Sources of knowledge acquisition and patterns of knowledge-sharing behaviors—An empirical study of Taiwanese high-tech firms

This paper discusses how experiential learning and mobile learning can be integrated to facilitate knowledge acquisition and knowledge sharing among students, and equip students with the abilities to solve real-world problems in a ubiquitous manner. Running in a cyclic manner, experiential learning guides students to interpret why something happened, plan what should be done in the future, collect and manipulate facts and data, and experience and reveal what they learnt. With the capabilities of current mobile devices (like virtual personal assistants), experiential learning can be implemented with a higher level of effectiveness. The results reveal that experiential learning is beneficial for learners who believe it can help them to solve practical problems and the usage of mobile devices can offer flexibility to study and address the diversity of learners’ needs.

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Do knowledge acquisition and knowledge sharing really affect e-learning adoption? An empirical study

Education and Information Technologies ◽

10.1007/s10639-019-10062-w ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 25 (3) ◽

pp. 1983-1998 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Mostafa Al-Emran ◽

Timothy Teo

Keyword(s):

Empirical Study ◽

Knowledge Acquisition ◽

Knowledge Sharing ◽

E Learning

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Differential Impacts of Functional, Geographical, and Hierarchical Diversity on Knowledge Sharing in the Midst of Organizational Change

Management Communication Quarterly ◽

10.1177/0893318917728340 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 32 (1) ◽

pp. 5-30 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Heewon Kim

Keyword(s):

Organizational Change ◽

Knowledge Acquisition ◽

Knowledge Sharing ◽

Large Scale ◽

High Tech ◽

Network Data ◽

Contextual Influences ◽

Changing Environments ◽

Positive Effect ◽

Full Network

Organizations have been diversifying their workforce to better respond to fast-changing environments. However, research has indicated that the effects of diversity can vary by a number of contextual influences. This study examines the differential impacts of functional, geographical, and hierarchical diversity on expertise awareness, knowledge transfer, and knowledge acquisition during a large-scale organizational change. The analysis of full network data ( N = 211) collected from a multinational high-tech organization demonstrated that (a) geographical diversity was negatively associated with expertise awareness and knowledge sharing, (b) functional diversity was negatively related to expertise awareness, (c) hierarchical diversity had a positive effect on knowledge acquisition and expertise awareness, and (d) emotionally close ties contributed to expertise awareness and knowledge sharing. The findings indicate that hierarchical diversity and emotional closeness can promote knowledge sharing when members face new demands in the midst of organizational change.

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