Technological factors affecting knowledge sharing among academic staff in selected Malaysian higher educational institutions and the effect on performance

The objective of this study is to expand our understanding of the factors that affect knowledge sharing among academic staff in Malaysian higher academic institutions. Although previous research has identified several factors that affect knowledge sharing, further research needs to be carried out to...

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Main Author:	Supar, Norizah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	International Foundation for Research and Development (IFDR) 2012
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General) H61.8 Communication of information LB2300 Higher Education
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/27498/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/27498/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/27498/1/9.pdf

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spelling	iium-274982013-12-23T06:05:53Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/27498/ Technological factors affecting knowledge sharing among academic staff in selected Malaysian higher educational institutions and the effect on performance Supar, Norizah H Social Sciences (General) H61.8 Communication of information LB2300 Higher Education The objective of this study is to expand our understanding of the factors that affect knowledge sharing among academic staff in Malaysian higher academic institutions. Although previous research has identified several factors that affect knowledge sharing, further research needs to be carried out to ascertain factors that affect knowledge sharing, in particular among higher academic institutions in Malaysia. Its relevance to higher academic institutions is especially pertinent considering that being a center of learning, a higher level of knowledge sharing among the teaching staff could bring about an increased level of productivity or performance and satisfaction in the workplace. The outcome of this study will enable further understanding on knowledge sharing behavior of academic staff and may therefore contribute towards successful implementation of knowledge sharing as part of organizational knowledge management initiatives. Based on non-random, criterion, purposive sampling, three higher academic institutions from the Klang Valley area were selected to be included in the study. Findings from 194 respondents indicated that the technological factors of distributed model and presence of IT for knowledge sharing are positively related to knowledge sharing and that knowledge sharing is positively related to performance. International Foundation for Research and Development (IFDR) 2012-07 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/27498/1/9.pdf Supar, Norizah (2012) Technological factors affecting knowledge sharing among academic staff in selected Malaysian higher educational institutions and the effect on performance. Journal of Education and Vocational Research, 3 (7). pp. 234-241. ISSN 2221-2590 http://www.ifrnd.org/index.html
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description	The objective of this study is to expand our understanding of the factors that affect knowledge sharing among academic staff in Malaysian higher academic institutions. Although previous research has identified several factors that affect knowledge sharing, further research needs to be carried out to ascertain factors that affect knowledge sharing, in particular among higher academic institutions in Malaysia. Its relevance to higher academic institutions is especially pertinent considering that being a center of learning, a higher level of knowledge sharing among the teaching staff could bring about an increased level of productivity or performance and satisfaction in the workplace. The outcome of this study will enable further understanding on knowledge sharing behavior of academic staff and may therefore contribute towards successful implementation of knowledge sharing as part of organizational knowledge management initiatives. Based on non-random, criterion, purposive sampling, three higher academic institutions from the Klang Valley area were selected to be included in the study. Findings from 194 respondents indicated that the technological factors of distributed model and presence of IT for knowledge sharing are positively related to knowledge sharing and that knowledge sharing is positively related to performance.
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title	Technological factors affecting knowledge sharing among academic staff in selected Malaysian higher educational institutions and the effect on performance
title_short	Technological factors affecting knowledge sharing among academic staff in selected Malaysian higher educational institutions and the effect on performance
title_full	Technological factors affecting knowledge sharing among academic staff in selected Malaysian higher educational institutions and the effect on performance
title_fullStr	Technological factors affecting knowledge sharing among academic staff in selected Malaysian higher educational institutions and the effect on performance
title_full_unstemmed	Technological factors affecting knowledge sharing among academic staff in selected Malaysian higher educational institutions and the effect on performance
title_sort	technological factors affecting knowledge sharing among academic staff in selected malaysian higher educational institutions and the effect on performance
publisher	International Foundation for Research and Development (IFDR)
publishDate	2012
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Technological factors affecting knowledge sharing among academic staff in selected Malaysian higher educational institutions and the effect on performance

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