Role of knowledge brokers in communities of practice in Japan
Role of knowledge brokers in communities of practice in Japan
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知识经纪人在日本实践社区中的作用
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发表时间：
2016
影响因子：
7
通讯作者：
N. Ishiyama
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作者：
N. Ishiyama
目的
本研究的目的是探讨知识经纪人在日本实践社区（CoP）中的作用。这是因为，如果知识经纪人可以跨越边界连接并将实践引入另一个CoP，他们可以通过将实践作为隐性知识引入另一个CoP来做出贡献。
设计/方法/方式
本研究探讨了知识经纪人的五个假设，包括CoPs中的多重成员身份、知识经纪和职业适应性。在这项研究中，在线问卷管理的412名商务人士，所有雇用的日本公司。
结果
结果表明，多元隶属的认知和行为由“多元意见的创造与整合”和“多元意见的接受”两个因素构成。在协方差结构分析中，职业适应性的因素之一“关心”对“知识中介”既有直接影响，也有间接影响。多元成员认知与行为的要素之一“多元意见的创造与整合”对“知识中介”有直接影响。
研究限制/影响
鉴于本研究中提出的数据仅限于日本COP中的知识经纪人，本研究需要扩展到国际背景和其他类型的知识经纪人。
独创性/价值
本研究的发现有助于显示多成员和职业适应性的复杂性。经过仔细检查，多重会员资格和职业适应性的每个分量表都显示出对知识经纪的不同影响。换句话说，这项研究揭示了积极主动的行为在整合不同意见的知识经纪的重要性。
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of knowledge brokers in Japanese communities of practice (CoP). This is because if knowledge brokers can connect across boundaries and introduce practices into another CoP, they can contribute by introducing practices as tacit knowledge to another CoP.
Design/methodology/approach
This study examines five hypotheses on knowledge brokers with respect to multi-membership in CoPs, knowledge brokering and career adaptability. In this study, an online questionnaire was administrated to 412 business persons, all employed by Japanese companies.
Findings
In line with the predictions, the results show that the cognition and behavior of multi-membership were composed of two factors: “creation and integration of diverse opinions” and “acceptance of diverse opinions”. With respect to covariance structure analysis, “concern”, one of the factors of career adaptability, had both direct and indirect effects on “knowledge brokering”. “Creation and integration of diverse opinions”, one of the factors of the cognition and behavior of multi-membership, had direct effects on “knowledge brokering”.
Research limitations/implications
Given that the data presented in this study are limited to knowledge brokers in Japanese CoPs, the study needs to be extended to an international context and to other kinds of knowledge brokers.
Originality/value
This study contributes to the findings which show the complexity of multi-membership and career adaptability. Upon closer examination, each subscale of multi-membership and career adaptability shows a different effect on knowledge brokering. In other words, this study reveals the importance of proactive behavior in integrating diverse opinions for knowledge brokering.