Knowledge-sharing Technologies Research Articles

Empirical study on knowledge sharing practices of it sector managers in telengana region

An online questionnaire was used to collect data from 203 information technology managers in the Telagana region about their knowledge-sharing procedures and their organization's overall success. Model validation and hypothesis evaluation relied on data analysis via structural equation modelling. According to the data, there appears to be a strong connection between the model structures. Because of this, we have gotten a better understanding of the elements that impact knowledge exchange in the information technology sector. A beneficial influence on an organization's performance in terms of cost savings, revenue growth, and other intangible benefits can be deduced from these researches. Using the conclusions of this study, the IT industry can benefit from better information-sharing practises. To help practitioners improve their knowledge-sharing procedures within their own businesses, this study provides critical information. Web 2.0 and other knowledge-sharing technologies, for example, should be prioritised by management in their IT infrastructure to allow both tacit and explicit information interchange. According to the findings, businesses can pass expert knowledge to younger generations of employees via knowledge-sharing events. That means organisations in the information technology field can benefit from this approach by better retaining employee expertise and reducing employee departures.

Knowledge Sharing Technologies to Enhance Employees’ Performance in Organizations

ABSTRACT Knowledge sharing adoption has become the main criterion for any organization’s development. This study proposed a suitable collaborative model for implementing intelligent knowledge sharing techniques to enhance employees’ performance in GDE-Babylon, Iraq. The study also discusses potential knowledge-sharing barriers, categorizing them into three main domains of recently published works: individual/personal, organizational, and technological barriers. The research used a mixed method approach, combining both qualitative and quantitative data. The study also, utilizes the quantitative methodology in the form of data collected via a survey to identify the challenges faced by the employees in adopting knowledge sharing behaver. Additionally, the study adopts the qualitative method in the form of interviews conducted with four top management in GDE. The results of this study, most employees believe in the need to share knowledge but Knowledge sharing is not part of the GDE’s culture, supporting senior management is insufficient to provide an appropriate environment for knowledge sharing as well as lack financial support as there are no rewards or financial allocation for these activities even moral support is not encouraging. The authorities of GDE must be more seriousness to eliminate the concerns of some employees that sharing their knowledge with others will lose their strengths and position as well as they need invest in IT as one of the most important pillars of knowledge sharing.

Social Distance and Knowledge Transformation: The Effects of Social Network Distance on Organizational Learning

Organizations are increasingly adopting technologies to promote knowledge sharing across boundaries of specialized groups. Yet, prior research beginning with March (1991) suggests that such knowledge-sharing technologies actually inhibit organizational learning by reducing solution diversity. This line of reasoning stems from the prior literature’s assumption that the knowledge shared will be transferred from one member to another perfectly and without distortion. We challenge this assumption and argue, instead, that knowledge is often altered or transformed when it is shared between members and that the degree of this transformation increases as the social distance between the knowledge sender and receiver increases. Because the implementation of knowledge-sharing technologies encourages learning between members across greater social distances, it increases knowledge transformation. Thus, knowledge-sharing technologies present a new opportunity to diversify solutions and lead to innovation.

A model for the diffusion of knowledge sharing technologies inside private transport companies

Purpose– This paper aims to investigate, inside the private sector of transport, a model for the diffusion of knowledge-sharing technologies with non-uniform internal influence that has been developed by Easingwoodet al.(1983).Design/methodology/approach– The authors performed an empirical evaluation of the performances of the model by Easingwoodet al.(1983) by analyzing data gathered from almost 230 taxi drivers joining two of the biggest taxi brokers operating in the Southern Italian city of Naples.Findings– Such an analysis reveals that the model by Easingwoodet al.(1983) provides an excellent agreement with the empirical data and allows to obtain interesting predictions on the future evolution of the sector performances in terms of increasing use of knowledge-sharing technologies within the taxi drivers’ community of practice (CoP).Research limitations/implications– In particular, the authors show that a unique solution always exists, which is defined on the whole (positive) set of times and, in the long run, tends to a steady-state equilibrium. A first limit of the present research is certainly the use of a sample restricted to the taxi companies from only one city: future investigations should consider a larger sample by interviewing taxi companies from multiple regions as well. Another limit is that the model performed does not take into account all the factors influencing the diffusion of knowledge-sharing technologies within the CoP. Finally, the research design is not considering the impact of the diffusion of knowledge-sharing technologies on the customer relationship management.Originality/value– The research shows the application of a valid model both for evaluating the diffusion of technologies for sharing knowledge within a CoP and for estimating its development trend. It represents the first original study in Italy that empirically investigates the diffusion of technological innovations for the knowledge management in an industry typically dominated by tacit codes of knowledge-sharing: the taxi companies.

The Study for Adapting Knowledge Sharing Technologies into Indian Education Market

The Study for Adapting Knowledge Sharing Technologies into Indian Education Market

Knowledge sharing through social media: Investigating trends and technologies in a global marketing and advertising research company

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate social media technology trends in Nielsen – a global information and measurement company – and to establish how these technologies can help the company to create a knowledge-sharing culture.Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate trends in knowledge-sharing technologies in Nielsen.Method: The researchers distributed semi-structured questionnaires to a sample of employees in Nielsen’s Television Audience Measurement Department. They also conducted interviews with specific employees in this department to gain a better understanding of employees’ attitudes toward, and perceptions of, the use of social media tools for creating a knowledgesharing culture at Nielsen. The researchers validated the data to see whether it could support the research and used triangulation to create a holistic view of the data they received from the questionnaires.Results: The findings of the study revealed that respondents had a positive attitude to sharing knowledge with one another through using social media tools. However, some respondents thought that technology, in general, was ‘the tree of good and evil’. The survey findings showed that Nielsen did have social media tools. However, not all employees were aware of these tools or were willing to use the tools to share knowledge. This study highlighted the possible advantages of the social media for sharing knowledge and how Nielsen could use the tools more widely.Conclusion: In order for a knowledge sharing culture to thrive at Nielsen, its employees need to engage more with social media tools in their business practices.

Sharing the knowledge gained from occupational cohort studies: a call for action

ObjectivesAn immense body of knowledge has been created by establishing various job-exposure matrices (JEMs) to assess occupational exposures in community- and industry-based cohort studies. These JEMs could be made available...

Kaiser Permanente’s Performance Improvement System, Part 4: Creating a Learning Organization

In 2006, recognizing variations in performance in quality, safety, service, and efficiency, Kaiser Permanente leaders initiated the development of a performance improvement (PI) system. Kaiser Permanente has implemented a strategy for creating the systemic capacity for continuous improvement that characterizes a learning organization. Six "building blocks" were identified to enable Kaiser Permanente to make the transition to becoming a learning organization: real-time sharing of meaningful performance data; formal training in problem-solving methodology; workforce engagement and informal knowledge sharing; leadership structures, beliefs, and behaviors; internal and external benchmarking; and technical knowledge sharing. Putting each building block into place required multiple complex strategies combining top-down and bottom-up approaches. Although the strategies have largely been successful, challenges remain. The demand for real-time meaningful performance data can conflict with prioritized changes to health information systems. It is an ongoing challenge to teach PI, change management, innovation, and project management to all managers and staff without consuming too much training time. Challenges with workforce engagement include low initial use of tools intended to disseminate information through virtual social networking. Uptake of knowledge-sharing technologies is still primarily by innovators and early adopters. Leaders adopt new behaviors at varying speeds and have a range of abilities to foster an environment that is psychologically safe and stimulates inquiry. A learning organization has the capability to improve, and it develops structures and processes that facilitate the acquisition and sharing of knowledge.

Recycling job exposure matrices from occupational cohort studies

ObjectivesMany industry-based cohort studies have been undertaken in industries around the world. Considerable time and effort goes into identifying the determinants of exposure in the industry and developing Job Exposure...