Determinants of academics’ knowledge sharing behavior in United Arab Emirates Universities

This research aims to determine the factors affecting knowledge sharing behavior among academics in United Arab Emirates universities and identify the effect of university type on academics’ behavior. The research adopted Ajzen’s amended Theory of Planned Behavior. Employing an online survey, data w...

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Main Authors:	Othman, Roslina, Skaik, Huda
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	International Foundation for Research and Development (IFDR) 2014
Subjects:	Z665 Library Science. Information Science
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spelling	iium-389462018-06-20T06:11:17Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/38946/ Determinants of academics’ knowledge sharing behavior in United Arab Emirates Universities Othman, Roslina Skaik, Huda Z665 Library Science. Information Science This research aims to determine the factors affecting knowledge sharing behavior among academics in United Arab Emirates universities and identify the effect of university type on academics’ behavior. The research adopted Ajzen’s amended Theory of Planned Behavior. Employing an online survey, data were collected from academics in public and private universities using a questionnaire. The model was tested using Partial Least Squares structural equation modeling. The results found a significant difference in academics’ knowledge sharing behavior between public and private universities. Results also revealed that intention is the main determinant of knowledge sharing behavior, and that attitude, subjective norms, and self-efficacy have significant influence on intention while controllability has no influence on it. The significance of this research lies in that it is one of the first to use the amended theory and the only research to address knowledge sharing behavior in higher education in the Arab World. This research provides useful basis for higher education institutions to create a knowledge sharing culture and helps academics to enhance their performance. International Foundation for Research and Development (IFDR) 2014-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/38946/1/Roslina_%26_Huda_JEVR_5%2C1%2C_14.pdf Othman, Roslina and Skaik, Huda (2014) Determinants of academics’ knowledge sharing behavior in United Arab Emirates Universities. Journal of Education and Vocational Research, 5 (1). pp. 1-12. ISSN 2221-2590 http://www.ifrnd.org/ResearchPapers.aspx?VolumeID=198
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description	This research aims to determine the factors affecting knowledge sharing behavior among academics in United Arab Emirates universities and identify the effect of university type on academics’ behavior. The research adopted Ajzen’s amended Theory of Planned Behavior. Employing an online survey, data were collected from academics in public and private universities using a questionnaire. The model was tested using Partial Least Squares structural equation modeling. The results found a significant difference in academics’ knowledge sharing behavior between public and private universities. Results also revealed that intention is the main determinant of knowledge sharing behavior, and that attitude, subjective norms, and self-efficacy have significant influence on intention while controllability has no influence on it. The significance of this research lies in that it is one of the first to use the amended theory and the only research to address knowledge sharing behavior in higher education in the Arab World. This research provides useful basis for higher education institutions to create a knowledge sharing culture and helps academics to enhance their performance.
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title	Determinants of academics’ knowledge sharing behavior in United Arab Emirates Universities
title_short	Determinants of academics’ knowledge sharing behavior in United Arab Emirates Universities
title_full	Determinants of academics’ knowledge sharing behavior in United Arab Emirates Universities
title_fullStr	Determinants of academics’ knowledge sharing behavior in United Arab Emirates Universities
title_full_unstemmed	Determinants of academics’ knowledge sharing behavior in United Arab Emirates Universities
title_sort	determinants of academics’ knowledge sharing behavior in united arab emirates universities
publisher	International Foundation for Research and Development (IFDR)
publishDate	2014
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Determinants of academics’ knowledge sharing behavior in United Arab Emirates Universities

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