Using Computer-Based Survey to Gather Knowledge Sharing Relationship Data

Abstract

This paper focuses on the information technology used in specific data collection. As to the knowledge sharing, which is the important procedure of organizational knowledge management, previous researches regarded it as attribute data, but this paper has pointed out that it should be gathered as relationship data. Knowledge sharing is the interaction between subjects, the study on it should be directed to the relationship they are building. Computer-based survey is a better way to gather relationship data than traditional paper-and-pencil survey. Although it has limitations, it has the advantages over other methods such as easy anchoring, high adaptivity, Good Security, convenient networking. Then this paper takes an 8-person team as an example. The design of computer-base survey system ensures that each member of the team can evaluate his/her knowledge sharing behavior with every specific person. Also, the computer-based survey can form the social network through the backstage data gathered.