@misc{10481/53774, year = {2016}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/53774}, abstract = {This article analyses how Quality Management (QM) practices moderate the relationship between collective mind (CM), and knowledge transfer (KT) and absorption in university research and development (R&D) groups. The data are taken from 257 R&D groups in different Spanish universities. The findings show that the relationship between CM and KT is significant when QM is included as a moderating variable because QM permits better communication and fosters stronger ties between group members. In the case of knowledge absorption (KA), however, QM does not have a significant effect. The final section presents the study's conclusions and implications. As no studies have tested these effects empirically, our conclusions are highly relevant for academics and researchers.}, publisher = {Routledge}, keywords = {QM}, keywords = {Collective mind}, keywords = {Knowledge}, keywords = {R&D groups}, title = {Quality Management and collective mind: investigating university R&D from a group focus}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1080/09537325.2015.1095286}, author = {Cabeza Pullés, Dainelis and Gutiérrez Gutiérrez, Leopoldo and Llorens Montes, Francisco J.}, }