{"title":"Investigating the use of ICT tools for knowledge sharing among faculty members in UAE","authors":"A. Kaba, C. K. Ramaiah","doi":"10.1504/ijkms.2019.10024996","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this paper is to investigate the use of ICT tools for knowledge sharing among faculty members. It also identifies the ICT tools used mostly for knowledge sharing by the participants. Data were collected through an online survey questionnaire instrument. A total of 300 faculty members from 26 academic institutions participated in the study. The study found that e-mail is the most ICT tools used by respondents for knowledge sharing. Meanwhile, male faculty members are found using ICT tools for knowledge sharing than female faculty members. Similarly, 46-55 age group, PhD degree holders, assistant professors, IT faculty members, and faculty members with more than 11 years experiences in teaching and research lead the use of knowledge sharing tools as compared to the other groups. The study revealed significant differences among faculty members in relation to age, qualifications, and specialisations.","PeriodicalId":39285,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3000,"publicationDate":"2019-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"5","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijkms.2019.10024996","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"MANAGEMENT","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the use of ICT tools for knowledge sharing among faculty members. It also identifies the ICT tools used mostly for knowledge sharing by the participants. Data were collected through an online survey questionnaire instrument. A total of 300 faculty members from 26 academic institutions participated in the study. The study found that e-mail is the most ICT tools used by respondents for knowledge sharing. Meanwhile, male faculty members are found using ICT tools for knowledge sharing than female faculty members. Similarly, 46-55 age group, PhD degree holders, assistant professors, IT faculty members, and faculty members with more than 11 years experiences in teaching and research lead the use of knowledge sharing tools as compared to the other groups. The study revealed significant differences among faculty members in relation to age, qualifications, and specialisations.
期刊介绍:
“Knowledge as a key resource will contribute to improved organisational performance if it is properly leveraged and harnessed." IJKMS is a refereed and authoritative source of information in the field of knowledge management and related aspects. Topics covered include: -Knowledge creation, acquisition, codification, classification, organisation -Knowledge sharing, transfer, application, protection, retention -KM design and development -KM management and implementation -Measurement of knowledge management performance and benefits -Techniques and methods for managing knowledge -Technological tools for knowledge management, e.g. -knowledge bases, collaborative tools -expert/intelligent systems, knowledge mining/extraction -content/document management -portals, search and retrieval -e-learning, virtual reality, business intelligence, etc. -Human, organisational, strategic, behavioural, socio-cultural aspects -Public policy, economics, education policy, intellectual capital, ethics -Other related aspects of KM