Leila Nemati-Anaraki; Fatemeh Nooshinfard; Fahimeh Babalhavaeji; Zahra Abazari
Volume 10, Issue 5 , October 2013, , Pages 714-725
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Introduction: Knowledge sharing is one of the most interesting and challenging issues of management in the new millennium. This study aimed to investigate individual factors affecting knowledge sharing among faculty members in universities and research centers. Methods: This survey was mixed and applied. ...
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Introduction: Knowledge sharing is one of the most interesting and challenging issues of management in the new millennium. This study aimed to investigate individual factors affecting knowledge sharing among faculty members in universities and research centers. Methods: This survey was mixed and applied. Statistical Population was 3430 faculty member worked at medical research centers and 12428 faculty members worked at medical universities in Iran during 2012-13. According to stratified random sampling at least 423 faculty members selected as sampling population. The tool used in this study was questionnaire that face and content validity were confirmed by experienced professors. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient for each scale dimension was greater than 0.6, so the reliability of the instrument was confirmed. For data analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics, statistical software SPSS15 and Pearson Correlation Coefficient was used. Results: The findings of the study showed that about 49 percent of faculties had a positive view of knowledge sharing. About 53 percent of the faculties were very willing to share knowledge with others. 35 Percentage of faculties share knowledge with different incentives. About 52 percent of the faculties expressed the role of trust and commitment for sharing knowledge very high. Conclusion: The results of this Study will provide empirical basis for planning and implementing knowledge sharing mechanisms. Key Words: Knowledge Management; Faculty Members; Universities Individual Factors of Knowledge Sharing among Faculty Members of Universities and Research Centers
Mousa YaminFirooz; Fatemeh NooshinFard; Hasan Siamian
Volume 9, Issue 4 , September and October 2012, , Pages 567-579
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This study aimed to describe the concepts and characteristics of Wilson's information seekingbehavior model, as the highly cited pattern in information seeking behavior debates and tracingits completion, expansion and development process. Wilson's information seeking behaviormodel is the base for other ...
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This study aimed to describe the concepts and characteristics of Wilson's information seekingbehavior model, as the highly cited pattern in information seeking behavior debates and tracingits completion, expansion and development process. Wilson's information seeking behaviormodel is the base for other subsequent related models. It has been the highly cited model amongstother information seeking behavior models worldwide. Having revised four times since 1981, themodel has been revised by many researchers as a theory rather than a theoretical framework. Inother words, despite the role of theory in its final formation, the aim of the model is to connecttheory to practice. It is important to note that Wilson's general model has been constructed andevolved continuously and the understanding of the connections and relations of the charts andconceptions embedded in the model in details has been important for its explanation. No patternis complete by itself and for showing the growth trends of research ideas from the model, it isnecessary to revise the charts and concepts embedded in both 1981 and 1996 Wilson's modelvarieties and practice accordingly. In this study, concepts and features of Wilson's informationseeking model have been expressed, and a brief overview of the information seeking behaviortheories and analysis of the Wilson's information seeking behavior models have been performed
