Inter-Organizational Knowledge Sharing System in the Health Sector

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.

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Inter-Organizational Knowledge Sharing System in the Health Sector

Virtual and Mobile Healthcare ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-9863-3.ch016 ◽

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.

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Knowledge sharing through inter-organizational knowledge sharing systems

VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems ◽

10.1108/vjikms-05-2016-0019 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 47 (1) ◽

pp. 110-136 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Kamla Ali Al-Busaidi ◽

Lorne Olfman

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Sharing ◽

Knowledge Workers ◽

Knowledge Worker ◽

Organizational Factors ◽

Organizational Knowledge ◽

Content Type ◽

Key Stakeholders ◽

Knowledge Intensive ◽

Indirect Impacts ◽

The Impact

Purpose Inter-organizational knowledge sharing systems (IOKSS) are crucial for scientific, social and economic development especially in knowledge-intensive sectors. Knowledge sharing processes and systems will not only be challenged by individual and organizational factors but also by social, technical and political inter-organizational factors. This paper aims to investigate the impact of knowledge worker, peer, IOKSS, organization and sector factors on knowledge workers’ intention to share knowledge through IOKSS. Knowledge workers are the key stakeholders that enable the survival of IOKSS. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected, through a questionnaire, from knowledge workers in the education and the health sectors. Findings This study found that the human factors (related to knowledge workers and their peers) have significant direct impact on intention to share knowledge through IOKSS. Other factors, such as IOKSS system, organization and sector factors showed indirect impacts on knowledge workers’ intention to share knowledge through IOKSS. Such investigation can be very valuable for developing countries as technological innovations such as IOKSS can be crucial for training and building human resources, and national knowledge management. Originality/value Little is empirically known about the enablers of sharing knowledge in systems that connect organizations in horizontal linkage in a specific sector or industry. The study also adds value to under investigated region.

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Knowledge workers’ perceptions of potential benefits and challenges of inter-organizational knowledge sharing systems: a Delphi study in the health sector

Knowledge Management Research & Practice ◽

10.1057/kmrp.2013.4 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 398-408 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Kamla Ali Al-Busaidi

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Sharing ◽

Delphi Study ◽

Knowledge Workers ◽

Health Sector ◽

Organizational Knowledge ◽

Potential Benefits

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A study on the perception of POKM as the organizational knowledge sharing enabler

VINE ◽

10.1108/vine-09-2013-0052 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 45 (2) ◽

pp. 292-318 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Siew Hoong Angela Lee ◽

Tong-Ming Lim

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

Knowledge Sharing ◽

User Satisfaction ◽

Knowledge Workers ◽

Research Result ◽

Organizational Knowledge ◽

Preliminary Review ◽

Research Activity ◽

Content Type ◽

Business Goals

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to investigate the perception of knowledge workers on practice of knowledge management (POKM) as an organizational knowledge sharing enabler in an information technology shared services company to understand issues faced and provide recommendations on different technological characteristics of the system. Design/methodology/approach – The initial stage of the research involved a preliminary review of the existing knowledge management-related documents. This was followed by a top management interview to understand the organization’s business goals and knowledge management (KM) expectations. A total of 70 knowledge workers took part in the research activity. Twenty-five participants from nine departments took part in the preliminary interview, and 52 successful survey forms were collected from a total of 70 respondents. The entire investigation took close to nine months. Data compilation and research result analysis took about three months to complete. Findings – The outcomes of the research show that the quality of POKM is stable, easy to use and organization of the content is rated as good. However, POKM has poor response time and search capability. The content is found to be difficult to locate in the POKM but most participants agree that knowledge stored in the POKM is helpful, can be accessed anytime and anywhere and useful for their day-to-day job. As for the user interface, POKM is not very pleasant to use with a weak set of functions and features. For user satisfaction toward POKM, it is shown that users are not satisfied with the efficiency and effectiveness of the systems. However, employees generally are satisfied with the ease of access, download and reuse of knowledge contains in POKM. In term of perceived POKM benefits, users agree that POKM is an enabler for acquiring new knowledge and innovative ideas, managing and storing knowledge and accomplishing tasks more efficiently. Lastly, knowledge users agree that POKM functions enable knowledge networking, sharing and creation in the organization. Originality/value – POKM was launched and implemented for close to 10 years; however, the organization has failed to achieve some of the goals such as knowledge sharing among employees, creation of new skills and knowledge, measuring knowledge sharing activities and knowledge sharing strategy. The importance of this study is to understand and highlight the technological perspective of POKM from the knowledge workers. Findings will summarize issues faced by the case company for further action and remedy. The outcomes of the study also provide a comprehensive view and guideline to organizations who are interested to implement a KM system.

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Aquaponics for Sustainability and Food Security in Rural Ontario

Rural Review: Ontario Rural Planning, Development, and Policy ◽

10.21083/ruralreview.v2i1.6071 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Mashiur Rahman

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Knowledge Sharing ◽

Capacity Building ◽

Systems Approach ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Value Chains ◽

Key Stakeholders ◽

Research Goal ◽

Food Security And Nutrition ◽

Large Farms

Worldwide, aquaculture is important for food security and nutrition (FAO, 2015). In Ontario, the aquaculture sub-sector is relatively small and dispersed (OMAFRA, 2015). Understanding the context, stakeholders and prospective actors are essential within this sub-sector. This requires 1) the identifying key stakeholders; 2) establishing the groundwork for the industry including capturing investment and development opportunities, and 3) establishing the foundation for a knowledge transfer network in relation to education and extension of potential aquaculture. Emphasis is placed on using an innovation brokerage model that involves diverse stakeholders (Klerkx et al., 2010). Ontario aquaculture is dominated by a small number of large farms. However, there are also organic aquaponics farms currently are a small sub-section of producers. Among this group of producers, there are op opportunities to grow businesses with capacity building and knowledge sharing. Therefore, my research goal is to use an innovative systems approach to identify, map and analyze the actor within Ontario’s aquaponic production and value chains in order to determine the needs of small and medium producers, including attention to the knowledge of science, capacity building, and networking potential. I intend to develop a methodology for collaboration and capacity building in order to support the achievement of socio-cultural and economic benefits of aquaponics in rural Ontario.

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An Investigation of the Socio-Economic Benefits of Small-Scale Gold Mining in Malawi

Mining ◽

10.3390/mining1010003 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 19-34

Author(s):

Tiyamike Haundi ◽

Gift Tsokonombwe ◽

Steven Ghambi ◽

Theresa Mkandawire ◽

Ansley Kasambara

Keyword(s):

Gold Mining ◽

Indigenous Communities ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Gold Rush ◽

Basic Knowledge ◽

Small Scale ◽

Low Literacy ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Key Stakeholders ◽

The Government

In the recent years, there has been a surge in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in various districts of Malawi. Reports of a gold rush have emerged in various districts, including Mangochi, Lilongwe, Balaka, and lately in Kasungu. There has been persistence by many indigenous communities participating in ASGM activities, yet little is being done by the government to formalize and support the sub-sector. The purpose of this study was to investigate the benefits of artisanal small-scale gold mining in Malawi and expose the shortfalls so that key stakeholders and policy makers are well informed. A quantitative approach which used semi-structured questionnaires was used and the data was analyzed using Microsoft excel and Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The study shows that ASGM is characterized by people with low literacy levels, who use traditional tools (low-tech) and use methods fueled by lack of capital, and deficiency of basic knowledge of mining and geology. The study found that the government could achieve substantial socio-economic development from the sector by: (1) revising the current artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) legislation so that it embraces the customary practices whilst safeguarding the environment and improving the tax collection base; (2) providing support in form of mining related training and education to these communities; (3) leading in transfer of modern technologies for improved extraction; (4) supporting ASM cooperatives in securing credit facilities from financial institutions; and (5) closing the existing knowledge gap for ASM related issues through introduction of mining desk officers in district councils.

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The influence of organizational knowledge sharing on employee motivation

2012 International Conference on Information Retrieval & Knowledge Management ◽

10.1109/infrkm.2012.6205011 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Usman Musa Zakari Usman ◽

Mahdi Alhaji Musa

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Sharing ◽

Employee Motivation ◽

Organizational Knowledge

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Barriers and Facilitators to COVID-19 screening at Jaipur International Airport, India.

10.21203/rs.3.rs-307039/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Neha Mantri ◽

Nitin Kumar Joshi ◽

Pankaj Bhardwaj ◽

Akhil Dhanesh Goel ◽

Manoj Kumar Gupta ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Disease Transmission ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Health Department ◽

International Travel ◽

Barriers And Facilitators ◽

Organization Behavior ◽

Travel History ◽

International Airport ◽

Key Stakeholders ◽

The Mean

Abstract Background:Airports pose a possible threat in facilitating global disease transmission within the community which may be prevented by rigorous systematic entry-exit screening. With the aim to capture the perception of stakeholders associated with COVID-19 on barriers and facilitators of airport screening at Jaipur International Airport. Also, to assess key outcomes viz. total passengers screened, suspected cases, & confirmed cases.Methods:An inductive-deductive mix-method thematic analysis was conducted to capture qualitative data of key stakeholders. Additionally, quantitative data was obtained from the Rajasthan Medical & Health Department team deployed for COVID-19 airport screening.Results:Jaipur International Airport screened 4565 passengers (Males=4073 and Females=492) with 23 suspected cases during an outlined period of declaration of Pandemic to Lockdown in India (11th to 24th March 2020). Total 65 passengers had travel history from China (3 from Wuhan). The mean average age of passengers was 40.95 ± 7.8 years. The average screening time per passenger was 2-3 minutes with a load of 25-90 passengers per team per flight. Fishbone analysis of screening challenges revealed poor cooperation of passengers, masking symptoms, apprehension, and stigma related to quarantine. Moreover, inadequate human resources and changing guidelines overburdened healthcare providers. But, perception of risk, and social responsibility of travelers together with supportive organization behavior act as facilitators. Overall, groundwork on airport screening was insightful to propose key action areas for screening.Conclusions:Globally, COVID-19 has an impact on health infrastructure and international travel. International coordination with streamlined screening will go a LONG way in virus containment.

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