Knowledge Retention

Knowledge retention is an organizational practice within knowledge management focused on systematically preserving critical and unique organizational knowledge and maintaining its accessibility to support knowledge transfer and organizational continuity.

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Authors

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Publications per year

2017–2026

419

Parents

Knowledge Management

Children

Cognitive LoadDistributed PracticeInterference EffectsKnowledge DecayKnowledge OrganizationLong-term MemoryMemory ConsolidationRetention In LearningRetention In OrganizationsRetention Measurement

Publications

1.4K

Lost in knowledge translation: Time for a map?

Ian D. Graham, Jo Logan, Margaret B. Harrison et al. · Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions · 2006 · 4.7K citations

Management, Health Education, Medical Education +17

Managing Knowledge in Organizations: An Integrative Framework and Review of Emerging Themes

Linda Argote, Bill McEvily, Ray Reagans · Management Science · 2003 · 2.1K citations

Management, Knowledge Management, Organization Studies +11

How Organizations Learn and Unlearn

Bo Hedberg · 1981 · 1.8K citations

Management, Organization Studies, Organizational Behavior +12

A continual learning survey: Defying forgetting in classification tasks

Matthias Delange, Rahaf Aljundi, Marc Masana et al. · IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence · 2021 · 1.6K citations · Full text

Computing, Computer Science, Computer Vision +15

The use of advance organizers in the learning and retention of meaningful verbal material.

David P. Ausubel · Journal of Educational Psychology · 1960 · 1.4K citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Cognitive Psychology +9

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Authors

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Susanne Durst
University of Skövde, Sweden
10 publications · 678 citations
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Linda Argote
Carnegie Mellon University, United States
9 publications · 3.6K citations
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Patrick Ngulube
University of South Africa, South Africa
8 publications · 286 citations
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Alexander Serenko
Lakehead University, Canada
6 publications · 960 citations
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Gillian Cohen
The Open University, United Kingdom
6 publications · 374 citations
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Venues

Journal of Knowledge Management
71 publications · 7.6K citations
47
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PubMed
Repository · 17 publications · 544 citations
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Journal of Business Research
JBR · 15 publications · 1.3K citations
15
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Knowledge Management Research & Practice
KMRP · 13 publications · 661 citations
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Knowledge and Process Management
13 publications · 594 citations
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See also Knowledge Retention
Core Methods	Knowledge Codification Knowledge Repositories Communities Of Practice Mentoring In Apprenticeship Storytelling Expert Locator Networks Social Network Analysis Knowledge Loss Assessment
Applications	Higher Education Open-source Software Development Staff Development
Evaluation	Retention Test Knowledge Retention Assessment Delayed Posttest Self-report Measurement
Enabling Technologies	Virtual Reality Augmented Reality Artificial Intelligence Adaptive Learning Learning Management Systems Knowledge Repositories Mobile Learning Platforms
Barriers	Job Turnover Workforce Ageing Policy Tacit Knowledge Acquisition Knowledge Obsolescence