Fostering Engagement in Knowledge Sharing

The Role of Perceived Benefits, Costs and Visibility

Doctoral thesis (2017)

Authors

M. Sedighi Economics of Technology and Innovation - TPM
Research Group
Economics of Technology and Innovation (TPM) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2017 M. Sedighi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:d825f0b8-c6a7-4aac-91f3-25fea6f72046
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Published Date

2017

Language

English

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Faculty

Technology, Policy and Management

Department

Values Technology and Innovation

Research Group

Economics of Technology and Innovation

Abstract

Knowledge sharing is an organisational process that is essential to create and maintain sustained competitive advantage by organisations to react quickly to changing external circumstances. Participation of employees is a major challenge to facilitate knowledge sharing within organisations. Knowledge exchange channels have been developed in knowledge management (KM) systems to support the emergent social nature of knowledge sharing. Establishing communication channels between participants does not assure that knowledge sharing will actually take place within or between organisations. Knowledge sharing performance depends onhow participants use the technologies provided...