Understanding Knowledge Sharing in an Organization

Twum-Darko, Michael; Harker, Lee-Anne Lesley

doi:10.4018/ijkm.2017010104

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“…Focusing on a repository-based approach, Bieber et al presented a community knowledge evolution system [74]. KM researchers have extensively looked into KM processes of professionally well-organized sets of actors [75]. However, KM processes in fragile and discontinuous settings with changing sets of actors pose new challenges for KM researchers, which are in line with the findings of Rathi et al [76] that conclude that knowledge sharing practices in nonprofit settings are unique.…”

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confidence: 82%

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Nomadic Knowledge Sharing Practices and Challenges: Findings From a Long-Term Case Study

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In this paper, we explore a specialized type of knowledge, namely, nomadic knowledge, to understand its implications in knowledge sharing. Nomadic knowledge is enacted in a discontinuous pattern with a changing set of actors and further flows on a defined trajectory. This knowledge is quite important but is required sporadically, so it has a varying level of importance for stakeholders at different instances of time. The limited interest of knowledge holders after the creation of this type of knowledge makes its sharing process complex. Furthermore, new sets of actors overloaded with tasks often ignore the knowledge sharing aspect of nomadic knowledge due to the urgency of the tasks at hand. Using a long-term field study, we illustrate practices concerning the sharing of nomadic knowledge, which, we argue, are to date not yet well supported technologically. The objective of this contribution is, therefore, to outline the concept of nomadic knowledge and associated implications, so that respective knowledge sharing practices can be supported by the knowledge management community with appropriate technology. The underlying complexity of knowledge sharing practices highlighted in this paper stresses the need for appropriate technological and social processes to facilitate the sharing of nomadic knowledge.INDEX TERMS Knowledge management, knowledge sharing, international collaboration, knowledge engineering, organizational aspects.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 82%

“…The KM community has extensively contributed in improving knowledge sharing in different organizational settings [19], [73], [75], [81]. However, this has been mainly explored in stable organizations and to a limited extent in fluid organizations.…”

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confidence: 99%

Nomadic Knowledge Sharing Practices and Challenges: Findings From a Long-Term Case Study

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“…The rationale for selecting ANT as a lens was mainly because of its focus on actor(s), actor‐network, and the four moments of translation: problematisation, interessement, enrolment, and mobilisation. ANT was used to examine the interaction that occurs between human and non‐human actors in actor‐networks (Twum‐darko & Harker, ). The theory was used in the following manner: Through the four moments of translation, the theory was employed to investigate the different heterogeneous actor‐networks that were formed and how they were formed. To examine the interactions and relationship among actors (both human and non‐human) within and between actor‐networks. To gain a better understanding of the factors that affect and influence the adoption and use of e‐commerce in the grocery retail sector in South Africa. …”

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“…The rationale for selecting ANT as a lens was mainly because of its focus on actor(s), actor-network, and the four moments of translation: problematisation, interessement, enrolment, and mobilisation. ANT was used to examine the interaction that occurs between human and non-human actors in actor-networks (Twum-darko & Harker, 2017). The theory was used in the following manner:…”

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“…The translation process consists of four stages: problematisation, interessement, enrolment, and mobilisation (Callon, ). The problematisation stage is where the focal actor identifies a problem that needs to be addressed (Twum‐darko & Harker, ). The next stage is interessement in which actors show in the problematised activity (Thapa, ).…”

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Framework for the adoption of e‐commerce: A case of South African retail grocery sector

Johnson

Iyamu

2019

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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Over the years, the adoption and use of e‐commerce have expanded widely in different organisations across the world, influenced by its potential benefits. Conversely, in spite of the benefits that have been commonly and widely reported, there are minimal adoption and use of e‐commerce by South African businesses, specifically, in the retail sector. The causes to the limited adoption of e‐commerce in South Africa are not known. This empirical study therefore investigates the factors that influence and affect the adoption and use of e‐commerce in the mainstream retail grocery sector in South Africa. A retail organisation was selected and used as a case in the study. Actor‐network theory (ANT) was employed as a lens to guide the analysis of the qualitative data. Based on empirical evidence, the findings, which include business drivers, stock of knowledge, alliance of actors, training and skills, and assimilation of processes, were found important in the adoption and use of e‐commerce. The factors are intended to guide how adoption and use of e‐commerce are conducted in the mainstream retail grocery sector in South Africa.

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Impact of information technology and knowledge sharing on circular food supply chains for green business growth

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Rapid and dynamic changes in environment, technologies, consumer behavior, policy making, and climate are putting extra pressure to food supply chain, especially in terms of efficiently manage food security, food surplus, food loss, and waste. These changes directly affect food supply chain negatively. Thus, transition into more circular approach for green business growth in food supply chains is a necessity. One way to reduce this negativity is to ensure the share of information along the chain. With this context, sharing information and knowledge among the food supply chain can facilitate practices from a circularity and green perspectives. Hence, this research focuses on understanding and revealing knowledge‐sharing networks challenges, barriers, and benefits across every food supply chain layer, presenting tangible contributions to improve traceability in circularity perspectives with refuse, rethink, reduce, reuse, repair, refurbish, remanufacture, repurpose, recycle, and recover challenges. Therefore, and to provide a green business growth, this study examines the practice of knowledge sharing among real‐life industry food stakeholders in the meat sector regarding their dimensions, what type of knowledge is shared and whether there are differences among specific groups of food stakeholders for the knowledge sharing. The aim of this research is to generate a validated conceptual framework to reveal how information technologies contributes to a more efficient knowledge sharing practices, hence, to impact the enhancement of efficient circular food supply chains for green business growth.

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Understanding Knowledge Sharing in an Organization

Cited by 22 publications

References 49 publications

Nomadic Knowledge Sharing Practices and Challenges: Findings From a Long-Term Case Study

Nomadic Knowledge Sharing Practices and Challenges: Findings From a Long-Term Case Study

Framework for the adoption of e‐commerce: A case of South African retail grocery sector

Impact of information technology and knowledge sharing on circular food supply chains for green business growth

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