A Planned Behavior-Based Investigation of Knowledge Sharing in Construction Industry

Knowledge sharing has been widely believed one of the vital elements that propel an organization’s performance. However, the construction industry in Malaysia is currently suffering from the lack of knowledge sharing within organisations. Hence, this paper intends to investigate the key factors as w...

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Main Authors:	Lee, Chia Kuang, Davidson, Elizabeth, Liu, Yao
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	T Technology (General)
Online Access:	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3187/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3187/1/Lee_EMC_2012__paper.pdf

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spelling	ump-31872018-02-01T01:20:07Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3187/ A Planned Behavior-Based Investigation of Knowledge Sharing in Construction Industry Lee, Chia Kuang Davidson, Elizabeth Liu, Yao T Technology (General) Knowledge sharing has been widely believed one of the vital elements that propel an organization’s performance. However, the construction industry in Malaysia is currently suffering from the lack of knowledge sharing within organisations. Hence, this paper intends to investigate the key factors as well as their relationships that affect knowledge sharing in the industry. The theory of planned behaviour is adopted and a simplified model is proposed based upon. Data is collected by questionnaires. A series of statistical analysis reveals that employees’ intention to share knowledge within construction companies is affected more by their attitude and perceived behavioural control. Accordingly, it is suggested that organizations provide ground reasons why knowledge sharing is important and should be adopted as a daily practice. 2012 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3187/1/Lee_EMC_2012__paper.pdf Lee, Chia Kuang and Davidson, Elizabeth and Liu, Yao (2012) A Planned Behavior-Based Investigation of Knowledge Sharing in Construction Industry. In: International Management and Engineering Conference (EMC 2012) . .
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description	Knowledge sharing has been widely believed one of the vital elements that propel an organization’s performance. However, the construction industry in Malaysia is currently suffering from the lack of knowledge sharing within organisations. Hence, this paper intends to investigate the key factors as well as their relationships that affect knowledge sharing in the industry. The theory of planned behaviour is adopted and a simplified model is proposed based upon. Data is collected by questionnaires. A series of statistical analysis reveals that employees’ intention to share knowledge within construction companies is affected more by their attitude and perceived behavioural control. Accordingly, it is suggested that organizations provide ground reasons why knowledge sharing is important and should be adopted as a daily practice.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Lee, Chia Kuang Davidson, Elizabeth Liu, Yao
author_facet	Lee, Chia Kuang Davidson, Elizabeth Liu, Yao
author_sort	Lee, Chia Kuang
title	A Planned Behavior-Based Investigation of Knowledge Sharing in Construction Industry
title_short	A Planned Behavior-Based Investigation of Knowledge Sharing in Construction Industry
title_full	A Planned Behavior-Based Investigation of Knowledge Sharing in Construction Industry
title_fullStr	A Planned Behavior-Based Investigation of Knowledge Sharing in Construction Industry
title_full_unstemmed	A Planned Behavior-Based Investigation of Knowledge Sharing in Construction Industry
title_sort	planned behavior-based investigation of knowledge sharing in construction industry
publishDate	2012
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A Planned Behavior-Based Investigation of Knowledge Sharing in Construction Industry

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