Knowledge sharing practice in organization

2017

At present the organizations of the world are moving towards an efficient knowledge based development environment. Knowledge sharing is an important tool that turns individual knowledge into group organizational knowledge. Knowledge sharing among employees is a procedure which passes skills and qualifications from one person to another to solve problems, develop new ideas, or implement policies or procedures. Future success of an organization depends on effective knowledge sharing. In this study a survey is conducted among 163 employees in different organizations on knowledge sharing. Data are collected on questionnaire survey on ‘Likert five point scale’ to measure the observed variables. Factor analysis and structure equation model are developed from collected data by SPSS 20 and AMOS 21. Research shows that knowledge sharing increases the knowledge management practice environment and efficiency of the organization. An attempt has been taken here to show that knowledge sharing inc...

░ Abstract: Knowledge is and has remained a core competence of all thriving organizations and so, the management of knowledge will remain a key competitive strategy for any organization that wants to remain innovative, sustainable and profitable in this dynamic world of business volatility. The difference between one organization and another, in term of performance and skill utilization has been linked not only to the quality of their knowledge repositories, but also to how knowledge is shared among organizational members. This paper reviewed some extant literature and discovered that the most important of all knowledge management processes lies in knowledge sharing. Rather than keeping our stock of both tacit and explicit knowledge to ourselves, we should endeavor to share knowledge because our stock of knowledge does not deplete when we share it. Rather, knowledge sharing reinforces our knowledge base and makes knowledge to stick and become more permanent. As a matter of fact, the tacit knowledge which resides in the knower goes with the holder when he or she dies. This paper also supports the formulation of a conceptual framework that will establish a link between knowledge management and the organizational learning process.

2014

This article reports on the literature associated with knowledge sharing success. Studies reveal a number of factors, which influence the success of knowledge sharing among employees in organizations. The review highlights that the factors contributing to the success of knowledge sharing have been identified as organizational, individual and IT related factors. Based on the review, the conceptual model is proposed, which consists of three main constructs namely organizational factors (Organizational Support, Trust, Organizational Culture, Reward System, Organizational Structure), individual factors (Self-Efficiency, and Subjective Norm), and IT related factors (Information System, Technical Infrastructure, and Usage of Social Media). It is suggested that the empirical study be conducted using the proposed conceptual model.

The health care manager, 2017

Knowledge or information sharing (KIS) is an important aspect of organizational knowledge management (KM). Several factors affect the KIS process. This study investigates KM from a managerial viewpoint using a theoretical model that was developed based on a literature review conducted to evaluate KIS. This model was then tested for validity and reliability using an expert panel. Finally, an analysis was conducted on data collected from a survey of top and midlevel managers at Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education covering knowledge sharing, its barriers, and solutions. More than 90% of managers believe that the most important barriers to implementing a KIS system are limitations brought about by specialized knowledge, a culture of independent working, nonstandard processes, and a lack of a proper system for KIS. The results suggest that a successful implementation of KM initiatives depends on a careful consideration of the organizational culture, employee education levels, and previous knowledge of the benefits of KM.

Digital Libraries in Knowledge Processing: Proceedings of the 7th MALIBNET annual national convention, ESS ESS Publication ISBN: 81-7000-442-X

Today’s turbulent business environments, the conventional base of competitive strategy are increasingly being eroded. In such environment the ability to possess and disseminate knowledge is an essential prerequisite to success. This paper provides an understanding of an emerging paradigm of business where knowledge and knowledge sharing has become the singular basis not only for competitive success but also for corporate survival. It also describes how business organizations can use knowledge and knowledge sharing tools as strategic enabler to transform their operation paradigm. Beginning with discussion on the radical changes taking place in knowledge sharing (KS) platforms with the help of information technology and its vast application to business activities. It also depicts that even though most of the business organizations aware of this competitive strategy and its benefits there are still lot of hurdles to share the knowledge. To overcome these knowledge sharing (KS) barriers lot of researches and efforts have been on the screen to arise as successful organization. This paper basically concentrates on KS and its various kinds of platforms. We also emphasized on the KS tools, which are inseparable

The better management of knowledge within the organization will lead to improved innovation and competitive advantage. The main goal of the firm… better utilization of internal and external knowledge. This core knowledge is found in individuals, communities of interest and their connections. An organization's data is found in its computer systems but a company's intelligence is found, in its biological and social systems. Though it is acclaimed as a good method, there are some setbacks in the process of knowledge sharing[KS] among the employees. This paper explores the possible ways to establish organization using social computing tools to facilitate Knowledge Sharing and create a social data mining among all the members of organization. Social Data Mining Network Analysis (SDMNA) techniques have been used to study KS patterns which take place between employees and departments. This SDMNA graph reveals the structure of social data mining network highlighting connectivity, clustering and strength of relationships between employees.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC & TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH, 2019

Knowledge sharing has become the leading factor for a success in an organization. The ability to acquire and disseminate valuable knowledge for competing in the challenging market has raised the awareness to focus on the sharing of knowledge among employees. The nature of knowledge whether explicit or tacit has paved the way for a new dimension of method of sharing in many industries. The ability of an organization to retain and acquire new knowledge enables it to outperform and compare to others and determine its sustainability. Tacit knowledge, being the hardest to retain, requires a different way of disseminating knowledge and method of sharing within different contexts of organization. This disquisition provides an in-depth review on how tacit knowledge is retained and controlled in different contexts of industries, focusing on the organizational, group and individual levels. Several implications are obtained from this review, as such to promote the integration of organizational success and capability of organization in coping with the current technological advancement.

Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, 2013

Knowledge is asset that empowers individual and organizations to stay competitive in a borderless business world. For organizations that successfully deploy knowledge sharing and reuse, they have claimed to have observed job performance improvement. Even though the success or failure of KM implementation have been aggressively investigated by researchers, nevertheless, besides factors such as culture, business strategy, size, capacity and needs of organizations, KM strategy may vary depending on the organizations’ eco-system. Hence, there is a need to investigate organizations operate in Malaysian to understand influences of KM strategy and its influence to knowledge sharing atttitude among knowledge workers in the organizations. And the effect of KM strategy and knowledge sharing atttitude on individual job performance. The research subjects are IT related companies in Malaysia that practise knowledge sharing. MSC status companies will be invited to participate. Questionnaire wil...

Indian-Pacific Journal of Accounting and Finance, 2017

The purpose of this paper is to understand the barriers that give impact towards the knowledge sharing between individuals in organizations. Knowledge sharing became the significant part of many organizations' knowledge-management strategy. Even though the knowledge sharing is signifying practice for organizations' competitiveness directly and market performance indirectly, several barriers make it difficult for knowledge management to achieve the goals and deliver a positive return on investment (ROI). The barriers were identified through few literature reviews. The findings of previous studies revealed that there are so many factors that are affecting the knowledge sharing in organizations. This paper provides the review of major factors that influence knowledge sharing in organizations which are the individuals, culture, technology and organizational barriers.

ipedr.net, 2010

Knowledge sharing is the key to successful implementation of knowledge management. This is the reasons that why over the year's researchers have focused on various aspects of knowledge sharing. This paper reviews the important factors so far discussed by various authors in their studies and considered them very crucial for knowledge sharing. Besides reviewing, some new factors are also included in this study. Factors which are discussed in this study are organizational structure, organizational climate, organizational size, Information Technology, rewards, stressors and job. This paper can give readers an understanding of knowledge sharing and its factors.