Model of Multilayer Knowledge Diffusion for Competence Development in an Organization

TL;DR

This paper introduces a multilayer knowledge diffusion model that captures the complex process of competence development within organizations by considering multiple types of knowledge and their interactions across different layers.

Contribution

It extends existing single-layer diffusion models by incorporating multilayer networks to better represent organizational knowledge and competence dynamics.

Findings

The model effectively simulates competence development through knowledge exchange.

Multilayer diffusion provides a more comprehensive understanding of organizational learning.

The approach supports improved competence management strategies.

Abstract

Growing role of intellectual capital within organizations is affecting new strategies related to knowledge management and competence development. Among different aspects related to this field, knowledge diffusion has become one of interesting areas from both practitioner and researchers perspective. Several models were proposed with main goal to simulate diffusion and to explain the nature of these processes. Existing models are focused on knowledge diffusion and they assume diffusion within a single layer using knowledge representation. From the organizational perspective connecting several types of knowledge and modelling changes of competence can bring additional value. In the article we extended existing approaches by using multilayer diffusion model and focused on analysis of competence development process. The proposed model describes competence development process in a new way through horizontal and vertical knowledge diffusion in multilayer network. In the network, agents collaborate and interchange various kind of knowledge through different layers and this mutual activities affect the competences in a positive or negative way. Taking under consideration workers cognitive and social abilities and the previous level of competence the new competence level can be estimated. The model is developed to support competence management in different organizations.