... to hire people with considerable prior R&D experience as this confers them with the ability to influence other members and socialize incumbent members. Third, the author recommends that managers hire people with both significant levels of prior experience and distant knowledge as they are complements...

...., 2008). The SECI (Socialization – Externalization – Combination – Internalization) model (Nonaka, 1991 ; Nonaka, 1994 ; Nonaka and Takeuchi, 1995 ; Nonaka et al., 2001) can be considered as probably the most widespread one about how organizational knowledge is created. Although both...

...Nekane Aramburu; Josune Sáenz Purpose The aim of this paper is to provide a practical experience in a leading Spanish engineering company in order to promote people‐focused knowledge management and socialization and collective learning processes within the firm. Design/methodology...