Research on Impacting Factors of University Lecturers’ Knowledge Sharing in VietNam
Keywords:
Knowledge sharing, Knowledge technology, Learning organization culture, Rewards, Recruitment, Selection practiceAbstract
This study explores the impact of knowledge technology, learning organization culture, rewards, recruitment and selection practices on knowledge sharing (knowledge donating and knowledge collecting) amongst university lecturers in Vietnam. The paper utilized structural equation modeling and cross-sectional design to test hypotheses in the proposed research model using data collected from 447 lecturers from 13 Vietnamese universities. The result of the data analysis shows that there is a positive relationship between recruitment and selection practices and learning organization culture with knowledge donating and knowledge collecting. But there isn’t a positive relationship between knowledge, technology, and rewards. The study suggests policies and recommendations for educational administrators at universities to promote and enhance knowledge sharing among lecturers.
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