TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose–This paper aims to identify the pertinent factors for tacit knowledge transfer within a major state‐owned Brazilian oil company – Petrobras.Design/methodology/approach–The research analyses the literature concerning tacit knowledge transfer within organisations and, using a quantitative approach based on exploratory factorial analysis, seeks to collect facts in order to identify relevant factors for tacit knowledge transfer within the organisation in question.Findings–It is seen that idiosyncratic factors, the knowledge management strategy adopted by the company, and its organisational structure are relevant elements for the success of tacit knowledge transfer within the organisation.Research limitations/implications–The study was conducted just in the Sales and Marketing division of Petrobras. Therefore, its external validity cannot be tested and any attempt to make a statistical generalisation would be flawed. Another limitation is related to the acuity of perception of the employees involved in relation to tacit knowledge transfer. These limitations are related to the possibility of many varied interpretations of reality given by the respondents, in their attempt – not necessarily conscious – to paint a good picture of the company, to limitations of information available while they answer the questionnaire, to the epistemological model of the respondent, and to the very fact that they work in a state‐owned, rather than in a public oil company.Originality/value–Three propositions arising from the results obtained are consolidated and presented in order that they may be tested in a future explanatory study.
VL  - 14
IS  - 3
SN  - 1367-3270
DO  - 10.1108/13673271011050139
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/13673271011050139
AU  - Joia Luiz Antonio
AU  - Lemos Bernardo
PY  - 2010
Y1  - 2010/01/01
TI  - Relevant factors for tacit knowledge transfer within organisations
T2  - Journal of Knowledge Management
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 410
EP  - 427
Y2  - 2024/04/20
ER  -