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
knowledge broker
Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum (CKF)*
The biennial Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum (CKF or KMb Forum) (French: FCM – Forum Canadien sur la mobilisation des connaissances), founded by Knowledge Mobilization Works, now the Institute for Knowledge Mobilization, is a professional development forum for practitioners and professionals working in knowledge mobilization across fields and sectors. Since 2022 organized by
Academy of International Business Meeting (AIB)*
- Knowledge creation and transfer; Organizational learning (“Global strategy and organization” Track Topics)
Knowledge brokers to connect research and practice
Abstract: Ensuring that research is translated into practical outcomes, and in turn ensuring that research priorities and activities are informed by practitioner experience, is a recognised priority in sectors such as medicine and natural resource management. A way of achieving this is through the use of “knowledge brokers”. In a review
Boundary spanners, gatekeepers and knowledge brokers
Purpose: This paper aims to contribute to defining the concepts of boundary spanner, gatekeeper and knowledge broker. Design/methodology/approach: A review of the literature covering more than 100 sources. Findings: A review of past research leads to proposing a set of new definitions and also to