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 Building Competitive Advantage for Vietnamese Firms: The Roles of Knowledge Sharing and Innovation

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Son Thanh Than ◽  
Cung Huu Nguyen ◽  
Thang Quang Tran ◽  
Phong Ba Le
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Knowledge Application ◽  
Mediating Role

The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of knowledge sharing (KS) and two specific types of innovation on competitive advantage in Vietnamese firms. Based on using structural equation modeling (SEM) and survey data collected from 225 participants, the findings reveal that KS directly and indirectly affects firm’s competitive advantage through the mediating role of innovation speed and innovation quality. The findings stress the important role of building a positive climate to stimulate employees for sharing knowledge aimed at improving firm’s innovation capability, and sustaining competitive advantage. Future research needs to explore the relationship between three components of knowledge management namely knowledge acquisition, KS, and knowledge application, innovation, and specific aspects of competitive advantage (such as low cost advantage, differentiation advantage, and time advantage) to provide deeper the mechanism of how specifics aspects of knowledge management connected with firm’s certain types of competitive advantage through innovation.

Nexus of knowledge-management enablers, trust and knowledge-sharing in research universities

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 424-438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Yasir ◽  
Abdul Majid ◽  
Muhammad Yasir
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Research Universities ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Test Theory ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the knowledge sharing behavior of faculty members of research universities in emerging economies after considering the predicting role of knowledge management enablers and mediating role of trust. Design/methodology/approach The study was conducted through self-administered survey of faculty members of research universities in Pakistan. Correlation, causal steps approach and the normal test theory approach were used to find out the role of trust among knowledge management enablers and knowledge sharing. Findings The results showed that trust of faculty members at research universities was developed through knowledge management enablers which promote knowledge sharing. Therefore, the association between knowledge management enablers, trust and knowledge sharing is positive. Research limitations/implications The current study investigates the relationships of knowledge management enablers on knowledge sharing; future studies should be conducted as an extension of this work to find out the outcomes of this relationship such as performance of faculty members as well as effectiveness and competitive advantages of knowledge sharing. Practical implications Mediating role of trust on knowledge enablers and knowledge sharing provided that university administration and policy makers should create culture which support trust worthy relationships among faculty members where knowledge sharing could flourish. Originality/value The study confirmed the mediating effect of trust between the relationships of knowledge self-efficacy, reciprocal benefit, face to face interactive communication and knowledge sharing, while there is a partial mediating role of trust between knowledge management system infrastructure and knowledge sharing.

scholarly journals Impact of organisational factors on tacit knowledge sharing in HEIs: Focusing the mediating role of KM system quality

2021 ◽  
pp. 1621-1628
Author(s):  
Haleema Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Tacit Knowledge ◽  
Management System ◽  
Knowledge Management System ◽  
System Quality ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Tacit Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Organisational Factors

Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) greatly relies on tacit knowledge sharing. Hence, it is important to investigate the means of promoting knowledge retention. The growth of technology in knowledge management system triggers the transformation of knowledge quality to leverage institutional knowledge. HEIs as knowledge provider needs a knowledge sharing network which can meet the demands of changing knowledge. This paper aims to study the mediating role of knowledge management (KM) system quality between organizational factors and tacit knowledge sharing among academics of HEIs. Barron and Kenny method was used to measure the direct and indirect influence of KM system quality between organisational factors and tacit knowledge sharing. The prelude findings reveal that knowledge management system was effective through organisational factors which promote tacit knowledge sharing among academics of HEIs.

scholarly journals Knowledge management process, knowledge based innovation: Does academic researcher’s productivity mediate during the pandemic of covid-19?

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. e0261573
Author(s):  
Fazal ur Rehman ◽  
Hishamuddin Ismail ◽  
Basheer M. Al Ghazali ◽  
Muhammad Mujtaba Asad ◽  
Muhammad Saeed Shahbaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Knowledge Workers ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Process Knowledge ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Academic Researchers

Drucker’s knowledge-worker productivity theory and knowledge-based view of the firm theory are widely employed in many disciplines but there is little application of these theories in knowledge-based innovation among academic researchers. Therefore, this study intends to evaluate the effects of the knowledge management process on knowledge-based innovation alongside with mediating role of Malaysian academic researchers’ productivity during the Pandemic of COVID-19. Using a random sampling technique, data was collected from 382 academic researchers. Questionnaires were self-administered and data was analyzed via Smart PLS-SEM. Knowledge management process and knowledge workers’ productivity have a positive and significant relationship with the knowledge-based innovation among academic researchers during the Pandemic of COVID-19. In addition, knowledge workers’ productivity mediates the relationship between the knowledge management process (knowledge creation, knowledge acquisition, knowledge sharing, and knowledge utilization) and knowledge-based innovation during the Pandemic of COVID-19. Results have also directed knowledge sharing as the key factor in knowledge-based innovation and a stimulating task for management discipline around the world during the Pandemic of COVID-19. This study provides interesting insights on Malaysian academic researchers’ productivity by evaluating the effects of knowledge creation, acquisition, sharing, and application on the knowledge-based innovation among academic researchers during the Pandemic of COVID-19. These useful insights would enable policymakers to develop more influential educational strategies. By assimilating the literature of defined variables, the main contribution of this study is the evaluation of knowledge creation, acquisition, sharing, and utilization into knowledge-based innovation alongside the mediating role of knowledge workers productivity in the higher education sector of Malaysia during the Pandemic of COVID-19.

Technology Support for Knowledge Management in Industrial Settings

2012 ◽  
pp. 211-226
Author(s):  
Saqib Saeed ◽  
Rizwan Ahmad ◽  
Zaigham Mahmood ◽  
Mohammad Ayoub Khan
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Technology Support ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Work Settings ◽  
It Support ◽  
Industrial Settings ◽  
Innovation Rate

The rapid innovation rate of industrial equipment, coupled with diversity of industrial processes and application areas, has introduced new constraints for management and workers in industrial settings. As a result, it is difficult to present a generic framework for knowledge management (KM) support in industrial environments. In this contribution, the authors briefly discuss KM in customer based organizations and highlight, in some detail, the factors that make Information Technology (IT) support particularly specific for KM in industrial settings. In order to design IT tools for effective knowledge sharing, there is a need for researchers to go beyond the theoretical frameworks and concepts. This requires a deep look at the knowledge sharing practices embedded in the work settings. It is suggested that there is a need for more empirical work in industrial settings to have a practice based analysis. The chapter also reviews the literature and provides guidelines for future research in the domain of technology support for KM in industrial settings.

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