Muslim academics’ knowledge sharing in Malaysian higher learning institutions

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate Muslim academics’ knowledge sharing (KS) behavior and its relating predictors in the context of Malaysia. Academics being the center entity of education in higher learning institutions (HLI) has the noble obligation in spreading and sharing kno...

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Main Authors: Fauzi, Muhammad Ashraf, Tan, Christine Nya-Ling, Thurasamy, Ramayah, Ojo, Adedapo Oluwaseyi, Shogar, Ibrahim Adam Ahmed
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spelling iium-706802019-06-24T01:35:02Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/70680/ Muslim academics’ knowledge sharing in Malaysian higher learning institutions Fauzi, Muhammad Ashraf Tan, Christine Nya-Ling Thurasamy, Ramayah Ojo, Adedapo Oluwaseyi Shogar, Ibrahim Adam Ahmed H71 General works Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate Muslim academics’ knowledge sharing (KS) behavior and its relating predictors in the context of Malaysia. Academics being the center entity of education in higher learning institutions (HLI) has the noble obligation in spreading and sharing knowledge. Moreover, in Islamic teaching, academics having knowledge must let others know that knowledge can be beneficial in everyday life. Design/methodology/approach – The underpinning theories used in this study are theory of planned behavior (TPB) and social capital theory (SCT) for assessing the probable factors that can determine academics’ KS behavior. This study evaluates 398 Muslim academics in Malaysia for KS behavior in 20 public and 5 private HLIs. Structural equation modeling–partial least square was used as the tool for data analysis. Findings – It was found that all the variables tested in this study were significant, except for commitment. Social network, trust, management support, facilitating conditions and social media are significant predictors in Muslimacademics’ KS behavior. Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/70680/19/70680%20Muslim%20academics%E2%80%99%20knowledge.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/70680/8/70680%20Muslim%20academics%E2%80%99%20knowledge%20sharing%20in%20Malaysian%20higher%20learning%20institutions%20SCOPUS.pdf Fauzi, Muhammad Ashraf and Tan, Christine Nya-Ling and Thurasamy, Ramayah and Ojo, Adedapo Oluwaseyi and Shogar, Ibrahim Adam Ahmed (2019) Muslim academics’ knowledge sharing in Malaysian higher learning institutions. Journal of Islamic Marketing, 10 (2). pp. 378-393. ISSN 1759-0833 https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/JIMA-10-2017-0111 10.1108/JIMA-10-2017-0111
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Fauzi, Muhammad Ashraf
Tan, Christine Nya-Ling
Thurasamy, Ramayah
Ojo, Adedapo Oluwaseyi
Shogar, Ibrahim Adam Ahmed
Muslim academics’ knowledge sharing in Malaysian higher learning institutions
description Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate Muslim academics’ knowledge sharing (KS) behavior and its relating predictors in the context of Malaysia. Academics being the center entity of education in higher learning institutions (HLI) has the noble obligation in spreading and sharing knowledge. Moreover, in Islamic teaching, academics having knowledge must let others know that knowledge can be beneficial in everyday life. Design/methodology/approach – The underpinning theories used in this study are theory of planned behavior (TPB) and social capital theory (SCT) for assessing the probable factors that can determine academics’ KS behavior. This study evaluates 398 Muslim academics in Malaysia for KS behavior in 20 public and 5 private HLIs. Structural equation modeling–partial least square was used as the tool for data analysis. Findings – It was found that all the variables tested in this study were significant, except for commitment. Social network, trust, management support, facilitating conditions and social media are significant predictors in Muslimacademics’ KS behavior.
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author Fauzi, Muhammad Ashraf
Tan, Christine Nya-Ling
Thurasamy, Ramayah
Ojo, Adedapo Oluwaseyi
Shogar, Ibrahim Adam Ahmed
author_facet Fauzi, Muhammad Ashraf
Tan, Christine Nya-Ling
Thurasamy, Ramayah
Ojo, Adedapo Oluwaseyi
Shogar, Ibrahim Adam Ahmed
author_sort Fauzi, Muhammad Ashraf
title Muslim academics’ knowledge sharing in Malaysian higher learning institutions
title_short Muslim academics’ knowledge sharing in Malaysian higher learning institutions
title_full Muslim academics’ knowledge sharing in Malaysian higher learning institutions
title_fullStr Muslim academics’ knowledge sharing in Malaysian higher learning institutions
title_full_unstemmed Muslim academics’ knowledge sharing in Malaysian higher learning institutions
title_sort muslim academics’ knowledge sharing in malaysian higher learning institutions
publisher Emerald Publishing Limited
publishDate 2019
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/70680/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/70680/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/70680/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/70680/19/70680%20Muslim%20academics%E2%80%99%20knowledge.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/70680/8/70680%20Muslim%20academics%E2%80%99%20knowledge%20sharing%20in%20Malaysian%20higher%20learning%20institutions%20SCOPUS.pdf
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