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Knowledge sharing among public sector employees: evidence from Malaysia

TL;DR: In this paper, a survey-based methodology employing a research questionnaire was used to elicit the views of public sector employees towards the importance of knowledge sharing (KS); identify the barriers to KS; and identify initiatives that may encourage KS.
Abstract: Purpose – The main purpose of this paper is to: identify the views of public sector employees towards the importance of Knowledge Sharing (KS); identify the barriers to KS; and identify initiatives that may encourage KS.Design/methodology/approach – The design employed in this research was mainly descriptive in nature. A survey‐based methodology employing a research questionnaire was used to elicit the views of public sector employees towards KS. A total of 320 questionnaires were randomly distributed and 170 were successfully collected, giving a response rate of 60 percent.Findings – The results showed that the respondents were very positive in their views towards “importance of KS” and they also strongly felt that knowledge was a source of competitive advantage. However, they were of the view that the importance of knowledge sharing was not clearly communicated and many of them were not sure whether KS strategy existed in their department. The public sector employees also showed self‐serving biases when...
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01 Jul 2017
TL;DR: Zhang et al. as discussed by the authors used game theory to analyze the enterprises' knowledge transfer strategy choice, then analyzed the dynamic equilibrium point and evolutionary path to promote the knowledge transfer among the public housing projects.
Abstract: Knowledge of a public housing project is very precious resources for other projects. Due to the public housing projects built by different enterprises, enterprises are not willing to transfer knowledge. To solve this problem, this paper uses the method of game theory to analyze the enterprises' knowledge transfer strategy choice, then analyze the dynamic equilibrium point and evolutionary path. Based on the results, this paper proposes some suggestions in order to promote the knowledge transfer among the public housing projects.

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  • ...A certain level of motivation is required for employees to want to transfer knowledge, identified three categories to understand motivating factors toward knowledge transfer: personal benefits, community-related considerations, and normative considerations [16]....

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TL;DR: This paper present a revisión sistematizada de la literatura en el tema del intercambio de conocimientos en el sector público.
Abstract: Este artículo presenta los resultados de una revisión sistematizada de la literatura en el tema del intercambio de conocimientos en el sector público. Un total de veintisiete artículos y ponencias científicas fue analizado mediante un software de referencias y categorías temáticas. El objetivo consiste en resumir las principales problemáticas que marcan esta línea de investigación, con el fin de identificar cómo la transformación digital del Estado e ideas asociadas al concepto de gobierno digital se han ido incluyendo en esta literatura. Finalmente, este artículo brinda orientación y propuestas para futuros proyectos de investigación.
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TL;DR: In this paper , the authors identify the effect of knowledge management on work performance and identify the association between knowledge management, work performance, and socio-demographic characteristics of the sample study.
Abstract: The purpose of the study is to identify the effect of knowledge management on work performance, and identify the association between knowledge management, work performance, and socio-demographic characteristics of the sample study. The study is a descriptive cross-sectional design done in the health sector in Erbil city in Iraq. The study begins on 20.10.2022 to 25.12.2022. The estimated sample was 187 participants. Data collection was done by using a questionnaire, asking 30 questions as follows; 4 items for socio-demographics, 16 items for knowledge management, and 10 items for work performance. The findings of the study indicated that there was a positive effect of knowledge management on work performance, and there was a strong relationship between them. There was a significant association between age, education level, monthly income, and knowledge management. Also, there was a significant association between gender and work performance. While there was no significant association between gender and knowledge management. Also, age, education level, monthly income, and work performance. The result of the present study recommended that; to ensure that their knowledge management strategies are in line with their overarching aims and objectives, organizations should clearly articulate them. Also, organizations should foster an environment that promotes employee collaboration and knowledge sharing, and organizations should place a high priority on learning and development by providing employees with training and development opportunities that help them gain new knowledge and skills.
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TL;DR: The extent to which method biases influence behavioral research results is examined, potential sources of method biases are identified, the cognitive processes through which method bias influence responses to measures are discussed, the many different procedural and statistical techniques that can be used to control method biases is evaluated, and recommendations for how to select appropriate procedural and Statistical remedies are provided.
Abstract: Interest in the problem of method biases has a long history in the behavioral sciences. Despite this, a comprehensive summary of the potential sources of method biases and how to control for them does not exist. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to examine the extent to which method biases influence behavioral research results, identify potential sources of method biases, discuss the cognitive processes through which method biases influence responses to measures, evaluate the many different procedural and statistical techniques that can be used to control method biases, and provide recommendations for how to select appropriate procedural and statistical remedies for different types of research settings.

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  • ...To further reduce bias towards positive responses or answers which may result in common method error variance, we conducted factor analysis as suggested by Podsakoff et al. (2003)...

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the usefulness of analyzing firms from the resource side rather than from the product side, in analogy to entry barriers and growth-share matrices, the concepts of resource position barrier and resource-product matrices are suggested.
Abstract: Summary The paper explores the usefulness of analysing firms from the resource side rather than from the product side. In analogy to entry barriers and growth-share matrices, the concepts of resource position barrier and resource-product matrices are suggested. These tools are then used to highlight the new strategic options which naturally emerge from the resource perspective.

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  • ...According to the resource based view, firms can maintain and achieve sustainable competitive advantage and earn superior profits if it owns and controls its tangible and intangible assets ( Wernerfelt, 1984...

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose a paradigm for managing the dynamic aspects of organizational knowledge creating processes, arguing that organizational knowledge is created through a continuous dialogue between tacit and explicit knowledge.
Abstract: This paper proposes a paradigm for managing the dynamic aspects of organizational knowledge creating processes. Its central theme is that organizational knowledge is created through a continuous dialogue between tacit and explicit knowledge. The nature of this dialogue is examined and four patterns of interaction involving tacit and explicit knowledge are identified. It is argued that while new knowledge is developed by individuals, organizations play a critical role in articulating and amplifying that knowledge. A theoretical framework is developed which provides an analytical perspective on the constituent dimensions of knowledge creation. This framework is then applied in two operational models for facilitating the dynamic creation of appropriate organizational knowledge.

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  • ...One of the most important theories in the field of KM was however developed by Nonaka (1994)...

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01 Jan 2008
TL;DR: The Japanese companies, masters of manufacturing, have also been leaders in the creation, management, and use of knowledge-especially the tacit and often subjective insights, intuitions, and ideas of employees as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Japanese companies, masters of manufacturing, have also been leaders in the creation, management, and use of knowledge-especially the tacit and often subjective insights, intuitions, and ideas of employees.

16,886 citations

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TL;DR: Senge's Fifth Discipline is a set of principles for building a "learning organization" as discussed by the authors, where people expand their capacity to create the results they truly desire, where new and expansive patterns of thinking are nutured, where collective aspiration is set free, and where people are contually learning together.
Abstract: Peter Senge, founder and director of the Society for Organisational Learning and senior lecturer at MIT, has found the means of creating a 'learning organisation'. In The Fifth Discipline, he draws the blueprints for an organisation where people expand their capacity to create the results they truly desire, where new and expansive patterns of thinking are nutured, where collective aspiration is set free, and where people are contually learning together. The Fifth Discipline fuses these features together into a coherent body of theory and practice, making the whole of an organisation more effective than the sum of its parts. Mastering the disciplines will: *Reignite the spark of learning, driven by people focused on what truly matters to them. *Bridge teamwork into macro-creativity. *Free you from confining assumptions and mind-sets. *Teach you to see the forest and the trees. *End the struggle between work and family time. The Fifth Discipline is a remarkable book that draws on science, spiritual values, psychology, the cutting edge of management thought and Senge's work with leading companies which employ Fifth Discipline methods. Reading it provides a searching personal experience and a dramatic professional shift of mind. This edition contains more than 100 pages of new material about how companies are actually using and benefiting from Fifth Discipline practices, as well as a new foreword from Peter Senge about his work with the Fifth Discipline over the last 15 years.

16,386 citations