Knowledge Transfers from College to Business: Applying and Innovating

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When new college graduates first enter into the working world they are enthusiastic about opportunities to display those skills to achieve their life' goals. Everything is new and everything is exciting! With all of their enthusiasm recent college graduates may struggle with understanding how their skills apply to their jobs and how to maximize the value of that new knowledge.

It makes sense for businesses to be excited about taking those new skills and registering them to corporate improvement. Once one successfully transfers from college into their work roles the value of skills and knowledge can be realized more fully. It is up to business to maximize updated skills for organizational learning and innovation.

The higher the degree obtainment, in general the higher the knowledge transfer. Typically advanced degrees come with the possibility of entry into lower level manager or executive positions. For those graduates already employed, an advanced degree often means faster promotability. The relationship is not one for one but telling of the importance of education in the market.

I found an interesting article that may have some appeal if your wondering how to transfer new knowledge successfully into the workplace. Continuous learning is about taking new knowledge and applying it for industry improvement. The utility of using new skills within a wider theoretical understanding (specific and broad knowledge).

How Can You Apply What You Learn in School in the Workplace?

Beyond applied skills we often find universities knowledge contributes to innovative growth through discoveries and community engagement. Businesses are capitalizing on applied knowledge and theoretical/scientific knowledge in ways that improve organizational functioning. The benefits of knowledge becomes more apparent when the resources are put within the right environment (i.e. clustering).

You can gain more information in The Innovative Impact of U.S. Universities