A Study of a Mentoring Program for Knowledge Transfer in a Small Software Consultancy Company

A Study of a Mentoring Program for Knowledge Transfer in a Small Software Consultancy Company

Mentor programs are important mechanisms that serve functions such as career development as well as knowledge transfer. Many see mentor programs as an efficient, inexpensive, flexible and tailored way of transferring technical knowledge from experts to less experienced employees. We have investigate...

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Hauptverfasser: Bjørnson, Finn Olav, Dingsøyr, Torgeir
Format: Tagungsbericht
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Applied sciences
Computer science
control theory
systems
Exact sciences and technology
Knowledge Management
Knowledge Transfer
Mentor Program
Mentor Relationship
Social Initiative
Software
Software engineering
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Zusammenfassung:Mentor programs are important mechanisms that serve functions such as career development as well as knowledge transfer. Many see mentor programs as an efficient, inexpensive, flexible and tailored way of transferring technical knowledge from experts to less experienced employees. We have investigated how a mentor program works in a small software consultancy company, and propose that the learning effect of the program could be improved by introducing methods to increase the employees level of reflection.
ISSN:0302-9743
1611-3349
DOI:10.1007/11497455_21