Ricerc@Sapienza

Purpose – Over recent decades, knowledge transfer processes and knowledge-intensive organizations have
been increasingly investigated from several perspectives. Knowledge translation activated by knowledgeintensive
organizations is supported by several factors, among which intangible assets play a significant role.
Our research mainly investigates the relationship between the knowledge owned by knowledge workers in
source organizations and the process of its translation to recipient organizations. Specifically, this paper aims

Purpose: Knowledge translation activated by knowledge-intensive organizations is supported by several factors among which intangibles assets. This paper aims at analysing knowledge translation and organisational performance in the football industry, discovering both the role of professional football players' skills transfer and determinants helping to achieve positive performance at organizational level.