Concept analysis of knowledge sharing in multidisciplinary surgical teams: Implications for interprofessional education and professional development.

In the present study, knowledge sharing was defined as an interactive, purposeful, and voluntary process occurring at various interpersonal and organizational levels (vertical and horizontal) through professional behaviors. It involves reciprocal (occasionally unilateral) exchange of tacit/explicit knowledge via formal, informal, and web-based channels. Since the core characteristics of knowledge sharing have remained largely consistent between the theoretical and fieldwork phases, this definition can be applied to other clinical environments.