... The authors used data collected through a questionnaire on a sample of 254 employees at private universities and colleges to test the relationship between OD and KS. Data were analysed using the structural equation modelling technique. Findings Overall, OD has a direct and significant effect...

...Maria Beatriz Gonzalez-Sanchez; Cristina Gutiérrez-López; Mercedes Barrachina Palanca Purpose There is an increasingly growing interest in treading beyond the traditional university goals of teaching and research to focus on their contribution to society through knowledge transfer (KT) performance...

... of sharing, such as improved relationships with colleagues. Specifically, the research objectives are as follows: develop a new measurement model of knowledge sharing that is appropriate to the context of universities; identify the organisational and individual factors that promote knowledge...

... items including data mining, metadata, classifications, expert profiling, Mashup and blogs. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected through an online survey questionnaire. A total of 300 faculty members from 26 universities and colleges accredited by the UAE Ministry of High Education...

...Roger Fullwood; Jennifer Rowley; Rachel Delbridge Purpose The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the limited previous research on knowledge sharing in universities, by profiling the attitudes of and intentions towards knowledge sharing of UK academics, and by profiling their views...

...Vijaya Gururajan; Dieter Fink Purpose This paper seeks to determine attitudes that impact on knowledge transfer between academics (university teaching and research staff) employed in today's competitive, technology‐based university setting. Design/methodology/approach The study...

.... Involving a number of disciplines and levels of analysis, issues ranging from the technological gatekeeper to global knowledge flows show the interdependence of KBD concepts and tools. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Knowledge management Universities Mohamed et al...

...Deborah Blackman; Monica Kennedy Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the relationship between governance and knowledge management in an Australian university, paying attention to the ways in which the notions of knowledge, constructions of the role of governing councils and shared...

...Eric Tsui; Jing Tian; Yoshiteru Nakamori; Andrzej P. Wierzbicki Purpose This study aims to pose one major research question, i.e. why and how to use knowledge management methods in order to enhance knowledge creation in academia – at universities and research institutes? Design...