scholarly journals Project managers’ Knowledge Sharing Supported by Technology: the Case of Microsoft Teams

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viktoria Eriksson ◽  
◽  
Niki Chatzipanagiotou ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Domain Model ◽  
Technology Support ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Specialized Knowledge ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Empirical Material ◽  
Specific Technology

Contemporary organizations frequently employ projects to leverage work across organizational units, utilizing specialized knowledge from different areas of the organization to meet specific quality criteria in a defined time period, at a set cost. Project managers act as hubs of knowledge in directing projects and driving their success, often using technology for this purpose. To date, little is known in how far technology support this knowledge sharing in the project management. The paper aims to explore project managers’ perceptions regarding their knowledge sharing and how this is supported by recent technology. The paper further explores benefits and challenges experienced by project managers when using the specific technology for their knowledge sharing. The research adopts the interpretive qualitative approach and collects data through semi-structured interviews with project managers using such a technology. 3 C’s analysis was used to analyze the collected empirical material to generate 6 concepts. The concepts are then reviewed in context of selected theoretical framework, including the informatics domain model by Beynon-Davies. The findings indicate that the technology largely supports knowledge sharing of project managers, both presenting opportunities for more efficiency as well as new challenges. The technology leads to change in the modus of knowledge sharing and also individuals’ approach: what, when and how knowledge is shared.This enhanced understanding contributes to existing theory and the insights can aid practitioners in development or introduction of technology in the workplace. The work also contributes to theory about how project managers can leverage knowledge across projects with the aid of such a technology as well as to project managers’ and managers’ work, such as to make efficient use of a technology and avoid certain challenges.

Examining the Role of Technology Leadership on Knowledge Sharing Behaviour

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 13-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anugamini Priya Srivastava ◽  
Yatish Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Technology Leadership ◽  
Technology Support ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Service Oriented ◽  
It Support

The purpose of this article is to examine the role of technology leadership in knowledge-sharing behaviour through the intervening role of internet self-efficacy and information technology support for knowledge management. The sample for the study was taken from randomly selected hotels operating in different regions of Uttarakhand, India. The findings suggest that the positive relationship between group-level technology leadership and individual level knowledge sharing behaviour. Further, the results indicated that IT support for knowledge management moderates the mediating role of internet self-efficacy such that when IT support for knowledge management is high, the effect of internet self-efficacy on knowledge sharing behaviour improves. The study adds value to knowledge management and leadership literature and provides a way to encourage knowledge sharing behaviour in the service-oriented industry.

scholarly journals “Why not use it more?” Sources of self-efficacy in researchers’ use of social media for knowledge sharing

2018 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
pp. 1274-1292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hussain Alshahrani ◽  
Diane Rasmussen Pennington
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Personal Mastery ◽  
Mastery Experience ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Postdoctoral Researchers

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the sources of self-efficacy that researchers rely on when using social media for knowledge sharing and to explore how these sources impact their use. Design/methodology/approach The study employed 30 semi-structured interviews with researchers at a major Scottish university. The authors analysed the interview transcriptions using directed content analysis. Findings The researchers relied on the four sources of self-efficacy proposed by Bandura (1977) when using social media for knowledge sharing. These sources lead researchers to use social media effectively and frequently for sharing knowledge, although some may discourage its use. Research limitations/implications It extends the self-efficacy integrative theoretical framework of Bandura (1977) by presenting the relative amount of the influence of these sources for researchers to share their ideas, experiences, questions and research outputs on social media. While the participants included academic staff, postdoctoral researchers, and PhD students, the majority were PhD students. Practical implications The findings can help universities understand how to promote productive use of social media. For example, academic staff who have high personal mastery experience could mentor those who do not. Originality/value This is the first known study to investigate the sources of self-efficacy that impact researchers’ use of social media for knowledge sharing.

Effect of Environmental Factors on Knowledge Sharing in Construction Organization

2015 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katun M. Idris ◽  
Kherun N. Ali ◽  
Godwin U. Aliagha ◽  
Ali Keyvanfar
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Managerial Leadership ◽  
Leadership Strategy ◽  
Construction Organizations ◽  
Strategy Planning ◽  
Construction Organization

The processes of environmental factors are milieu-focus, which  can influence the knowledge sharing in construction organization. This study examines the possible effect of environmental factors in respect to managerial leadership, strategy/planning and culture on the relationship to the knowledge sharing.  The study was carried out on project managers in construction organizations in Nigeria using a stratified random sample of 323 of  different designations. A hypothesized model of knowledge sharing, and environmental factors was tested using structural equation modeling approach, and a proposed model was therefore developed. All the factor loadings were significant, leading to a prudent model achievement. The study serves as a guide to the construction managers for sharing knowledge in the construction organization. The finding indicated that environmental factors demonstrated significant influence on knowledge sharing. 

scholarly journals The Popularization of Specialized Knowledge Through Ted Talks: The Case of Positive Psychology

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Francesco Pierini
Keyword(s):  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Knowledge Dissemination ◽  
Specialized Knowledge ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Linguistic Strategies ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Platform ◽  
Ted Talks

TED is a non-profit global platform where conferences and speeches—brief but powerful—are held by people who, based on the TED’s motto, have an idea considered to be worth spreading. TED is often regarded as one of the best examples of positive globalization in its activity of knowledge-sharing and it defines itself as “a global community welcoming people from every discipline and culture who seek a deeper understanding of the world” (Note 1). As Heller (2012) said, TED’s talks are “sophisticated, popular, lucrative, socially conscious, and wildly pervasive—the Holy Grail of digital-age production”. However, in some recent newspaper articles TED’s approach to the dissemination of science has been criticized because considered simplistic, trivial and even biased (Bratton, 2013; Robbins, 2012). Notwithstanding, current studies in TED’s approach to scientific popularisation show that science is directly brought into contact with people, without any mediation (Scotto di Carlo, 2014a). The aim of this paper is to examine how a discipline such as positive psychology is represented in some successful speeches delivered by specialists at TED events. I will focus on the main linguistic and extra-linguistic strategies—such as non-verbal elements—used by experts and academics to convey specialized knowledge to lay people by using the main tools offered by discourse analysis. This will help to clarify whether this process of knowledge-dissemination established by this hybrid genre, is an effective mode of construing, representing and transmitting scientific information.

scholarly journals Research and development projects fuzzy definition in the university context

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorota Kuchta
Keyword(s):  
Research Funding ◽  
Fuzzy Theory ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Innovative Potential ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The University ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Selection Of

Purpose – research on R&D projects implemented at universities shows that many researchers feel that the requirements set on R&D project definition in the process of calls for projects brake the innovativeness and the freedom of research. Thus, the objective of the paper is to propose a soft, fuzzy set based method of R&D project definition, which would allow to evaluate projects in the stage of project calls, but at the same time would not act contrary to the research ideas of the most ingenious and innovative researchers. Research methodology – the proposal is based on the results of over 70 structured interviews with R&D project managers from Polish and French universities. The respondents expressed their critical opinion about the required definition of R&D projects in the application stage of most calls, suggested which elements should be improved and in which way. Most of them criticised the required detail level of projects description and emphasized the uncertainty present in their research. Then we propose to model this uncertainty by means of fuzzy sets. Findings – the result of the research presented in the paper is a new way of R&D project definition, based on the fuzzy theory, adjustable to each R&D project type. The new method of project definition will express the actual uncertainty and innovative potential of each R&D project and thus allow a selection of R&D projects which would maximise their contribution to the university and science development. Research limitations – the proposed approach needs to be validated and verified on the basis of a big sample of a real world R&D project, with the participation of a representative sample of researchers. Another limitation is a highly probable resistance against such an approach among the researchers and research funding institutions, as it requires a deep analysis of the planned research and its context. Practical implications – it is proposed that the method will be used by research funding institutions in project calls. This will increase the efficiency of financial resources spent on research, in terms of value-added per one dollar invested in the research. Originality/Value – the proposed method is the first approach to project definition based on fuzzy numbers and one of very few existing approaches to project definition taking uncertainty into account

scholarly journals Connecting Inward and Outward Internationalisation of Malaysian SMEs: A Learning Approach

2018 ◽  
pp. 264-275
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Explicit Knowledge ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Supplier Relationships ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Relationship

When SMEs are part of global value chain, the flows of information in cross-border buyer-supplier relationships which emerge from inward-outward internationalisation connections should be addressed. This study therefore investigates the learning processes of internationalising small and medium enterprises that engage in inward and outward internationalisation. Hence, this study adopts a qualitative case study approach based on ten cases of the internationalising SMEs in Malaysia. Semi-structured interviews with the Managing Directors of the selected SMEs were conducted over a two-year period. Additionally, participant observations were conducted by attending the meetings related to import-export activities and documentations were gathered for data triangulation Findings of this study highlights that the relationship with key foreign suppliers empowered case firms to connect inward to outward internationalisation through collaborative knowledge sharing. The distribution of knowledge through tacit-tacit and tacit-explicit knowledge sharing underpinned by formal planning was a prerequisite for inward-outward internationalisation connections to be established.

scholarly journals Local plant knowledge and its variation among farmer’s families in the Napf region, Switzerland

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Poncet ◽  
Christoph Schunko ◽  
Christian R. Vogl ◽  
Caroline S. Weckerle
Keyword(s):  
Ornamental Plants ◽  
Woody Species ◽  
Forest Species ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Specialized Knowledge ◽  
Grassland Species ◽  
Plant Knowledge ◽  
Local Plant ◽  
Cultural Domain ◽  
Knowledge Variation

Abstract Background Local plant knowledge typically is unevenly distributed within a community. This knowledge variation is important in understanding people’s relationship with their environment. Here we ask about knowledge variation among farmers’ families in the Napf region of Switzerland. Methods In 2008 and 2009, 60 adults and children living on 14 farms were interviewed about known and used plant species, and the data analyzed for knowledge variation. The farms were chosen by random stratified sampling, and freelisting and semi-structured interviews were conducted individually in the local idiom. The data were organized in an access database and analyzed with descriptive statistics, correlations, Mann–Whitney U tests and cultural domain analysis. Results Totally, 456 folk taxa were listed, whereas frequently listed species are common meadow and forest species. Uses were indicated for 391 taxa, most of them culinary, followed by fodder, wood, medicinal and ornamental uses. Local plant knowledge correlates with age and gender. Due to professional specialization, adults above 20 years have broader plant knowledge than children and adolescents. This is true for almost all examined habitat and plant use categories except for toy uses. Women and men share a common body of plant knowledge especially about herbaceous grassland species and woody species. Specialized knowledge of men is linked to cattle fodder and the processing of wood, specialized knowledge of women concerns edible, medicinal and ornamental plants, often garden species, but also herbaceous forest species. Conclusion In a rural region like the Napf, people retain a solid basis of plant knowledge. The variation of plant knowledge within farmers’ families of this region reflects sociocultural patterns. As these patterns are changing and as (agro)biodiversity is declining, local plant knowledge in the Napf region is suspected to undergo a mainstreaming process.

Who do the women trust for maternity care: A knowledge network–based study in rural India

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-100
Author(s):  
Amrita ◽  
Ram Babu Roy
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Maternity Care ◽  
Knowledge Network ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Rural India ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Danger Signs ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
Women In India

Background: Knowledge about the causes of critical ailments and risks during a maternity episode is crucial for women’s health. Although maternity-care knowledge is present both in explicit and tacit forms, there is a lack of requisite knowledge among women. Rural women rely on their community for such knowledge. Objective: This article sought to analyse knowledge-sharing practices of rural women in India in relation to critical decisions during a maternity episode. Method: Primary data were gathered through interview of 306 married women, who had had at least one childbirth during the previous 5 years, and were collected using structured interviews conducted in 10 villages of two districts in West Bengal, India. Their knowledge level of risks and networks of communication was examined for four critical decisions: (i) general health, (ii) choice of delivery method, (iii) antenatal check-up visits and (iv) nutrition. Results: This empirical study using degree-centrality method demonstrated that the pattern of knowledge flow is not uniform for different types of decisions. Many women were not aware of critical danger signs during pregnancy episodes. Only 28% of participants could mention at least three danger signs during pregnancy episodes. For the purposes of this study, these women were considered “knowledgeable.” Discussion: Maternal health in the community could be improved by redesigning the knowledge network for sharing the maternity-care knowledge of risks and danger signs. This research highlights the influence of culture on maternity-related knowledge-sharing in rural India and uncovers structural holes in the knowledge network. Implications: Results of this research could be used to design policies and programs to create community-based knowledge networks for maternity care.

Knowledge Sharing in Project Environments

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Zinga Novais ◽  
Jorge Vareda Gomes ◽  
Mário José Batista Romão
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Project Team ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Business Operations ◽  
Successful Execution ◽  
Management Project ◽  
A Company

Projects have been increasingly used in the implementation of organizations' business operations. Knowledge sharing has been considered essential in project environment; therefore, the integration of knowledge management within project management becomes crucial for project success. The objective of this research is to study how knowledge sharing is integrated within the context of a project, and what is the perception of project team members about it. A case study was carried out in a company within the financial sector, focused on a project team of the entity. The results revealed that project managers, other professionals in project management, and the organization itself are very much aware of the importance of knowledge sharing. The results also emphasized that, regardless of the lack of incentives by top management, project team members consider that knowledge sharing highly contributes for a successful execution of projects.

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