Impact of Knowledge Sharing Adoption on Universities Virtual Learning Communities

Alammari, Abdullah; Chandran, Daniel

doi:10.24251/hicss.2017.544

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“…In order to ensure that a knowledge sharing system can be well implemented and used in the academic context, there is a need to investigate technology acceptance among academics [10]. Previous studies have investigated user acceptance of using new information systems, however, to the best of the researchers' knowledge, there is a lack of studies that investigate academics' perspective on using web-based knowledge sharing systems in Saudi Arabia [11]. Thus, this study explores that factors that influence academics' behaviour towards using web-based knowledge sharing systems in Saudi Arabian higher education institutions.…”

Section: Problem Statementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…[1] found that knowledge sharing depends on individual's behaviour toward accepting or rejecting the use of web technology for disseminating knowledge. Thus, changing people's behaviour to adopt new systems for sharing their knowledge is a significant challenge in knowledge management [11].…”

Section: Knowledge Sharingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Behavioural intention is an indicator of an individual's readiness to share knowledge, and it can be affected negatively or positively by certain factors [11]. In this research, behaviour intention refers to the academic's likelihood to share knowledge using web technology.…”

Section: Knowledge Sharingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Previous research has identified that subjective norm has an impact on individual's intention to adopt a new technology [29]. Due to the high individualism-collectivistic characteristic of the Saudi Arabian culture, [11] revealed that subjective norm has a positive effect on an individual's attitude.…”

Section: Social Influencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Other factors that influence knowledge sharing practices are trusting the quality of knowledge being shared and trusting that others will share their valuable knowledge [30]. Building an environment of trust that supports intellectual roles and copyright among an online community's members would facilitate communication and collaboration among knowledge contributors [11].…”

Section: Organizational Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Toward a New Model for the Adoption of Web-Based Knowledge Sharing Systems Amongst Academics in Saudi Arabian Higher Education Institutions

Almujally¹,

Joy²

2017

ICERI Proceedings

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Knowledge sharing has become a significant source of success in Knowledge Management (KM). In many organisations, knowledge management is often inadequate when it comes to web-based knowledge sharing, particularly among academics who work in Saudi universities. To ensure that a knowledge sharing system can be well implemented and used when communicating internally in an academic context, there is a need to know why academics accept or reject the use of web-based knowledge sharing systems. Therefore, the aim of this research is to determine the factors that affect academics' behaviours toward using web technology to share knowledge in Saudi Arabian higher education institutions. Furthermore, a web-based knowledge sharing adoption model is constructed based on the factors which already exist in technology acceptance theories, such as the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) and Task-Technology Fit (TTF), as well as other factors which are explored in knowledge sharing literature reviews to enrich the proposed model. Then, the model will be edited and refined using mixed method approach. The future work will expand the model and evaluate it to ensure that it fits the academics' needs.

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Section: Knowledge Sharingmentioning

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Section: Knowledge Sharingmentioning

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Section: Social Influencementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Organizational Factorsmentioning

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Toward a New Model for the Adoption of Web-Based Knowledge Sharing Systems Amongst Academics in Saudi Arabian Higher Education Institutions

Almujally¹,

Joy²

2017

ICERI Proceedings

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Examining the role of leadership inspiration, rewards and its relationship with contribution to knowledge sharing

Dari

Jabeen

Papastathopoulos

2018

JWL

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of leadership and rewards on the contribution to knowledge sharing in public organizations of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 154 employees from various organizational units of a law enforcement organization in the UAE, and structural equation modeling was used to test the proposed hypotheses. Findings Leadership inspiration was found to be positively effective in enhancing the contribution of knowledge sharing in terms of solving problems, increasing opportunity and improving the productivity of the workforce. Furthermore, it was found that the reward system had no impact on the contribution to knowledge sharing. Research limitations The method of data collection focused on the employees who were attending a training workshop in the department. This survey raises concerns related to non-response bias and common method bias, which describes the measurement error that is compounded by the sociability of the respondents who wanted to provide positive answers. Practical implications This research focuses on the implementation of certain practices related to knowledge sharing in public organizations. The model was constructed to assess the impact of leadership and rewards on the contribution to knowledge sharing through knowledge sharing practices as a mediation. The study is a modest attempt to assist the organizational leaders to embark on the right steps to foster knowledge sharing behavior among employees. Originality/value The study contributes to the literature on knowledge sharing, particularly on the relationship between leadership inspiration, rewards and contribution to knowledge sharing in the law enforcement organizations in the UAE.

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Exploring Factors That Influence Academics Behaviour toward Knowledge Sharing Using Web Technologies

Almujally

Joy

2017

Proceedings of the 2017 9th International Conference on Education Technology and Computers

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Impact of Knowledge Sharing Adoption on Universities Virtual Learning Communities

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Cited by 6 publications

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Toward a New Model for the Adoption of Web-Based Knowledge Sharing Systems Amongst Academics in Saudi Arabian Higher Education Institutions

Toward a New Model for the Adoption of Web-Based Knowledge Sharing Systems Amongst Academics in Saudi Arabian Higher Education Institutions

Examining the role of leadership inspiration, rewards and its relationship with contribution to knowledge sharing

Exploring Factors That Influence Academics Behaviour toward Knowledge Sharing Using Web Technologies

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Cited by 6 publications

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Toward a New Model for the Adoption of Web-Based Knowledge Sharing Systems Amongst Academics in Saudi Arabian Higher Education Institutions

Toward a New Model for the Adoption of Web-Based Knowledge Sharing Systems Amongst Academics in Saudi Arabian Higher Education Institutions

Examining the role of leadership inspiration, rewards and its relationship with contribution to knowledge sharing

Exploring Factors That Influence Academics Behaviour toward Knowledge Sharing Using Web Technologies

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