Volume & Issue no: Volume 4, Issue 6, November - December 2015
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Title: |
A Study of Knowledge Seeking through Electronic Knowledge Repositories among Sri Lankan IT Professionals |
Author Name: |
Khwaja M. Abdul-Cader, Gapar Md. Johar |
Abstract: |
Abstract
Knowledge sharing through Electronic Knowledge
Repositories (EKR) can be successful, only if knowledge
stored in the EKR is reused effectively. In order for knowledge
to be reused, knowledge workers must be willing to seek
knowledge through EKR. This paper attempts to identify the
significant cost and benefit factors that influence knowledge
seeking through EKR among Sri Lankan IT professionals, in
order to encourage Sri Lankan IT professionals to seek
knowledge through EKR.
Knowledge seeking behaviour is examined by using a model
which employs the social exchange theory (SET) to identify
cost and benefit factors affecting EKR usage, and social
capital theory (SCT) to account for the moderating influence
of contextual factors. Six hypotheses were formulated based
on the theoretical framework. An Internet based online survey
was used to collect data from 207 IT professionals.
Multiple linear regression results reveal that the most
significant factor that influences knowledge seeking is
knowledge growth which is moderated by pro-sharing norms.
A study of the factors that influence knowledge seeking
through EKR is vital to better understand the reasons for the
reluctance of Sri Lankan IT professionals to seek knowledge
through EKR. By encouraging Sri Lankan IT professionals to
seek knowledge through EKR, Sri Lankan IT companies can
ensure that knowledge is reused effectively and thereby
become more productive and efficient.
Keywords: Knowledge Management, Knowledge
Sharing, Knowledge Seeking, Electronic Knowledge
Repositories |
Cite this article: |
Khwaja M. Abdul-Cader, Gapar Md. Johar , "
A Study of Knowledge Seeking through Electronic Knowledge Repositories among Sri Lankan IT Professionals" , International Journal of Emerging Trends & Technology in Computer Science (IJETTCS) ,
Volume 4, Issue 6, November - December 2015 , pp.
105-114 , ISSN 2278-6856.
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