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Influencing factors of academic staff’ knowledge sharing

A case of government universities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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ID12530982
AuthorsHanna Yeshinegus (Zhengzhou Normal University, corresponding author), Jianzhong Janne Hong (Central China Normal University)
Year2022
Pages1-19
Publication date2022-08-22
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInnovation The European Journal of Social Science Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1351-1610 • E-ISSN: 1469-8412
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13511610.2022.2113041
OpenAlexW4292981231
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited39

This study aimed to investigate factors that determine knowledge sharing among academic staff in two higher education institutions, namely; Addis Ababa University (AAU) and Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (AASTU) in Ethiopia. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected from academic staff and managers, respectively. The observation was conducted to assess the availability of facilities for knowledge sharing. The result showed that both academic staff and managers had a positive attitude and perception towards knowledge sharing. The academic staff had trust in their colleagues and university to share their knowledge. There was no scientifically established platform for knowledge sharing, and lack of laboratories and equipment were the main constraints that limit knowledge sharing in both universities. We found that the management support in creating opportunities for knowledge sharing and the rewarding system for knowledge sharer was poor. Interestingly, intrinsic motivation was significantly higher than that of extrinsic motivation to share knowledge. Generally, the study provides valuable information about the knowledge-sharing culture and practice of AAU and AASTU. We recommend that managers of both universities should work to create more enabling knowledge-sharing platforms, opportunities and a rewarding system that can facilitate knowledge sharing

Business · Government (linguistics · Medical education · University faculty · Knowledge Management and Sharing · Medicine · Organizational and Employee Performance · Wikis in Education and Collaboration

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