Praktische Ausgestaltung von Wissensübertragungsprozessen im Ingenieurwesen

Practical implementation of knowledge transfer processes in engineering

Bachelor thesis, Master thesis

Knowledge transfer processes play a central role in engineering. These are processes by which explicit and tacit knowledge is shared and converted. How can these processes be integrated into the professional day-to-day routine?

Knowledge transfer processes are used to theoretically describe how knowledge is exchanged between different actors. There are two main forms of knowledge: implicit (or tacit) and explicit.

Tacit knowledge refers to knowledge that a person possesses but may not be able to verbalise or explain. It is often intuitive and acquired through experience. Tacit knowledge plays a central role in the construction and environmental sector and can only be built up slowly and passed on from person to person through training or mentoring programmes. Explicit knowledge, on the other hand, is documented or written knowledge and can be more easily reproduced and passed on. Studies indicate that tacit knowledge in engineering contributes significantly to a company's business success and that the expertise built up by an employee over the course of their career is largely tacit knowledge.

A common general model for describing knowledge transfer processes is the so-called SECI model (see figure). The aim of this thesis is to analyse the SECI model for its practical relevance for knowledge transfer processes in engineering and to develop a concept for the concrete implementation of the processes described in this theoretical model. The findings from this thesis will help private-sector and public-sector players to counteract the loss of knowledge in the face of the current shortage of skilled labour through the strategic management of knowledge transfer processes in day-to-day operations.

Supervisor
Pascal Mosler, M.Sc.

Prerequisites
None

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The SECI model according to Nonaka & Takeuchi (1990)