Knowledge Management In Universities Research Articles

University absorptive capacity: Normative and perceived assessments

Knowledge management in universities is a dual process combining continuous learning and development of academic staff with the simultaneous transfer of knowledge to students. Collective capabilities and motivation of university employees to absorb and effectively apply knowledge underlie the so-called university absorptive capacity. However, characteristics perceived by workers and the level of absorptive capacity may contrast with the assessments based on university performance standards. The paper proposes and tests a dual method for judging on university absorptive capacity based on normative and perceived assessments. Methodologically, the study rests on knowledge management, the fundamental theoretical framework that covers the concept of absorptive capacity of an organization. Among the research methods are comparative analysis of university performance indicators and economic statistics. Empirical evidence includes data from the survey of 187 academic staff members of Ural Federal University (Ekaterinburg, Russia) and the Monitoring of Efficiency of Higher Educational Institutions in the RF in 2022–2023. Having performed content analysis, we identified the following evaluation parameters: the current level of employees’ knowledge and the potential for knowledge absorption in the organization. The first part of the methodology presents an algorithm for comparing the growth rates of normative performance indicators of the university in question with those of analogous universities. The second part deals with assessing absorptive capacity based on academic staff’s perceptions. The testing results indicate that there is a discrepancy between the normative and perceived assessments, which allowed us to propose a set of measures for adjusting the HR management model in a university.

Implementation of Knowledge Management in Universities of India

This article examines the essential need for and difficulties related with the adoption of knowledge management (KM) strategies in institutions across India. The implementation of information Management, a methodical strategy for acquiring, arranging, and distributing institutional information, is becoming more and more crucial in the swiftly changing environment of higher education. The essay explores the specific circumstances of Indian universities, where a variety of academic fields, cultural subtleties, and administrative intricacies provide particular obstacles to the efficient administration of information. The use of Knowledge Management (KM) at Indian institutions is examined in relation to worldwide patterns and the revolutionary influence it may have on academic and administrative procedures. The paper emphasizes the possible advantages, such as increased cooperation, better decision-making, and optimized resource allocation. It also acknowledges the need for a cultural transformation inside academic institutions to promote a culture of sharing information among academics, students, and administrative personnel. Moreover, the study analyses the necessary technology infrastructure for effectively implementing knowledge management in Indian institutions. The text highlights the significance of using sophisticated information systems, cloud computing, and data analytics to enable effective generation, storage, and retrieval of knowledge. The significance of leadership in spearheading this cultural and technical transformation is underscored, as successful knowledge management requires robust institutional backing and strategic foresight. The article discusses the obstacles that arise while adopting Knowledge Management (KM) at Indian universities and business schools, including opposition to change, concerns over data security, and the need for capacity training. The article suggests implementing a gradual and flexible strategy, customized to the specific attributes of each university, to address these obstacles and optimize the advantages of knowledge management in promoting the academic objectives and overall efficiency of higher education institutions in India.

Retracted: Artificial-Intelligence-Based Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation of Innovative Knowledge Management in Universities

Retracted: Artificial-Intelligence-Based Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation of Innovative Knowledge Management in Universities

Rancangan program alternatif metrik pada Pusat Pengelolaan Pengetahuan Universitas Padjadjaran

Padjadjaran University Knowledge Management Center has rebuilt its website by adding the GLAM Repository element. The website plans to install alternative metric tools: PlumX which is found in a subscription package repository called Digital Commons. This research aims to create a program design based on the four substances of information system management: technology, databases, procedures, and human resources. This study uses a qualitative approach with method action research. The data collection process is carried out using interviews, observation, literature studies, documentation, and focus group discussions. Data are gathered from librarians and staff through interviews and FGDs. Data analysis techniques conducted by researchers included: data reduction, data presentation, and data conclusion. Results researched shows that in the field of technology and databases, the website was rebuilt through the addition of GLAM and repository elements. Knowledge Management Center unify databases between faculty libraries. Alternative metric procedures has been successfully submitted to Universitas Padjadjaran. The librarians need to learn about alternative metrics. The outputs of alternative metric implementation program designs are proposals, draft terms of reference, and Digital Common and Plumx learning materials. The conclusion of the research is that the design of alternative metric programs requires technological support, databases, updating of computer units, and staff training in managing alternative metrics.

Artificial-Intelligence-Based Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation of Innovative Knowledge Management in Universities

By considering the comprehensive impact index ranking of all factors to identify the impact of university innovation knowledge, the group decision-making characteristic root method, decision-making experiment, and evaluation laboratory method are used to analyze the factors that affect the university’s innovative knowledge management ability. The key factors affecting management capabilities have been identified and reviewed to establish measures to enhance the innovative knowledge management capabilities of colleges and universities. Using artificial intelligence-based knowledge management fuzzy evaluation algorithm evaluation model to evaluate the innovation knowledge management of 16 universities, the results obtained are consistent with the actual evaluation results of the year; this result proves the fuzziness of university innovation knowledge management, which is based on artificial intelligence fuzzy. The algorithm is evaluated. The results show that the evaluation model is feasible.

Factors Affecting the Knowledge Sharing Behaviors of University Teachers: An Empirical Study in China

Knowledge sharing among teachers denotes an important means of promoting the professional growth of individual instructors. It enhances the competitiveness of school organizations and thus constitutes a focal aspect of knowledge management in universities. This study conducts an in-depth scrutiny of the knowledge sharing behaviors of teachers, examining their sharing intentions and attitude, support received from others, self-control. With this aim, this paper obtains data from 440 college teachers in Jiangxi Province in China. It then constructs a theoretical model reflecting these factors, and the collected data were analyzed through SPSS24 and AMOS24 to obtain the results. The results of this empirical study conducted in China demonstrate that the knowledge sharing intentions of teachers positively influence their knowledge sharing behaviors. Personal knowledge sharing attitudes and support received from others also constructively affect the knowledge sharing intentions of teachers. Self-control has a negative effect on knowledge sharing intentions and exerts an indirect influence on knowledge sharing behaviors. Knowledge sharing attitudes, support received from others, and self-control are strongly and positively correlated. This investigation suggests that the knowledge sharing intentions of teachers must first be enhanced to improve their knowledge sharing behaviors. The enthusiasm of teachers to share knowledge should be stimulated, and teachers should be encouraged to freely share their understanding with others. Further, their tight regulation of self-control should be appropriately relaxed.

Academic human capital in universities: definition and proposal of a measurement scale

Abstract Academic human capital (AHC) is a key element in the explanation of scientific productivity. However, few studies have analysed this topic in the academic context, and their conclusions about composition and measurement remain ambiguous. This study proposes a measurement scale to assess AHC, following a systemic procedure composed of two steps: qualitative and quantitative phases. First, the Delphi technique was applied to reach a consensus on the AHC factors, resulting in a scale of 22 items. Second, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to determine the underlying factorial structure of the scale, using a sample of 2,223 researchers in Spanish universities. The results provided a five-dimensional structure of AHC, measuring the knowledge and abilities required to perform research activities, as well as skills related to the organisation of scientific processes, alertness to research opportunities, and the openness to provide and receive criticism. This study poses interesting challenges for knowledge management in universities.

ПРОБЛЕМЫ УПРАВЛЕНИЯ ЗНАНИЯМИ В УНИВЕРСИТЕТЕ ЧЕТВЁРТОГО ПОКОЛЕНИЯ

The article summarizes the results obtained by the author over the past five years in the analysis of solutions to the problem of knowledge management in universities of different generations. The problem under discussion is a change in the functions of a modern University caused by external and internal reasons, which affects the purpose of the University's activities and entails a number of significant risks. Objective of the article is to consider the knowledge management system as a directed meaningful work with the boundaries of beliefs, procedures for determining and justifying their truth in the framework of the University's solution of the problem of ideological transformation of the individual, his transfer from the natural state to the socio-cultural context of the second and third artificial nature. The research methodology is described as a philosophical reflection and includes the neo-Hegelian model of development as a process of self-awareness of the subject, which leads to the formation of new management structures within the subject, the concept of philosophical inventions of I.I. Lapshin, the distinction between hierarchical, network and environmental management schemes in the theory of V.E. Lepsky. The results presented in the article consist in analyzing the mechanisms of University development from the first generation to the fourth, in modeling knowledge management procedures that include training, research, commercial application and development of ontologies, in explicating global and local risks that arise in the current situation of implementing the "entrepreneurial University" model. In conclusion , the task of large-scale discussion of the concept of a fourth-generation University that meets the national interests of Russia is formulated.

Enablers and barriers to knowledge management in universities: perspectives from South Africa and Mauritius

PurposeUniversities need to manage their knowledge assets, and, to work creatively to maximize the enablers and minimize the barriers associated with knowledge management processes. This research offers a comparative perspective on knowledge management in universities in two countries whose university sectors are at different stages of their development, South Africa and Mauritius.Design/methodology/approachSemi-structured interviews were conducted with expert informants from 10 high-ranking universities in Mauritius and South Africa, who held senior roles in research and its management within their respective universitiesFindingsBoth enablers and barriers (eandb) were evident in relation to: strategies and policies, organizational structures, rewards and incentives, culture, technology, leadership, human resources, resources and funding, and university-industry linkages, although the significance of these eandbs varied between the three knowledge processes, knowledge creation, knowledge sharing and knowledge transfer. Overall, Mauritius, with a less developed university sector, faced more challenges in respect of knowledge management than did South Africa.Originality/valueThis study's theoretical contribution is a holistic framework for enabling KM in universities on the basis of a mapping between KM eandb's and KM processes. This comparative country level study, embracing a number of universities, offers insights into national policy, and cultural expectations that influence the extent and nature of barriers and enablers to effective KM. The insights offered by this study will be valuable for Mauritius and South Africa, and also for universities in other countries.

The Effective Factors on Knowledge Management in Universities from Physical Education Instructors’ Viewpoints

Abstract The aim of the present study was to investigate the relation of technology, organizational culture and emotional intelligence with knowledge management using the mediators of organizational structure and empowerment. The methodology of the research was descriptive-correlational and the population of the study consisted of all the physical education instructors of Zanjan universities with three-year teaching record (61 people). The population size using the census sample criterion. Research tool included Stankosky and Baldanza’s technology, organizational culture and structure, Bar-On’s emotional intelligence inventory, Spreitzer and Mishra’s empowerment, Kordnaij et al. and Newman and Conrad’s knowledge management framework questionnaires. The structural equation modelling was used via Smart PLS 2 software for analyzing the data. The results showed that there is a negative and significant relation between technology and knowledge management. Also, there is significant relation between organizational culture and knowledge management, emotional intelligence and knowledge management, technology and organizational structure, organizational culture and organizational structure, technology and empowerment, organizational culture and empowerment, organizational structure and empowerment and empowerment and knowledge management; while the significance of relations between organizational structure and knowledge management and emotional intelligence and empowerment were not confirmed. The results of the present study can help the people in charge of education and research in the universities in order to produce, keep and use the needed knowledge related to proper time and place by making decisions and educating people.

ECONOMIC KNOWLEDGE OPTIMIZATION IN UKRAINIAN AGRARIAN UNIVERSITIES: A KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE

A university as knowledge-intensive organization is an important actor that has a powerful influence on knowledge-economy formation. Implementation of knowledge management in universities is inevitable by-product of economic grows and improvements in diverse branches of national industry complex. The aim of this paper is to analyze the economic knowledge functioning in Ukrainian agrarian universities. The author uses statistical analysis to measure the number of economic departments and academic disciplines in Ukrainian agrarian universities. The study shows that up to 37,5% of educational departments in Ukrainian agrarian universities consists of economic educational departments. The analysis of economic knowledge functioning in Vinnytsia National Agrarian University showed that within economic educational departments almost 55% belong solely to economic disciplines and almost 30% belong to interdisciplinary economic courses. The author also uses theoretical modeling to show the knowledge environment of the universities. Attention is focused on differentiation between the inner, micro and macro knowledge environments of the universities. The author strongly recommends the use of knowledge management instruments with the aim of improving economic knowledge. Improvement of knowledge flows between an agrarian university and other important stakeholders will allow the optimization of the knowledge infrastructure of the universities, including the structure of economic knowledge. Government bodies, managers of the universities, and heads of university departments should use knowledge management tools on the systemic basis in order to achieve significant organizational results and make progress. Universities should take into consideration the specificity of micro and macro environments. Factors of globalization, new technologies, politics and legislation, economics and finances, society and culture, nature and geography should be examined and included in the information infrastructure of a university. It is clear that macro environment information is already under the consideration of academic governing bodies.

Gestión del conocimiento en la universidad: cuestionario para la evaluación institucional

La gestión del conocimiento (GC) en las universidades es un proceso cotidiano. Es importante detectar las características de la GC que se realiza en ellas. En este trabajo se platea validar un cuestionario para evaluar la gestión de conocimiento de la universidad (CEGCU) por medio del juicio de expertos. La indagación es descriptiva, no experimental, transversal, se examinan los datos con alfa de Cronbach y análisis factorial exploratorio, se demuestra lo pertinente y comprensible del CEGCU. Se considera que éste es un instrumento que puede aportar el análisis del rendimiento organizacional de las universidades.

A University Knowledge Management Tool for the Evaluation of the Efficiency and Quality of Learning Resources in Distance e-Learning

To compete in today's web-based society, virtually every university offers an option for distance e-learning. Universities have developed and maintain up-to-date electronic resources and materials. It is important that these resources are examined and tested from the point of view of the end-users, and to be in accordance with the relevant regulatory requirements and documents. The realization of a well-functioning university knowledge management system includes various software tools for assisting the decision-making process for the four main activities of the universities. In this article, a generic teaching knowledge management module structure, including the full-time and part-time type of learning, and the distance type of e-learning, is proposed. The main goal of the article is the presentation of an expert system concerning learning resources as a part of the university knowledge management system that can be used as a decision support tool for the achievement of competitiveness and sustainable development in some processes related to distance е-learning at the university.

The role of institutions in achieving radical innovation

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to analyze how institutions can facilitate or inhibit radical innovation. The authors argue that organizational radical innovation is necessary to maintain a competitive advantage and to evolve in the market place, and institutions are the basis of this innovation. From an innovation and service dominant (SD) logic perspective, network ties are proposed to be a determining factor for the achievement of innovation through institutionalization in the university knowledge management context.Design/methodology/approachA conceptual approach is applied to develop and propose a framework for deepening understanding of radical organizational innovation, institutions and network ties. Data were gathered from Link by UMA-ATech, which in the context of the University of Málaga (Spain) is with great success developing a strategy based on fostering innovation. In all, 22 in-depth interviews were conducted with actors in the Link context, together with additional important second-order data analyses (sector analyses, statistics and company websites). Because of the perceived desirability of innovation, public universities have established a model as a part of this strategy in order to foster and develop new businesses through technology transfer.FindingsChanging institutional arrangements are the basis of innovation. Opening universities to the actors around them, with an interest in exchanging resources through the evolution of network ties toward a less bureaucratic and more collaborative and open university (tertius iungens) is the basis for reaching organizational radical innovation in the university context to develop the provider-driven radical innovation network structure via the “University Living Lab” theoretical model.Research limitations/implicationsA conceptual understanding is used in combination with an empirical approach, in which one case study and 22 organizations are considered in the context of Link-by-UMA ATech, at the University of Málaga. A range of different contexts from other universities would also be useful to add new perspectives to the development of the theory.Practical implicationsAlthough radical innovation is occasionally seen in systems and arises naturally in markets, it is interesting to consider the possibility of designing strategies that facilitate the process from the beginning of the design of the business model. In this sense, the present findings could help organizations in general and universities in particular, to devise strategies resulting in positive relationships that could facilitate the design of business model structures. These could in turn foster the development of new institutions resulting in new network ties, which could give rise to radical innovation through the attraction of new actors interested in exchanging service-for-service resources.Originality/valueThe present paper develops the provider-driven radical innovation network structure of the “University Living Lab” theoretical model, which encourages the university to make decisions to devise more open models based on a change of network ties, in turn based on the design of new institutional arrangements. These concepts have not previously been put together, and build on the theories of institutions and organizational radical innovation. This theoretical contribution is framed within the SD logic perspective and specifically in the 11th fundamental premise (FP 11/5th axiom) to better understand how innovation occurs in service ecosystems, allowing the provider the possibility of developing such processes through the design of institutional arrangements.

Embedding knowledge management in higher education institutions (HEIs): a comparison between two countries

ABSTRACT Previous research on knowledge management in universities has focused mainly on a single country. This research contributes by exploring the understanding of senior managers and academics involved in research/and research management and comparing the three KM processes in two countries, Mauritius and South Africa, one with a small and developing higher education sector and the other with a relatively well-developed higher education sector. Data were obtained through semi-structured interviews with key informants from thirteen HEIs from Mauritius and South Africa. The three KM processes adopted in the two countries had a lot of similarity with only a few differences. This article builds a profile of the similarities and differences between the two countries, and develops models of KM processes. This comparison acts as a basis for recommendations for improving research practices in HEIs and as a basis for innovation in the less developed country.

University Knowledge Management System for Decision Support for Disciplinary Procedures Using a Case-based Reasoning Technique

University Knowledge Management System for Decision Support for Disciplinary Procedures Using a Case-based Reasoning Technique

University Knowledge Management: Proposal for Broaden Integrative Perspective

The study gives an overview and critique and identifies literature on university knowledge management (KM) research to ascertain gaps for further investigation. A systematic search of articles about university KM research in the Web of Science and Scopus was scrutinised using pre-defined criteria. After screening, 46 articles that met the selection criteria were reviewed. Findings revealed that the academic aspects are over-explored with some KM themes, whereas the non-academic university KM is under-explored. Moreover, the reviewed literature showed that the university KM cut across significant countries of the world with a large concentration of the research articles in USA, UK, and Malaysia. The study proffered ways of advancing university KM research agenda in the future by considering the under-explored contexts for more meaningful contributions to KM practice and theory development.

Knowledge management in higher education institutions: enablers and barriers in Mauritius

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to contribute to research on knowledge management in higher education institutions (HEIs), by studying the enablers and barriers to knowledge management in a country with a developing higher education sector, Mauritius.Design/methodology/approachSemi-structured interviews were conducted with senior staff in the main public and private HEIs in Mauritius. Questions focused on knowledge management, including relevant barriers and enabling factors to knowledge creation, knowledge sharing and knowledge transfer.FindingsAlthough participants were able to discuss knowledge management, none of the universities had a knowledge management strategy. Moreover, more barriers than enablers to knowledge management were identified. Barriers included: a lack of policies and reward mechanisms, resources, data, funding and time for research, coupled with frequent leadership changes, a lack of a knowledge-sharing culture and research repositories and weak industry–academia linkages. Enablers were perceived to be: qualified and experienced academic staff in public HEIs, information technology (IT) infrastructure and library/digital library and some incentives for knowledge creation and transfer.Originality/valuePrevious research on knowledge management in universities has focused on countries with a relatively well-developed higher education sector. This research contributes by focusing on the perceived barriers and enablers to knowledge management in a country with a small and developing higher education sector.

Implementing Automated Quality Management Software System through Total Quality Management and Knowledge Management Concepts to Improve the Quality of Education in the Universities

Document archiving is very important in any large educational institution, as they contain information that is critical and affects quality management as well as knowledge management. The purpose of knowledge management and information systems is to organize the intellectual capital of the universities in a formally structured way for easy use and help managers make better decisions in all areas. Thus, the sources of competitive advantage in universities derive from intellectual capital and innovations. In addition, the path to a competitive advantage comes from the ability to manage knowledge to create quality of knowledge. Quality and knowledge are good indicators with which to measure a university’s overall competitiveness. This research illustrates the importance of knowledge management in universities and the role of the Information Technology (IT) in facilitating, sharing and accelerating growth of knowledge, in addition to improving the quality of education level in the university. The research also describes both the conceptual and the empirical frame work of a Quality management automated system. We expect this approach to noticeably reduce the cost in the faculties in the University of Jordan, and prevent all the disadvantage of the current situation and improve the quality of education.

Case study of a structural model to explore the effects of knowledge sharing on intellectual capital

Purpose It is commonly known that intellectual capital (IC) plays a remarkable role in organizations, especially in colleges and academic centers. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of knowledge sharing (KS) on IC. Design/methodology/approach Based on the extensive literature review, a questionnaire was designed. The questions were composed of two parts; KS questions and IC questions. In total, 352 students completed questionnaires in the Shahinshahr branch of Payam-e-Noor University. Structural equation modeling was used to develop the measurement model. Findings The findings showed that KS has a significant positive correlation with IC and its dimensions. The structural equation modeling confirmed the research model and showed a good match with it. Originality/value Given that this study aimed to examine KS and IC, it implies that with optimized knowledge management in universities, providing the infrastructures of KS and strengthening students’ motivational factors, KS capacities can be enhanced and IC of universities would be strengthened.