International Journal of Research in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 4

A Survey of Factors Promoting the Knowledge Sharing (Case Study: University of Medical Sciences of Zahedan- Iran)

  • Author:
  • Nahid Rashki Ghalehno1, Nour-mohammad Yaghoubi
  • Total Page Count: 9
  • Page Number: 234 to 242

*MSc of Public Management, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran

**Associate Prof, Management Department, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran

1Corresponding author. E-mail address: n.rashki90@gmail.com

Online published on 16 December, 2014.

Abstract

The purpose of this study is evaluating the factors promoting the knowledge sharing from the viewpoint of the faculty members. Research method is Descriptive-survey and the statistical Population includes all faculty members of Medical University, of which 117 ones were selected as statistical sample. Random sampling method was used. Researcher’ made knowledge sharing questionnaire, based on Nonaka & Takeuchi Model was used for data collection and Chronbach's alpha for reliability obtained 0.935. Mean index was used for descriptive analysis of the obtained data. The results showed that »socialization« had the most and »externalization« had the least role in promotion of knowledge sharing from the viewpoint of the faculty members, and the importance of each parameter of four factors in promotion of knowledge sharing, was determined based on the viewpoint of faculty members.

Keywords

Knowledge Sharing, Knowledge Externalization, Knowledge Combination, Knowledge Internalization, Knowledge Socialization