Knowledge creation and flow in agriculture: The experience and role of the Japanese extension advisors
Knowledge creation and flow in agriculture: The experience and role of the Japanese extension advisors
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农业知识的创造和流动：日本推广顾问的经验和作用
DOI：
10.1108/01435121011013377
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发表时间：
2010
影响因子：
1.3
通讯作者：
Haruki Nagata
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作者：
Sohaimi Zakaria;Haruki Nagata
目的-本文的动机源于日本农业的持续成功和可持续性，最显著的是其技术意义。农业推广服务传统上被视为实验室与农民之间的桥梁，因此，本文的目的是探讨推广顾问在顾问、农民和其他利益相关者之间知识创造和共享方面的偏好和角色。设计/方法/方法-通过对来自不同县和组织的11名主要和高级推广顾问以及一名顾问的访谈以及对日本茨城县135名推广顾问的问卷调查收集数据。调查结果-结果表明，日本农业机构积极参与促进其组织内的综合知识创造和共享倡议。另一方面，扩展顾问作为中介和催化剂，是…
Purpose – The motivation for this paper emanates from the continuous success and sustainability of the Japanese agriculture, most remarkably in its technical sense. The agricultural extension services have traditionally been regarded as a bridge between research laboratories and farmers, hence, the purpose of this paper is to explore the preferences and roles played by extension advisors in relation to knowledge creation and sharing among the advisors, farmers, and other stakeholders.Design/methodology/approach – Data are collected through interviews with 11 principal and senior extension advisors and a consultant from different prefectures and organizations as well as questionnaires from 135 extension advisors in the Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.Findings – Results show that the Japanese agricultural agencies are actively involved in facilitating an integrated knowledge creation and sharing initiatives within their organizations. On the other hand, the extension advisors, as intermediaries and catalysts, are...