Promoting knowledge sharing amongst academics: A case study from Vietnam

Phung, VD; Hawryszkiewycz, I; Chandran, D; Ha, BM

Promoting knowledge sharing amongst academics: A case study from Vietnam

Phung, VD Hawryszkiewycz, I

Chandran, D

Ha, BM

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Citation:: Journal of Information and Knowledge Management, 2019
Issue Date:: 2019-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Phung, VD	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hawryszkiewycz, I https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2256-0132	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Chandran, D https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7131-5128	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ha, BM	en_US
dc.date.issued	2019-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Information and Knowledge Management, 2019	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0219-6492	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/136743
dc.description.abstract	© 2019 World Scientific Publishing Co. This study aims to examine the influences of environmental and personal factors on knowledge-sharing behaviour (KSB) of academics and whether more influence leads to superior innovative work behaviour (IWB) at the tertiary level in Vietnam. A questionnaire survey was conducted as part of the study, including 320 academic staff at Hanoi University, one of the leading public universities in Vietnam. This study applies the structural equation modelling (SEM) to investigate the research model based on social cognitive theory (SCT). The results show that two environmental factors (subjective norms and trust) and two personal factors (knowledge self-efficacy and enjoyment in helping others) significantly influence KSB. The results also indicate that employee willingness to share knowledge enables the organisation to promote innovative work behaviour. The study context was limited to only one Vietnamese university. It appears that the part of a bigger picture of knowledge sharing (KS) in Vietnamese universities is likely to be lost. However, given the previous studies on knowledge sharing in both developed and developing countries, it could be expected that the results of this study can be taken forward by university leaderships, academic staff and researchers in other contexts as well. A clear understanding of the critical factors that influence KSB towards promoting innovative work behaviour may help university leaders to develop suitable and evolving strategies to address the challenges of knowledge sharing. This study contributes to the growing literature on the relationships among environmental and personal factors and KSB towards promoting innovative work behaviour.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Information and Knowledge Management	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1142/S0219649219500321	en_US
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dc.title	Promoting knowledge sharing amongst academics: A case study from Vietnam	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.for	0806 Information Systems	en_US
utslib.for	1702 Cognitive Sciences	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Information, Systems and Modelling
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Professional Practice and Leadership
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - HCTD - Human Centred Technology Design
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© 2019 World Scientific Publishing Co. This study aims to examine the influences of environmental and personal factors on knowledge-sharing behaviour (KSB) of academics and whether more influence leads to superior innovative work behaviour (IWB) at the tertiary level in Vietnam. A questionnaire survey was conducted as part of the study, including 320 academic staff at Hanoi University, one of the leading public universities in Vietnam. This study applies the structural equation modelling (SEM) to investigate the research model based on social cognitive theory (SCT). The results show that two environmental factors (subjective norms and trust) and two personal factors (knowledge self-efficacy and enjoyment in helping others) significantly influence KSB. The results also indicate that employee willingness to share knowledge enables the organisation to promote innovative work behaviour. The study context was limited to only one Vietnamese university. It appears that the part of a bigger picture of knowledge sharing (KS) in Vietnamese universities is likely to be lost. However, given the previous studies on knowledge sharing in both developed and developing countries, it could be expected that the results of this study can be taken forward by university leaderships, academic staff and researchers in other contexts as well. A clear understanding of the critical factors that influence KSB towards promoting innovative work behaviour may help university leaders to develop suitable and evolving strategies to address the challenges of knowledge sharing. This study contributes to the growing literature on the relationships among environmental and personal factors and KSB towards promoting innovative work behaviour.

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