Global Journal of Human Social Science, C: Sociology and Culture, Volume 23 Issue 4

© 2023. Marina Hennig, Emre Bilgin, Omar Shehata, Aimée Tina Booh, Seraphine Domes & Marie Nottebaum. This research/ review article is distributed under the terms of the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). You must give appropriate credit to authors and reference this article if parts of the article are reproduced in any manner. Applicable licensing terms are at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. Exploring Motives and Strategies in the Production of Knowledge in the University Context by the Example of Academic Career Trajectories By Marina Hennig, Emre Bilgin, Omar Shehata, Aimée Tina Booh, Seraphine Domes & Marie Nottebaum Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz Abstract- Current research has shown that the combination of implicit and explicit knowledge among various actors is particularly crucial to the production of knowledge and that the characteristics of social relationships and resulting networks impact on how proficienty is acquired, transferred, absorbed, and applied. Although investigations have suggested that the actors involved in knowledge production are active and strategic agents, who differ considerably in their abilities to incorporate and generate knowledge, they are mostly referred to in terms as nodes or black boxes. In this regard, relationship research has demonstrated that actors differ in terms of motivations and abilities to share information and knowledge. Such motives are often strategic. Keywords: knowledge production, tacit knowledge, university research, social relationships, qualitative research, knowledge transfer, knowledge acquisition, knowledge networks, scientific collaboration, implicit knowledge, explicit knowledge, academic careers, research methodology, qualitative interviews, sociocultural factors. GJHSS-C Classification: DDC: 300 ExploringMotivesandStrategiesintheProductionofKnowledgeintheUniversityContextbytheExampleofAcademicCareerTrajectories Global Journal of HUMAN-SOCIAL SCIENCE: C Sociology & Culture Volume 23 Issue 4 Version 1.0 Year 2023 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Online ISSN: 2249-460x & Print ISSN: 0975-587X Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: