A knowledge flow model for peer-to-peer team knowledge sharing and management

Abstract

Abstract To realize effective knowledge sharing in teamwork, this paper proposes a knowledge flow model for peer-to-peer knowledge sharing and management in cooperative teams. The model consists of the concepts, rules and methods about the knowledge flow, the knowledge flow process model, and the knowledge flow engine. A reference model for coordinating the knowledge flow process with the workflow process is suggested to provide an integrated approach to model teamwork process. We also discuss the peer-to-peer knowledge-sharing paradigm in large-scale teams and propose the approach for constructing a knowledge flow network from the corresponding workflow. The proposed model provides a new way to model and manage teamwork processes.