The Impact of Job Engagement on Tacit Knowledge Transfer.docVIP

The Impact of Job Engagement on Tacit Knowledge Transfer 　　[a] University of Science and Technology of China.*Corresponding author. 　　Received 15 March 2013； accepted 7 May 2013 　　Abstract 　　In Knowledge-based economy， the importance of tacit knowledge is realized. In the process of tacit knowledge transfer， the learning intention of knowledge and the capacity of knowledge suppliers and knowledge recipients play an important role， which leads to the necessity to consider the role of humanity. In our study， we take job engagement into consideration， since this variable is closely linked to emotion of humanity， we hope to know whether job engagement affect tacit knowledge transfer. 　　This article starts with summarizing previous literatures， and the concepts of tacit knowledge， job burnout and engagement are introduced. Furthermore， some latest research achievements are involved. Then we propose our research model and hypotheses based on previous studies. Afterwards， the research methodology is described and the result is given. The result of our study demonstrates the relationship between job engagement and tacit knowledge transfer， which has not been tested by other researchers. We suggest that managers who want to promote the effect of tacit knowledge transfer should increase the degree of job engagement. 　　Key words： Tacit knowledge； Job engagement； Effect of tacit knowledge transfer 　　INTRODUCTION 　　In human history， there are four different economic formations existing， which are primitive economy， agricultural economy， industry-based economy and knowledge-based economy. With the development of information and technology， we are lucky to live in the knowledge-based economy era. 　　The term of knowledge-based economy results from a full recognition of the role of knowledge and technology in economic development just as the name suggests， the knowledge-based economies are characterized by the use of knowledge， which benefit from the development of info