The Exploratory Study of On-Line Knowledge Sharing by Applying Wiki Collaboration System

Kang, Ya-Chin; Chen, Guan-Li; Ko, Chao-Tan; Fang, Chung-Hsiung

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“…In the 'resource-based' view of the firm, knowledge is considered to be the most important strategic resource (Conner & Prahaad 1996). Many organisations have recognised that knowledge is a valuable intangible resource that holds the key to competitive advantage (Kang, Chen & Fang 2010).…”

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Innovation capability of managers in Nigerian large-scale manufacturing companies

Popoola

Fagbola

2014

S. Afr. j. inf. manag.

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Background: Manufacturing companies in Nigeria operate in a turbulent business environment and managers therein need quality information to operate with keen market competition. Information seeking behavior and use as well as knowledge sharing are critical ingredients to enhance innovation capability of managers in business organisations like manufacturing companies for survival.Objectives: This study examines the contributions of information-seeking behaviour, information utilation and knowledge sharing to the prediction of the innovation capability of managers in large-scale manufacturing companies in Nigeria with special reference to the food, beverages and tobacco companies.Method: A total enumeration technique was used to administer copies of a questionnaire to a population of 400 managers in 12 food, beverages and tobacco companies that are listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Of these, 357 responded. The response rate achieved was 89.3%.Results: The study found that there were significant multiple relationships between information-seeking behaviour, information utilisation, knowledge sharing and the innovation capability of the respondents. It was also found that information-seeking behaviour, information utilisation and knowledge sharing jointly and individually predict the innovation capability of the respondents. In addition, information-seeking behaviour contributed 22.18%, information utilisation contributed 44.12%, and knowledge sharing contributed 40.88% to the prediction of innovation capability of managers in food, beverages and tobacco companies in Nigeria. The study equally found that, apart from the traditional ways of sharing knowledge in organisations, social media technology such as Facebook and Twitter, amongst others, are new ways of sharing knowledge in large-scale manufacturing companies in Nigeria.Conclusion: The study recommends that managers in these companies should be encouraged to seek for more information, make more intensive use of information and share knowledge in order to improve their innovation capability.

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Innovation capability of managers in Nigerian large-scale manufacturing companies

Popoola

Fagbola

2014

S. Afr. j. inf. manag.

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“…) The crux of a knowledge-sharing culture lies with the employees, who need to interact and communicate with one another in order to share their tacit knowledge. Kang, Chen, Ko and Fang (2010) state that 'driven by a knowledge economy, many organisations have recognised knowledge as a valuable intangible resource that holds the key to competitive advantage'.…”

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Knowledge sharing through social media: Investigating trends and technologies in a global marketing and advertising research company

Adamovic

Potgieter

Mearns

2012

S. Afr. j. inf. manag.

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Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate social media technology trends in Nielsen – a global information and measurement company – and to establish how these technologies can help the company to create a knowledge-sharing culture.

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate trends in knowledge-sharing technologies in Nielsen.

Method: The researchers distributed semi-structured questionnaires to a sample of employees in Nielsen’s Television Audience Measurement Department. They also conducted interviews with specific employees in this department to gain a better understanding of employees’ attitudes toward, and perceptions of, the use of social media tools for creating a knowledgesharing culture at Nielsen. The researchers validated the data to see whether it could support the research and used triangulation to create a holistic view of the data they received from the questionnaires.

Results: The findings of the study revealed that respondents had a positive attitude to sharing knowledge with one another through using social media tools. However, some respondents thought that technology, in general, was ‘the tree of good and evil’. The survey findings showed that Nielsen did have social media tools. However, not all employees were aware of these tools or were willing to use the tools to share knowledge. This study highlighted the possible advantages of the social media for sharing knowledge and how Nielsen could use the tools more widely.

Conclusion: In order for a knowledge sharing culture to thrive at Nielsen, its employees need to engage more with social media tools in their business practices.

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The Status of Librarians’ Knowledge Sharing by the Usage of Web 2.0 Tools: A Case Study of Central Libraries of Tabriz Governmental Universities

Hosseini

Hashempour

2012

Communications in Computer and Information Science

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The Exploratory Study of On-Line Knowledge Sharing by Applying Wiki Collaboration System

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Innovation capability of managers in Nigerian large-scale manufacturing companies

Innovation capability of managers in Nigerian large-scale manufacturing companies

Knowledge sharing through social media: Investigating trends and technologies in a global marketing and advertising research company

The Status of Librarians’ Knowledge Sharing by the Usage of Web 2.0 Tools: A Case Study of Central Libraries of Tabriz Governmental Universities

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