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Minerva : Volume 51, Issue 1, March 2013

An Empirical Inquiry on Knowledge Sharing Among Academicians in Higher Learning Institutions

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Author	Ramayah, T. Yeap, Jasmine A. L. Ignatius, Joshua
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	Universities are expected to be places where knowledge is shared freely among academicians. However, the reality shows that knowledge sharing is barely present within universities these days. As Malaysia shifts towards building a knowledge-based society, academic institutions, particularly the public universities, now face ever-growing faculty demands for sharing quality resources and expertise. As a result, knowledge sharing in academia has become a rising concern. The purpose of this study, then, is to uncover the factors that propel knowledge sharing among academicians in higher learning institutions of Malaysia. Using the Theory of Reasoned Action as the basis for this study’s research framework, data was gathered from 447 academicians in 10 public universities scattered throughout the country. Findings from the Partial Least Squares analysis revealed that extrinsic motivation, reciprocal relationships, sense of self-worth and subjective norm are vital determinants of an academician’s attitude towards knowledge sharing. In turn, this attitude that is formed will largely determine whether the academician engages in knowledge sharing behaviors or not. Besides having a positive effect on attitude, sense of self-worth also exhibited a positive impact on the subjective norm to share knowledge. Consequently, this subjective norm will have an impact upon knowledge sharing behavior. In addition, perceived behavioral control and organizational climate were discovered to have a direct influence on knowledge sharing behaviors. Implications, limitations as well as suggestions for future research are accordingly discussed in this paper.
Starting Page	131
Ending Page	154
Page Count	24
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00264695
Journal	Minerva
Volume Number	51
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	15731871
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2013-05-05
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Knowledge sharing behavior Academicians Theory of Reasoned Action Universities Partial Least Squares Educational Philosophy Philosophy Social Sciences Sociology of Education Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education

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