Implications of observed impediments on knowledge dissemination across employees in Sri Lanka's education sector: a case study on abc non-state degree awarding institute

Abstract

It has been shown that while different technologies and methodologies are employed in the higher education sector to capture and process knowledge, successful knowledge dissemination is hindered by constraints. Impediments to knowledge distribution that result from many factors that are not properly acknowledged and untangled in the education sector. As a result, the criteria mentioned confirm that obstacles to knowledge dissemination lower staff productivity and effectiveness in knowledge management. As a critical information gap, the distinction between barriers and knowledge diffusion is explored in this study work. The study was created using a deductive methodology and a positivist epistemological stance. The study sample was selected as 181 members of the academic and non-academic staff across 46 branches of the ABC non-state university that awards degrees. The study found that organizational, individual, and technological hurdles obstruct the dissemination of knowledge. According to research findings, impediments to information distribution in the higher education sector should be removed by addressing those that exist in the contexts of organizations, individuals, and technology.