Knowledge sharing practices: A case study of academic staff at a community college in Sarawak

Knowledge is vital to human life. Knowledge can be easily acquired through formal or informal learning. Sharing knowledge is one of the most important components in knowledge management. This study aims to investigate whether knowledge sharing is practiced by the employees, particularly academic sta...

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Main Author:	Zulina, Kamarulzaman
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2011
Subjects:	L Education (General)
Online Access:	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12073/3/Knowledge%20Sharing%20Practices%20%3B%20A%20Case%20Study%20of%20Academic%20Staff%20at%20A%20Community%20College%20in%20Sarawak%20%28fulltext%29.pdf
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spelling	my-unimas-ir.120732023-06-13T04:10:45Z Knowledge sharing practices: A case study of academic staff at a community college in Sarawak 2011 Zulina, Kamarulzaman L Education (General) Knowledge is vital to human life. Knowledge can be easily acquired through formal or informal learning. Sharing knowledge is one of the most important components in knowledge management. This study aims to investigate whether knowledge sharing is practiced by the employees, particularly academic staff at the community college in Sarawak. The study examined six informants whose demographic factors include age, gender, educational background and years of service to the community college; . Based on the results of the study, all informants agreed that the practice of knowledge sharing is a matter that is common in organizations where it is beneficial not only to individuals but also to the management. However, there are several kinds of knowledge and information that employees are not willing to share, and this is a barrier to knowledge sharing practices in the organization. It is recommended that future studies should increase the number of samples and include the support staff, whether from the public or private sectors to compare the findings. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2011 Thesis http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12073/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12073/3/Knowledge%20Sharing%20Practices%20%3B%20A%20Case%20Study%20of%20Academic%20Staff%20at%20A%20Community%20College%20in%20Sarawak%20%28fulltext%29.pdf text en validuser masters Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development.
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description	Knowledge is vital to human life. Knowledge can be easily acquired through formal or informal learning. Sharing knowledge is one of the most important components in knowledge management. This study aims to investigate whether knowledge sharing is practiced by the employees, particularly academic staff at the community college in Sarawak. The study examined six informants whose demographic factors include age, gender, educational background and years of service to the community college; . Based on the results of the study, all informants agreed that the practice of knowledge sharing is a matter that is common in organizations where it is beneficial not only to individuals but also to the management. However, there are several kinds of knowledge and information that employees are not willing to share, and this is a barrier to knowledge sharing practices in the organization. It is recommended that future studies should increase the number of samples and include the support staff, whether from the public or private sectors to compare the findings.
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author	Zulina, Kamarulzaman
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title	Knowledge sharing practices: A case study of academic staff at a community college in Sarawak
title_short	Knowledge sharing practices: A case study of academic staff at a community college in Sarawak
title_full	Knowledge sharing practices: A case study of academic staff at a community college in Sarawak
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title_full_unstemmed	Knowledge sharing practices: A case study of academic staff at a community college in Sarawak
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granting_institution	Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS)
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Knowledge sharing practices: A case study of academic staff at a community college in Sarawak

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