldquoknowledge identifying abilityrdquo which doesnpsilat directly relate to ldquoknowledge transfer processrdquo but positively correlates with ldquoknowledge transfer meansrdquo; ldquothe disseminative capability of the knowledge sendersrdquo and ldquothe absorptive capability of recipientrdquo positively and significantly correlates with ldquoknowledge context applicabilityrdquo.