Abstract
Before any acquired knowledge is used or adds value to the receiving project (members), it must be accepted by its recipients, leading to an increase in their positive attitudes towards, and intended use of, the acquired knowledge. To be willing to accept knowledge, the receiving project’s team members must perceive it to have value and be easy to use. The focus of this exploratory paper is to develop and empirically test relevant sub-dimensions of perceived value and ease-of-use. The sub- dimensions were identified through a literature review, and measurement scales were developed empirically by applying a well-established scale development methodology.
Highlights
Project-based organising in the economy and in society at large is an important managerial practice, and is increasingly studied by project management, business, and management scholars [1]–[3]
Inspired by the technology acceptance (TA) model, in which perceived value and ease-of-use of knowledge acquired are the main determinants of the willingness to accept a technology, this study explores and tests measurable sub-dimensions of these two determinants so that they can be applied to a project context
The research questions for this study are, : (1) What are the sub-dimensions of perceived value and perceived ease-of-use of acquired project knowledge? and (2) How can these dimensions be measured in a reliable and valid way? We argue that the development of reliable and valid measurement scales is crucial for the field of knowledge and project management
Summary
Project-based organising in the economy and in society at large is an important managerial practice, and is increasingly studied by project management, business, and management scholars [1]–[3]. Because the generation of economic and social value is increasingly knowledge- and information-based, processes such as creativity, knowledge development, and innovation become highly relevant in projects Because of their relatively flexible nature, projects are regarded as very suitable breeding grounds for knowledge creation in the context of its application; their temporary nature hinders the sedimentation of knowledge, because when the project dissolves and its members move on, the created knowledge is likely to disperse [4]. Inspired by the technology acceptance (TA) model, in which perceived value and ease-of-use of knowledge acquired are the main determinants of the willingness to accept a technology, this study explores and tests measurable sub-dimensions of these two determinants so that they can be applied to a project context. After identifying the possible sub-dimensions of both main constructs, they will be empirically investigated in order to develop valid measurement scales (Sections 4 and 5)
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