Proceedings of the 38th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
DOI: 10.1109/hicss.2005.488
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Perceived Value of Knowledge: Shall I Give You My Gem, My Coal?

Abstract: Achieving value from knowledge has been illusive to the organization despite recent attempts to capitalize on it. An individual's willingness to share his or her knowledge is an essential factor in the organization benefiting from the knowledge it collectively possesses. Yet little is understood regarding what knowledge people are willing to share. This paper describes two studies in which a new construct, Perceived Value of Knowledge (PVK), is developed along with its dimensions, and its relationship with int… Show more

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“…For instance, [35] note that an organization must reinforce the importance of trust, both among employees and between an employee and the organization, and encourage free flows of information and error tolerance to efficiently share knowledge. (c) Ontological obstacles that deal with knowledge itself and emerge from the problems of implicit transfer of knowledge [13] as well as from the perceived meaning of knowledge [37] are also not recognized at all by participants who exchange knowledge [36].…”
Section: Knowledge Managementmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For instance, [35] note that an organization must reinforce the importance of trust, both among employees and between an employee and the organization, and encourage free flows of information and error tolerance to efficiently share knowledge. (c) Ontological obstacles that deal with knowledge itself and emerge from the problems of implicit transfer of knowledge [13] as well as from the perceived meaning of knowledge [37] are also not recognized at all by participants who exchange knowledge [36].…”
Section: Knowledge Managementmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Others focus on the individual's choice to share knowledge. Ford (2005) comments that an individual's perceived value of knowledge may affect his or her decision to share. Constant et al .…”
Section: Knowledge Sharing Under the Lens Of Economistsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Social barriers encompass people-issues like: language problems, pressure to avoid conflicts, bureaucracy and organizational hierarchy questions, and incoherent organizational paradigms (strategies, visions, mission, values, etc.). Ford and Staples [12] found that people prefer to share knowledge they themselves perceive as valuable, relevant and unique, but mainly between people they trust.…”
Section: Knowledge Sharing and Conversionmentioning
confidence: 98%