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Knowledge transfer effectiveness in project management is a sociotechnical governance challenge shaped by the interdependence of structural arrangements, human dynamics, and enabling technologies, rather than solely a technological issue. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Map the literature on knowledge transfer within project management and analyze how discussions at this intersection have evolved over time.

August 28, 2026Journal of Information & Knowledge Management

The Evolution of Discussions on Knowledge Transfer in Project Management: A Systematic Review

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VAValdemilson de Assis Alves de AraújoUniversidade Nove de Julho ISIsabel Cristina ScafutoUniversidade Nove de Julho FBFlávio Santino BizarriasEscola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing

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Systematic review reveals that knowledge transfer effectiveness relies on sociotechnical governance alignment, highlighting the need to invest in social capital and active knowledge brokering.

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Map the literature on knowledge transfer within project management and analyze how discussions at this intersection have evolved over time.
Conducted a systematic literature review to identify and synthesize research on knowledge transfer in project management.
Screened candidate studies using Rayyan and performed qualitative coding, grouping, and thematic categorization with ATLAS.ti.
Observed a predominance of quantitative and case-based studies grouped into five domains: consultants/teams, learning, innovation, project-based organizations, and performance.
Identified knowledge transfer as a sociotechnical governance challenge shaped by governance architecture, project management office mediation, and relational conditions like trust and psychological safety.

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Araújo et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a91469ad15324a1df3aa5bd https://doi.org/10.1142/s0219649226500656

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Systematic review reveals that knowledge transfer effectiveness relies on sociotechnical governance alignment, highlighting the need to invest in social capital and active knowledge brokering.

The Evolution of Discussions on Knowledge Transfer in Project Management: A Systematic Review

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The Evolution of Discussions on Knowledge Transfer in Project Management: A Systematic Review

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