Most employees prefer to acquire knowledge from, and share knowledge with, their team members. This implies that greater familiarity between team members and strengthened cooperative relationships foster productivity. Furthermore, employees should be encouraged to participate in professional communities in order to acquire new knowledge.
| Construct | Cites | Category | Questions given? | Content validity | Pretests | Response type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sources of knowledge acquisition | Bird, 1994, Sacks, 1994, Rulke et al., 2000 | no | no | none | 5-point likert type scales | ||
| knowledge sharing in a small/large-group | Senge, 2006 | no | no | none | 5-point likert type scales |
Min-Shi Liu and Nien-Chi Liu. Sources of knowledge acquisition and patterns of knowledge-sharing behaviors—An empirical study of Taiwanese high-tech firms. International Journal of Information Management, 28(5):423–432, 2008. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2008.01.005.
@article{liu_sources_2008,
abstract = {Abstract The new knowledge acquisition and sharing stage represents the start of the organization's overall knowledge creation process. It is especially important for contributing to the critical foundation of organizational knowledge creation. This study explores the relationship between employees' knowledge acquisition sources and the patterns of knowledge-sharing behaviors. We use structural equation modeling to test a sample of R\&D professionals from high-tech companies in Taiwan. Data analysis suggests that most employees prefer to acquire knowledge from, and share knowledge with, their team members. This implies that greater familiarity between team members and strengthened cooperative relationships foster productivity. Furthermore, employees should be encouraged to participate in professional communities in order to acquire new knowledge. Knowledge acquired via these channels will facilitate the sharing of R\&D knowledge within the organization.},
author = {Liu, Min-Shi and Liu, Nien-Chi},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2008.01.005},
issn = {0268-4012},
journal = {International Journal of Information Management},
keywords = {Knowledge sharing,Knowledge acquisition,Knowledge innovation,Structural equation modeling,Taiwan high-tech companies},
number = {5},
pages = {423-432},
title = {Sources of Knowledge Acquisition and Patterns of Knowledge-Sharing Behaviors\textemdash{{An}} Empirical Study of {{Taiwanese}} High-Tech Firms},
volume = {28},
year = {2008}
}