Despite enthusiasm for the use of intermediation as a knowledge transfer strategy, there is little research documenting the conditions for its success. This article addresses the role of the intermediary in a collaborative research project. The focus is on how the intermediary facilitates the implementation of an interactive knowledge transfer model. Using a case study as part of a research strategy, we demonstrate that the success of a collaborative research project rests on the credibility and legitimacy of the intermediary, as well as its ability to encourage the involvement of all stakeholders. In fact, the collaborative leadership demonstrated by the intermediary helped to reconcile the various motivations of the project’s stakeholders as well as their views of the project’s usefulness. key words intermediary • liaison and transfer centre • knowledge transfer • interactive knowledge transfer key messages • Mediation activities of Liaison and transfer center were crucial in this collaborative project. • Governance structure and research design facilitated the involvement of the practitioner in the project. • Several actors at various levels of the project’s governance structure played the role of the intermediary mediator. • Researchers must regard the practitioners as co-researchers.

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中介组织在实施交互式知识转移模型中的作用和贡献

尽管人们热衷于使用中介作为知识转移策略，但很少有研究记录其成功的条件。本文介绍了中介在合作研究项目中的作用。重点是中介如何促进交互式知识转移模型的实施。使用案例研究作为研究策略的一部分，我们证明合作研究项目的成功取决于中介的可信度和合法性，以及它鼓励所有利益相关者参与的能力。事实上，中介所展示的协作领导有助于协调项目利益相关者的各种动机以及他们对项目有用性的看法。关键词 中介 • 联络和转移中心 • 知识转移 • 交互式知识转移 关键信息 • 联络和转移中心的调解活动在该合作项目中至关重要。• 治理结构和研究设计促进了从业者参与项目。• 项目治理结构各个级别的几个参与者扮演了中介的角色。• 研究人员必须将从业者视为共同研究人员。• 项目治理结构各个级别的几个参与者扮演了中介的角色。• 研究人员必须将从业者视为共同研究人员。• 项目治理结构各个级别的几个参与者扮演了中介的角色。• 研究人员必须将从业者视为共同研究人员。