Understanding Knowledge Sharing Among ICT Professionals

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Sabah Abdullah Al-Somali ◽  
Magesh Nagarajan
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Model Assessment ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Interaction Data ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Individual Cognition

This study aims to examine the knowledge-sharing intention (KSI) of information and communications technology (ICT) professionals in Saudi Arabia. A comprehensive theoretical model was constructed for this study that took into consideration individual cognition, personality traits, and social interaction. Data was collected from 240 ICT professionals and engineers from 19 companies. Data analysis and research model assessment were conducted based on structural equation modelling (SEM) in conjunction with SmartPLS software. Results indicate that social influence, attitude toward knowledge sharing, perceived reputation enhancement, and perceived reciprocal benefit have a significant impact on the variations in the knowledge-sharing behavioural intention of ICT professionals. The study results are both theoretically and empirically valuable, and organisations may find the study results useful for the creation of policies that can foster a culture of knowledge sharing.

Linking supply chain professional's competencies to resilience in a turbulent world

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Idrees Asghar ◽  
Haris Aslam ◽  
Amer Saeed
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Corporate Training ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Supply Chain Disruptions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Antecedents And Consequences

PurposeThis research aims to understand how competencies for supply chain professionals are developed and how they can affect the manager's performance, especially the manager's resilience in times of significant supply chain disruptions.Design/methodology/approachA research model was developed based on a comprehensive literature survey in the area of individual competencies grounded in the knowledge-based view of the firm. We tested our research model using a quantitative, survey-based study with a sample of 175 Pakistani supply chain managers. The hypotheses were tested using structural equation modelling (SEM).FindingsThe analysis identified corporate training and knowledge sharing as the main antecedents of supply chain professional's competencies. It also showed that these competencies result in higher performance in the form manager's resilience and job performance.Research limitations/implicationsThis study provides a valuable framework for organisations to focus on skill-developing training and promoting a knowledge-sharing culture among employees to achieve desired performance levels.Originality/valueThis study is unique as no prior research studied such a comprehensive model of antecedents and consequences of supply chain professionals' competencies.

Virtual Team Effectiveness

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Swati Kaul Bhat ◽  
Neerja Pande ◽  
Vandana Ahuja
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Teams ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
The World ◽  
Common Goals ◽  
Geographical Locations ◽  
Communication And Information Technology

Advances in communication and information technology create new opportunities for organizations to build and manage virtual teams. Virtual teams have become a norm for organizations whose members work across disparate geographical locations, relying primarily or exclusively, on the usage of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) for the completion of common goals. In many countries across the world, the internet has helped in shrinking barriers between teams located across diverse locations, and this has been possible because of what is termed as 'virtual teams'-teams which are connected with each other in cyberspace. This paper attempts to explain the role of vital elements like trust, information sharing and communication, in building virtual teams. This study strives towards developing a set of factors that can be used by managers of virtual teams for establishing an efficacious relationship amongst the members. The research methodology of Structural Equation Modelling is used for the purpose.

How knowledge sharing leads to innovative work behaviour

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 277-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Van Dong Phung ◽  
Igor Hawryszkiewycz ◽  
Daniel Chandran
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Content Type

Purpose Studies have examined the influence of knowledge-sharing factors on attitudes and intentions to share knowledge; thus, there is a need to add to the limited research to examine individuals’ actual knowledge-sharing behaviour (KSB). Drawing upon the social cognitive theory (SCT) and transformational leadership, this study aims to develop a new research model which modifies the standard SCT model and augments it with other theories to examine academics’ KSBs. Design/methodology/approach Questionnaire surveys based on literature and pilot study were conducted with 785 academic staff from four Vietnamese public universities. This study applied structural equation modelling to test the proposed research model and hypotheses. Findings The findings show that environmental factors (subjective norms, trust) and personal factors (knowledge self-efficacy, enjoyment in helping others) had positive impacts on KSB; KSB had a strongly positive effect on innovative behaviour; and transformational leadership positively moderated the effects of subjective norms, trust and knowledge self-efficacy on KSB. Interestingly, psychological ownership of knowledge was found to have insignificant associations with KSB. Practical implications The study findings can be used by university leaders, academic staff and researchers in other similar contexts. Originality/value Until now, to the best of the researchers’ knowledge, no studies have applied SCT as a primary lens, in which transformational leadership positioned in a focal behaviour also affected KSB, to investigate research on KSB in organisations, especially in institutions of higher education.

Examining social capital on mobile SNS: the effect of social support

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 367-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mobile Social Networking ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Mobile Sns

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of social support on social capital in mobile social networking sites. Design/methodology/approach Based on the 234 valid responses collected from a survey, structural equation modelling was employed to examine the research model. Findings The results indicated that social support, which includes informational support and emotional support, has a significant effect on social capital that consists of structural, relational and cognitive capital. Originality/value Although previous research has found the effect of social capital on user behaviour, it has seldom identified the determinants of social capital. Thus, how to build and develop social capital remains a question. This research examined the effect of social support on social capital.

Promoting knowledge sharing in academic environments using non-monetary factors

2017 ◽  
Vol 66 (8/9) ◽  
pp. 595-611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahin Dezdar
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Academic Environments ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Helping Others ◽  
Advance Knowledge

Purpose Knowledge sharing is very important in non-profit organizations such as academic institutes and universities. This research is a laudable attempt in this vital area to collaborate, refine and advance knowledge production endeavours in universities. The purpose of this study is to formulate a theoretical framework to investigate the non-monetary factors that encourage knowledge-sharing behaviour among postgraduate students. Design/methodology/approach A field survey was conducted among postgraduate students in Iranian public universities to obtain empirical evidence. Structural equation modelling was used to analyse the collected data. Findings The results revealed that knowledge-sharing behaviour is influenced by humility, interpersonal trust, reputation, self-efficacy and enjoyment of helping others. Originality/value Most of the prior studies focussed on rewards and monetary incentive factors to encourage knowledge sharing, whereas this paper examines the non-monetary factors that increase the willingness to share knowledge.

scholarly journals Determinants of Employees’ Knowledge Sharing Intention through Perspectives of Social Capital, Emotion and Motivation

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Canan Nur Karabey ◽  
Isil Karabey
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Relational Capital ◽  
Shopping Malls ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

The aim of this study is to investigate the factors that determine employee’s knowledge sharing intention through the perspectives of social capital, emotion and motivation. The impacts of individual factors, namely social capital, enjoyment in and fear for knowledge sharing, sense of belonging and knowledge sharing self-efficacy on employee’s intention to share knowledge with colleagues are examined. In order to test the hypotheses regarding the relationships among aforementioned variables, data were gathered through question forms from 267 employees working at two shopping malls in a province of Turkey. First, confirmatory factor analysis was applied to data on LISREL 8.7 software. Second, the validity of the measurement model was examined and last, anticipated relationships among variables were investigated through path analysis in structural equation modelling. The results stated that fear for sharing knowledge affected intention negatively while enjoyment in sharing knowledge and knowledge sharing self-efficacy affected intention positively. Also, relational capital was not found to impact intention to share knowledge via fear and enjoyment. On the other hand, sense of belonging impacted intention merely through enjoyment in sharing knowledge.

scholarly journals Modelling turn away intention of information technology professionals in Bangladesh: a partial least squares approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 4973
Author(s):  
Md. Shohel Arman ◽  
Rozina Akter ◽  
Imran Mahmud ◽  
T. Ramayah
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
The Body ◽  
Information Technology Professionals ◽  
Research Model ◽  
It Professionals ◽  
It Industry ◽  
Stress Theory ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
And Control ◽  
Least Squares Approach

Despite, Bangladesh produces many IT graduates each year but only one tenth of total graduates contribute in IT development sector. In order to keep the contribution to economy through IT development, it is crucial for IT industry to know the factors that influence turn away of IT graduates. In this paper, building upon role stress theory, we develop a research model to explore the influence of workplace exhaustion and threat of professional obsolescence (TPO). Data were gathered from 185 IT professionals from 15 different IT companies through survey questionnaire. The structural equation modelling technique was used to test the paths. The results suggests that strong influence of TPO on turn-away intentions. Result also suggests significant roles of work overload, family-career conflict and control over career and workplace exhaustion on turn away intention. This paper contributes to the body of work dedicated to helping us better understand the turn away behaviour from the workplace exhaustion and TPO perspectives. From the viewpoint of practice, this research sheds light on some of the challenges that the IT industry might face when making strategy and policy to control turn away from IT profession in Bangladesh

scholarly journals The influence of human resource competency and entrepreneurial characteristics on the performance of small and medium industries

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-160
Author(s):  
Rohman Willian ◽  
Husni Hasbullah ◽  
Fitri Widiastuti ◽  
Dahmiri Dahmiri
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Unit Of Analysis ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Entrepreneurial Characteristics ◽  
Scale Range ◽  
Good Scale

The purpose of this study was to describe and analyze the influence of human resources competencies and entrepreneurial characteristics on the performance of the small-medium-sized food industry with the intervening variable of competitive advantage. This research is verification in nature, basically wants to test the truth of a hypothesis which is carried out through data collection in the field. The unit of analysis in this research is the food SMIs (Small and Medium Industries) actors in Jambi Province. The data were obtained through distributing questionnaires to 378 SMIs food entrepreneurs. The data analysis used was quantitative analysis using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). The analysis results concluded that the respondents' responses to the variables of human resources competence, entrepreneurial characteristics, competitive advantage, and SMIs performance obtained the average number included in the good scale range. The variables of human resources competency, entrepreneurial characteristics, competitive advantage significantly influence the performance of food SMIs in Jambi Province, either partially or simultaneously. Human resources competency and entrepreneurial characteristics variables have a significant indirect effect on SMIs performance through the intervening variable of competitive advantage. The entrepreneurial characteristics variable is the dominant variable affecting the SMIs performance. The research model by adding the competitive advantage variable as an intervening variable resulted in a better effect on the SMIs performance.

scholarly journals Evaluation of municipal e-government readiness using structural equation modelling technique

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Seena Joseph ◽  
Oludayo O. Olugbara
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Modelling Technique ◽  
Service Improvement ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Study Results

The evaluation of municipal e-government readiness can provide a useful barometer to understand the critical needs of citizens. In addition, it can help to improve effectiveness of government services and provide a technology industry access to relevant information to create efficient e-services. This study develops and tests a framework to evaluate municipal e-government readiness based on building blocks of supporting e-services readiness, individual citizen readiness, municipal government readiness, technological infrastructure readiness and supporting industries readiness. The process of evaluating municipal e-government readiness utilises data obtained through a survey of 219 respondents from four municipalities in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The partial least square structural equation modelling technique was used for data analysis. The study results show that the investigated building blocks are significant determinants of municipal e-government readiness with an overall 81% goodness-of-fit performance. The results provide foundational information for policymakers and practitioners who are interested in propagating e-government readiness. Factors that determine municipal e-government readiness could provide new insights on future studies about e-municipality service improvement.

scholarly journals Faktor Penentu Penggunaan Sistem Informasi dan Dampaknya Terhadap Kinerja Perusahaan

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-167
Author(s):  
Alexandra Adriani Widjaja
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modelling

Penerapan teknologi informasi ditujukan untuk mendukung aktivitas primer perusahaan. Informasi yang dihasilkan harus dapat dimanfaatkan secara nyata untuk meningkatkan kinerja perusahaan. Kunci dari kesuksesan teknologi informasi yang digunakan adalah kemampuan untuk menggunakan informasi yang dihasilkan sistem di dalam setiap pengambilan keputusan perusahaan. Penelitian-penelitian terdahulu menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan informasi sangat dipengaruhi oleh kemampuan individu serta lingkungan di sekitar individu tersebut. Untuk itu penelitian ini bertujuan menguji pengaruh kompetensi individu dan kesempatan untuk berbagi pengetahuan (knowledge sharing) terhadap penggunaan informasi, serta menguji apakah penggunaan informasi berpengaruh pada kinerja perusahaan. Penelitian ini juga menguji hubungan tidak langsung antara knowledge sharing dengan kinerja perusahaan. Pengujian dilakukan dengan menggunakan Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan knowledge sharing berpengaruh signifikan pada penggunaan informasi. Penggunaan informasi juga berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kinerja perusahaan. Di sisi lain penelitian ini menemukan bahwa kompetensi individu tidak memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap penggunaan informasi. Penelitian ini juga tidak dapat membuktikan adanya pengaruh tidak langsung dari variabel knowledge sharing terhadap kinerja perusahaan melalui variabel penggunaan informasi.

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