Authors:
Claudia Doering
;
Finn Reiche
and
Holger Timinger
Affiliation:
Institute of Data and Process Science, University of Applied Sciences Landshut, Germany
Keyword(s):
Knowledge Management, University, Platform, Collaboration, Literature Review, Transfer.
Abstract:
Collaboration Platforms are virtual or physical places that serve as an intermediary or medium for the exchange of technology, knowledge, products or services between previously independent actors or institutions. In academia, they can facilitate the collaboration between universities. One increasingly important area of collaboration is knowledge management and transfer. In this paper, a literature review is applied in order to derive the state of the art of university platforms for knowledge management. Based on this, the purpose of such platforms is analysed. The results indicate that knowledge transfer focuses on teaching, research, and transfer activities. Often, e-learning platforms are used to facilitate cross-university transfer of knowledge. The motivation to use such platforms is to share knowledge, to make use of synergies in cooperation and to gain more visibility. It is also shown in this paper, that despite its common application, there is a gap in scientifically evaluat
ing the effective contribution of such platforms as enabler for knowledge management.
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