Impact of knowledge sharing on virtual team projects

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International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies Pub Date : 2019-10-28 DOI:10.1504/ijkms.2019.10025001

A. Seetharaman, A. S. Saravanan, Nitin Patwa, Indu Niranjan, Veena Jadhav, V. P. Porkodi

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Abstract

In recent studies, there has been much interest in sharing knowledge across virtual team projects, especially in the information technology (IT) industry. Virtual teams have become more prevalent in the IT industry, making use of varied culture, time zones and talents across the geography. This research examines the impact of knowledge sharing on virtual team projects - the relationship between impact of knowledge sharing and the factors influencing the same. The impact of knowledge sharing and the influencing factors are modelled, and the hypotheses are defined. These were tested with a sample of 241 respondents from IT and finance industry throughout the geography covering Asia Pacific, North and South America, Europe and the Middle East. Research findings indicate that the majority of the hypothesised paths are significant and accepted. Also, they indicate that the individual variables internal barriers, interpersonal conflicts, composition of team and skills required for the team members have a positive relation to knowledge sharing.

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知识共享对虚拟团队项目的影响

在最近的研究中，人们对在虚拟团队项目中共享知识非常感兴趣，尤其是在信息技术（IT）行业。虚拟团队在IT行业越来越普遍，它利用了不同地区的不同文化、时区和人才。本研究考察了知识共享对虚拟团队项目的影响——知识共享的影响与影响知识共享的因素之间的关系。对知识共享的影响和影响因素进行了建模，并定义了假设。这是对来自亚太、北美和南美、欧洲和中东地区IT和金融行业的241名受访者进行的测试。研究结果表明，大多数假设的路径都是重要的和可接受的。此外，他们还表明，个体变量内部障碍、人际冲突、团队组成和团队成员所需的技能与知识共享呈正相关。

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International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies Decision Sciences-Information Systems and Management

CiteScore

1.90

自引率

14.30%

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期刊介绍： “Knowledge as a key resource will contribute to improved organisational performance if it is properly leveraged and harnessed." IJKMS is a refereed and authoritative source of information in the field of knowledge management and related aspects. Topics covered include: -Knowledge creation, acquisition, codification, classification, organisation -Knowledge sharing, transfer, application, protection, retention -KM design and development -KM management and implementation -Measurement of knowledge management performance and benefits -Techniques and methods for managing knowledge -Technological tools for knowledge management, e.g. -knowledge bases, collaborative tools -expert/intelligent systems, knowledge mining/extraction -content/document management -portals, search and retrieval -e-learning, virtual reality, business intelligence, etc. -Human, organisational, strategic, behavioural, socio-cultural aspects -Public policy, economics, education policy, intellectual capital, ethics -Other related aspects of KM