Abstract—Focusing on the diffusion and growth of knowledge management research, this study aims to investigate the difference between two blurry terms in knowledge management area—knowledge transfer and knowledge sharing and describe the characteristics by bibliometric method. The relative literature is collected by looking into the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) of ISI Web of knowledge database. Implementing the comparison of publication year, citation, institute, publication sources and subject area, this study tries to discover the underlying difference between knowledge transfer and knowledge sharing articles. This study presents a view of quantitative through bibliometric method and provides researchers with new insights for future applied research by a comprehensive taxonomy of knowledge management research.

Index Terms—bibliometric analysis, knowledge management, knowledge sharing, knowledge transfer

Cite: Chien-Hsiang Chou and Tzung-I Tang, "Exploring the Distinction between Knowledge Transfer and Knowledge Sharing by Bibliometric Method," Journal of Industrial and Intelligent Information, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 179-183, September 2014. doi: 10.12720/jiii.2.3.179-183