Knowledge of the situation, social network and knowledge sharing in Peshawar University: an empirical study

Abstract

Disseminating and sharing of knowledge is the corner stone of knowledge economy. It is, therefore, imperative to know the factors which could be instrumental in this distribution. The purpose of this research is to understand the relative importance of knowledge-sharing factors such as knowledge of the situation and social network (SN) on knowledge sharing in University of Peshawar. Data from 244 randomly selected respondents from the target population has been collected through a questionnaire. The questionnaire was tested for its validity and reliability. Multiple regression analysis has been employed to test hypotheses of the study. Findings indicate that knowledge of the situation and SN both are positive and significant predictors of knowledge sharing. However, among the two, SN happens to be a stronger influential factor within the overall model. This research addresses the gap on knowledge sharing in general and in Universities in particular which appears sparse. As a social research, the study has its limitations. This article contributes to the theoretical integration of Attitude-to-Behaviour process model and social capital and put to empirical testing on regional data. Organisations working on knowledge transfer programs may get benefit from the findings of this research. Recommendations for further research have also been provided.

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“…Keterbatasan penelitian sebelumnya yang membahas teori modal sosial dan knowledge sharing dalam pembelajaran meliputi ukuran sampel yang terlalu kecil (Akhavan & Hoseini, 2015;Lu et al, 2013) dan tidak menggunakan semua variabel dari komponen modal sosial (Ishrat & Rahman, 2019). Oleh karena itu, Ishrat & Rahman (2019) menyarankan untuk menambahkan variabel lain dan meneliti pada sektor pendidikan yang lebih luas. Selain itu, penelitian selanjutnya juga dapat menguji pada kelompok sampel lain, khususnya pengajar maupun mahasiswa jurusan lain, dan dari institusi akademik lain (Akhavan & Hoseini, 2015;Razzaque, 2020c).…”

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“…Other authors place emphasis on the technological perspective considering it as one of the decisive factors in knowledge sharing (Tohidinia and Mosakhani, 2010). The use of infrastructures such as groupware, online databases, intranet and virtual communities (Lin, 2007b;Ali and Dominic, 2018;Ishrat and Rahman, 2020), enables individuals to directly or indirectly share knowledge with others (Bock et al, 2005), and supports and makes available incentives and resources to use and up-date knowledge (Cabrera et al, 2006). However, Desouza (2003) holds the view that technology is only one mean to foster knowledge and may not be a true indicator of knowledge-sharing behavior, as shared knowledge can be accessed by others even those not making contributions or usage of this knowledge (Cabrera et al, 2006;Lin, 2007b;Wang and Noe, 2010).…”

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