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Exploring the Determinants Affecting Academics' Knowledge-Sharing Behavior in United Arab Emirates Public Universities

Exploring the Determinants Affecting Academics' Knowledge-Sharing Behavior in United Arab Emirates Public Universities

Huda Skaik, Roslina Othman
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 41
ISBN13: 9781522556558|ISBN10: 1522556559|EISBN13: 9781522556565
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5655-8.ch007
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Skaik, Huda, and Roslina Othman. "Exploring the Determinants Affecting Academics' Knowledge-Sharing Behavior in United Arab Emirates Public Universities." Contemporary Knowledge and Systems Science, edited by W. B. Lee and Farzad Sabetzadeh, IGI Global, 2018, pp. 151-191. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5655-8.ch007

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Skaik, H. & Othman, R. (2018). Exploring the Determinants Affecting Academics' Knowledge-Sharing Behavior in United Arab Emirates Public Universities. In W. Lee & F. Sabetzadeh (Eds.), Contemporary Knowledge and Systems Science (pp. 151-191). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5655-8.ch007

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Skaik, Huda, and Roslina Othman. "Exploring the Determinants Affecting Academics' Knowledge-Sharing Behavior in United Arab Emirates Public Universities." In Contemporary Knowledge and Systems Science, edited by W. B. Lee and Farzad Sabetzadeh, 151-191. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5655-8.ch007

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Abstract

This chapter investigates knowledge-sharing practice among academics, examines the relationship between knowledge-sharing behavior and its predictors based on theory of planned behavior, and identifies the motivators and barriers affecting these predictors. Data were collected using a web-based questionnaire. Using SPSS and PLS-SEM, the analysis process involved (1) measuring the extent of knowledge sharing practice, (2) assessing the measurement model, (3) assessing the structural model, (4) testing the hypotheses, (5) validating research model fit. Results showed (1) great extent of knowledge-sharing practice, (2) knowledge-sharing behavior is significantly affected by intention, which is affected by attitude, subjective norms, self-efficacy, but not affected by controllability, (3) attitude is positively affected by trust and reputation as motivators of knowledge sharing, while controllability is negatively affected by lack of time and poor communication as barriers of knowledge sharing. This is the first research on knowledge-sharing behavior in higher education in UAE.

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