Accelerating global knowledge creation and sharing. In doing so, the journal fills a void and provides a high quality outlet in which to publish kmrelated scholarly work. Knowledge is the organizations most important strategic resource that can provide organizations with a sustainable competitive advantage. The article begins by examining the application of knowledge management in communities of practice, especially the knowledge needs of shared work practitioners and conditions that facilitate. The successful generation, sharing and use of knowledge are predominantly seen as being dependent on an actors ability to in.
Knowledge sharing is affected by multilevel factors. The latest business management research and ideas from hbs faculty. International education km is a set of practices that helps to improve the use and sharing of data and information in. Within these journals, we used as criterion for search the following keywords.
The journal contributes to the development of theory, practice and policy in the field of knowledge management, intellectual capital and intangible resources. Information sharing and knowledge sharing as communicative. American journal of computer science and engineering, 2016. Leaders who infuse the knowledge sharing component, understand the dynamics of an ever changing global environment, the. There are some alternatives to determine a proper knowledge sharing strategy, those are 1 choose knowledge sharing strategy by looking at a variety of strategies, not depend on one strategy, 2 defines the purposes of knowledge sharing, 3 pay. Communities of practice and knowledge management systems. As the technology continues to grow, knowledge sharing sites has. The aim of the paper is to identify the people management practices that will be most effective in fostering knowledge sharing. Toward principles for the design of ontologies used for knowledge sharing. The journal publishes original research and case studies by academic, business and government contributors on strategies, tools, techniques and technologies for knowledge management. The journal also aims to promote and coordinate developments in the fields of data mining, artificial intelligence, information retrieval, knowledge engineering and machine learning, with an emphasis on making the web a richer, friendlier, and more intelligent resource that we can all share and explore. Emerald journal of knowledge management information.
It requires a major transformation in organization culture to create a desire to share knowledge. Integrating the four causal maps and the agile literature, we propose a conceptual framework with seven types of knowledge. Organizational level, team level and individual level factors. An emphasis is placed on the power of some actors over others, e. We begin with a theoretical analysis of the sociopsychological aspects of knowledge sharing behaviour in order to. Issn 14794411 81 academic publishing international ltd reference this paper as. By testing existing predominantly anglo saxon theories of leadership and knowledge sharing process in different environment. The purpose of knowledge sharing is to contribute to knowledge continuity within an organization where employees have mutual trust, and are willing to communicate, consult, and exchange information. Knowledge sharing is an important initiative in creating competitive advantage. Available as technical report ksl 9304, knowledge systems laboratory, stanford university. Read articles about knowledge sharing hbs working knowledge. Toward principles for the design of ontologies used for.
Knowledge as a key resource will contribute to improved organisational performance if it is properly leveraged and harnessed. The electronic journal of knowledge management ejkm publishes research on topics relevant to the study and implementation of knowledge management, intellectual capital, intangible resources and related fields of study. Perceived barriers to effective knowledge sharing in agile. Fostering knowledge sharing through people management practices. This growing body of literature has shed much light on the various problems underlying knowledge sharing in organizations. Knowledge as a critical success factor in the finnish social and healthcare reform.
A number of hypotheses are presented concerning the influence of commitment, climate and cmc on these processes. Knowledge and types of knowledge knowledge is not an easy concept to discuss. Knowledge management as an important tool in organisational management. This company produces mineral wool, which is used for buildings. The journal publishes original papers at the forefront of information manage, retrieval, knowledge generation, sharing and management issues. International journal of knowledge management ijkm. The effective care of patients begins with accurate knowledge about the benefits, harms, and appropriate context of clinical interventions. As a scholar and researcher in this field, jikm will no doubt be a useful resource to you, as well as the ideal channel through which you share your latest research.
International journal of knowledge management, and international journal of knowledge management studies. An empirical study of the role of trust and other socialcognitive factors in an organizational setting m. Knowledge and the importance of knowledge sharing in. While the number of empirical studies looking at the interaction between these dimensions has been limited. Why your company needs knowledge sharing and continuous. This article examines knowledge sharing at the most basic level. But knowledge sharing is a very sophisticated human activity, which. Ijkms is a refereed and authoritative source of information in the field of knowledge management and related. Contrary to expectations, tacitness positively moderates the effect sharing knowledge with customers has on satisfaction. Finally, the study expands the scope of empirical research by examining leadership and knowledge sharing in the context of private schools in dubai.
Determining which factors promote or impede the sharing of knowledge within groups and organizations constitutes an important area of research. International journal of knowledge and web intelligence. Therefore, it is a more interesting area of research. Writers of blogs, called bloggers, can add to the sum total of knowledge for research projects, share industry and product knowledge, capture and disseminate pertinent news from outside the enterprise, and contribute valuable insights on specific subjects. This paper focuses on the issue of knowledge sharing, one of the key mechanisms by which knowledge transfer can take place within organizations.
Knowledge processes and leadership and management have both been central to discussions within the academic literature. Knowledge sharing is an essential organizational phenomenon to overcome adversities. They are particularly useful for promoting knowledge in crosscultural environments. Knowledge transfer, knowledge sharing and knowledge barriers three blurry terms in km the electronic journal of knowledge management volume 10 issue 1. The impact of knowledge sharing, organizational capability. As an important tool in the successful implementation of knowledge management, sharing knowledge is seen to be the. But health care has been slow to move from traditional modes for generating, synthesizing, and sharing knowledge. Pdf leadership and knowledge sharing asian journal of. A questionnaire for elaborative knowledge sharing to. Max evans doctor of philosophy faculty of information university of toronto 2012 abstract effective knowledge sharing within project teams is critical to knowledge intensive professional service firms. Knowledge sharing and technological innovation capabilities of chinese software smes jianguo yao, antonio crupi, alberto di minin, xumei zhang. Study 1 found evidence for the role of two individual factors.
Information sharing and knowledge sharing represent similar communicative activities when looked at from the viewpoints of transmission and ritual communities. We argue that to bridge communication gaps and create shared understanding in software teams, it is critical to take the revealed concerns of different roles into account. The journal is published in both printed and online versions. International journal of knowledge management studies. Purpose a diverse range of knowledge processes have been referred to in the extant literature, but little agreement exists on which knowledge processes are critical and should be supported by organizational culture. Why knowledge sharing is important we are often very vague about what exactly we mean by knowledge sharing, as if it is a onesize. To remain competitive and successful, organizations must create a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous learning.
Knowledge sharing and its impact on employees motivation. There are many taxonomies that specify various kinds of knowledge. The former view emphasises oneway communication from sender to recipients, and the sharing activity appears as transfer, diffusion or provision of information or knowledge. Fostering knowledge sharing through people management.
Table 1 summarizes the number of articles surveyed per journal, totalizing 71 articles. Background the idea of capturing, storing and sharing knowledge so as to learn lessons from the past and from elsewhere overcoming the boundaries posed by time and space is far from being a new one. Yet, because the overarching process of knowledge sharing has been shown to consist of multiple phaseseach with their own associated challeng. In international journal humancomputer studies 43, p. The results show that, as proposed in hypotheses 2, 2a and 2b, organizational capability plays a significant role to increase the amount of variance explained in the relationship between explicit knowledge sharing, implicit knowledge sharing, overall knowledge sharing and outsourcing success. The international journal of knowledge management will provide a forum for both academics and practitioners to share their research in all areas associated with knowledge management. Two processes of knowledge sharing are distinguished. The journal publishes original research and case studies by academic, business and government contributors on strategies, tools, techniques and technologies for.
Knowledge exists and is shared at different levels in organizations. This paper aims to investigate how knowledge sharing influences technological innovation capability tic of the software small. Knowledge sharing is the disclosure of viable information and experiences. Hence it is the objective of this paper to discuss knowledge sharing and the importance of knowledge sharing within an organization. Substantial revision of paper presented at the international workshop on formal ontology, march, 1993, padova, italy. The paper also contributes that, in order for organisations to manage knowledge effectively. International journal of management technology vol. Knowledge transfer, knowledge sharing and knowledge. But even then many of the traditional methods of knowledge diffusion are impossible to apply. Overall, this paper establishes the foundation for a more fine. This paper describes two studies conducted in the peoples republic of china aimed at improving understanding of knowledge sharing among managers. Tacit knowledge sharing is argued to be a product of socialization and dialectic debate among employees fernie, et al.
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