Knowledge Sharing in the Health Sector in Jamaica: The Barriers and the Enablers

2013 ◽  
pp. 199-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gunjan Mansingh ◽  
Kweku-Muata Osei-Bryson ◽  
Han Reichgelt
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Health Sector

Inter-Organizational Knowledge Sharing System in the Health Sector

2020 ◽  
pp. 658-675
Author(s):  
Kamla Ali Al-Busaidi
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Organizational Knowledge ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Organizational Systems ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Organizational Adoption ◽  
Key Stakeholders

This study aimed to investigate the physicians' attitude toward inter-organizational knowledge sharing system (IOKSS) deployment in the health sector in Oman. IOKSS in the health sector can be very crucial and results in several operational, strategic, social and economic benefits for healthcare providers and physicians. Previous research on inter-organizational systems (IOS) has focused on organizational adoption, particularly on vertically-linked organizations. Identifying major issues that are critical to physicians, the end users and key stakeholders, is crucial for IOKSS deployment. Based on data collected from physicians in Oman, results indicated that peers, the sector and knowledge workers, are critical factors to physicians' attitudes toward IOKSS. The study also indicated that physicians' attitudes were positively associated with their intention to share implicit, explicit, exploratory and exploitive knowledge. These results are valuable for organizational designing, planning and decision-making regarding their adoption of IOKSS in the health sector.

scholarly journals Impact of Organizational Context & Information Technology on Employee Knowledge Sharing

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Saleem Alshurah ◽  
Abdelrahim M. Zabadi ◽  
Amnah Hassan Dammas ◽  
Dalia H. Dammas
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Organizational Goals ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Impact

This study aimed at identifying the impact of organizational context and information technology on the willingness of employees to share knowledge in the public health sector in Jordan. The study was conducted using a questionnaire designed for this purpose.160 of which was distributed in the largest hospitals in the capital of Jordan - Amman, 140 were returned for analysis with a response rate of 87.5%. To ascertain the degree of reliability and validity Cronbach's Alpha was utilized. Multiple regressions were used to analyse the effect of several independent variables on a dependent variable to test the hypotheses and to validate the study model. Frequencies and percentages were also extracted to identify the personal and functional characteristics of respondents.The most prominent conclusions obtained are: sharing knowledge among employees is positively affected social relations and rewards systems; knowledge sharing is negatively affected by the level of centralization in the organization; there is also no statistical support regarding  formalization or any of demographic and functional variables; there are no statistically significant differences between vision, organizational goals, and trust among employees and their willingness to share knowledge; information technology and its ease of use positively impact on employee's readiness to share knowledge. This study has presented a number of recommendations that can benefit for future studies in this area.

A new model for investigating the factors influencing the innovation in medical services

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 669-690 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Yang ◽  
Shujuan Ye ◽  
Mohammadreza Bandarchi
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Medical Information ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Medical Services ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Content Type

Purpose This paper tries to examine attitude toward knowledge sharing (KS) for improving the innovation in medical services. So, this paper aims to analyze the influence of information technology (IT), staff, hospital cultures and patients and their families on the attitude toward KS and also examine the influence of attitude toward KS on innovation in medical services. Design/methodology/approach This paper presented a project plan that contains five research hypotheses, with attitude toward KS as a mediating construct. In this paper, Smart PLS 3.0 is implemented to study the calculation. The hypotheses are tested on data collected using structural equation modeling. Data was collected using questionnaires from a hospital in Iran. The statistical population of this research is unlimited. Through using the sample measurement method, the sample size for structural equations has come to be 384. Findings The results showed that all theories of the project are proved. Also, they indicated the importance of IT as an important factor in attitude toward KS and the latter's influence on the innovation in medical services. Furthermore, the attitude toward KS influences positively on innovation in medical services. As a general result, the managers of health organizations should empower employees to participate in decision-making and encourage them to resolve problems together and share medical information to promote innovation in medical services. Research limitations/implications This research must be carefully defined and accepted because the study information had special restrictions. At first, a prejudice was created, because the sample was self-selected. Second, the participants were living in Iran. There were different cultures and lifestyles among countries. Third, this research sample consisted only of hospital staff and managers. Moreover, little empirical research has been conducted on this topic in Iran. Iran’s culture is considerably different from Western culture, and it is unknown whether the same questionnaire that is used in the Iran context can be used in the Western context. In further studies, this research could be extended to contain other psychosocial elements that permit KS in institutions and increase innovation. Practical implications The medical industry is knowledge-intensive, remains a competitive advantage and accumulates knowledge, and the hospitals are the main subject. The role of this research according to providing a functional-theoretical plan enables authorities and practitioners to access thoughts about efficient stimulation attitude toward KS on innovation in medical services in the health sector. Also, the findings of this study at the same time are implemented to study relations between knowledge-sharing elements such as enablers, processes and firm innovation capability. Originality/value Modern study design enables the relations between IT and other influential elements on attitude toward KS and innovation in medical services to be analyzed. This design determines the coexistence of the participation and contest relations among participants, which is not studied in past researches. From a management point of view, this research determined various elements essential to a successful attitude toward KS and investigated the usage of these elements for improving innovation in medical services.

Inter-Organizational Knowledge Sharing System in the Health Sector

2020 ◽  
pp. 351-368
Author(s):  
Kamla Ali Al-Busaidi
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Organizational Knowledge ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Organizational Systems ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Organizational Adoption ◽  
Key Stakeholders

This study aimed to investigate the physicians' attitude toward inter-organizational knowledge sharing system (IOKSS) deployment in the health sector in Oman. IOKSS in the health sector can be very crucial and results in several operational, strategic, social and economic benefits for healthcare providers and physicians. Previous research on inter-organizational systems (IOS) has focused on organizational adoption, particularly on vertically-linked organizations. Identifying major issues that are critical to physicians, the end users and key stakeholders, is crucial for IOKSS deployment. Based on data collected from physicians in Oman, results indicated that peers, the sector and knowledge workers, are critical factors to physicians' attitudes toward IOKSS. The study also indicated that physicians' attitudes were positively associated with their intention to share implicit, explicit, exploratory and exploitive knowledge. These results are valuable for organizational designing, planning and decision-making regarding their adoption of IOKSS in the health sector.

Inter-Organizational Knowledge Sharing System in the Health Sector

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 37-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamla Ali Al-Busaidi
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Knowledge Workers ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Organizational Knowledge ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Organizational Systems ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Organizational Adoption ◽  
Key Stakeholders

This study aimed to investigate the physicians' attitude toward inter-organizational knowledge sharing system (IOKSS) deployment in the health sector in Oman. IOKSS in the health sector can be very crucial and results in several operational, strategic, social and economic benefits for healthcare providers and physicians. Previous research on inter-organizational systems (IOS) has focused on organizational adoption, particularly on vertically-linked organizations. Identifying major issues that are critical to physicians, the end users and key stakeholders, is crucial for IOKSS deployment. Based on data collected from physicians in Oman, results indicated that peers, the sector and knowledge workers, are critical factors to physicians' attitudes toward IOKSS. The study also indicated that physicians' attitudes were positively associated with their intention to share implicit, explicit, exploratory and exploitive knowledge. These results are valuable for organizational designing, planning and decision-making regarding their adoption of IOKSS in the health sector.

Knowledge Sharing: Wissen für den Pflegealltag

PADUA ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 265-267
Author(s):  
Sabine Bohnet-Joschko
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing

Zusammenfassung. Gesundheits- und Pflegeberufe gehören zu den wissensintensiven Dienstleistungsberufen, in denen einmal Erlerntes schnell an Aktualität verliert. So können klassische Fort- und Weiterbildungskonzepte die Dynamik der Wissensentwicklung in der Pflege kaum noch abbilden. Insbesondere für Führungskräfte gilt es, trotz zunehmender Arbeitsverdichtung eine Kultur des lebenslangen Lernens für Pflegende zu fördern. Das in den USA durchaus verbreitete, im deutschsprachigen Raum dagegen nahezu unbekannte Konzept «Lunch and Learn» soll hier vorgestellt werden.

A Portrait of Precariousness in the Canadian Health Sector

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pat Armstrong ◽  
Kate Laxer
Keyword(s):  
Health Sector ◽  
Canadian Health
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