Research on the relationship between knowledge transfer models to various strategic alliances

Yang Zhao, Jie Tan 

School of Economics & Management, Beijing Jiao tong University, Beijing 100044, P.R. China

As a part of knowledge management research, this paper focuses on knowledge transfer within strategic alliances and attempts to classify the basic models of knowledge transfer that actually take place within SA so that get to know on how partners chose the most suitable knowledge transfer model in SA. This paper presents four kinds of knowledge transfer model in strategic alliances by summing up the outcome of research on this issue. Based on the conclusion, this paper then discusses the correspondence between the types of the strategic alliances and choosing these knowledge transfer models and five corresponding propositions about the issue is given at last.