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==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] transferren, from Anglo-French transferrer, from [[Latin]] transferre, from trans- + ferre to carry
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
==Definitions==
:transitive verb
*1 a : to convey from one [[person]], place, or situation to another : move, shift
:b : to [[cause]] to pass from one to another : [[transmit]]
:c : [[transform]], [[change]]
*2 : to make over the [[possession]] or [[control]] of : convey
*3 : to [[print]] or otherwise copy from one [[surface]] to another by contact
:intransitive verb
*1 : to move to a [[different]] place, region, or situation; especially : to withdraw from one [[educational]] [[institution]] to enroll at another
*2 : to [[change]] from one vehicle or [[transportation]] line to another
==Description==
[[Knowledge]] '''transfer''' in the fields of [[organizational]] [[development]] and organizational [[learning]] is the [[practical]] [[problem]] of transferring knowledge from one part of the [[organization]] to another (or all other) part(s) of the organization. Like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_Management Knowledge Management], Knowledge transfer seeks to [[organize]], [[create]], capture or [[distribute]] [[knowledge]] and ensure its availability for [[future]] users. It is [[considered]] to be more than just a [[communication]] [[problem]]. If it were merely that, then a memorandum, an e-mail or a meeting would accomplish the knowledge transfer. Knowledge transfer is more [[complex]] because (1) knowledge resides in organizational members, [[tools]], tasks, and their subnetworks and much knowledge in organizations is tacit or hard to [[articulate]]. The subject has been taken up under the title of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_Management Knowledge Management] since the [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990's 1990s].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_transfer]

[[Category: General Reference]]

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