Hand over in writing to your manager.

Is skipping handover a problem?

It may cause disputes; check rules.

Job Handover (Korea)

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Systematically passing tasks, status, file locations, contacts and access to a successor.

Contents

1. History and scholarship
2. Key points
3. In practice
4. FAQ
5. References

History and scholarship

Polanyi (1966) introduced tacit knowledge; Nonaka and Takeuchi (1995) the SECI model for making it explicit. Levitt and March (1988) saw organisations storing experience in routines; Szulanski (1996, SMJ) analysed internal 'stickiness'; Argote and Ingram (2000) linked knowledge transfer to advantage. In medicine, Patterson et al. (2004) studied handoff strategies and Starmer et al. (2014, NEJM) reported fewer errors after a structured handoff programme.

Key points

Typically list tasks and cycles, open items and deadlines, file and system locations, contacts and common issues; work alongside the successor if possible. Laws, programmes, visa rules and hiring practice change; check official notices, current law and actual postings.

In practice

Fit the handover into your resignation timeline and return access rights.

FAQ

No successor?: Hand over in writing to your manager.
Is skipping handover a problem?: It may cause disputes; check rules.

Sources reviewed: 2026-10-26

References

Polanyi, M. (1966). The Tacit Dimension. Doubleday.
Levitt, B., & March, J. G. (1988). Organizational learning. Annual Review of Sociology, 14, 319–340.
Nonaka, I., & Takeuchi, H. (1995). The Knowledge-Creating Company. Oxford University Press.
Szulanski, G. (1996). Exploring internal stickiness: Impediments to the transfer of best practice within the firm. Strategic Management Journal, 17(S2), 27–43.
Argote, L., & Ingram, P. (2000). Knowledge transfer: A basis for competitive advantage in firms. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 82(1), 150–169.
Patterson, E. S., Roth, E. M., Woods, D. D., Chow, R., & Gomes, J. O. (2004). Handoff strategies in settings with high consequences for failure: Lessons for health care operations. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 16(2), 125–132.
Starmer, A. J., Spector, N. D., Srivastava, R., et al. (2014). Changes in medical errors after implementation of a handoff program. New England Journal of Medicine, 371(19), 1803–1812.
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