Determination and Prioritization of Barriers to Knowledge Sharing at Universities and HEIs; Case study: Imam JAVAD University College
Subject Areas : Technology Development Infrastructures and Supporting organizations
Daruosh
Pourserajian
1
Mozhgan
Soltani Aliabad
2
Mohammad Saleh
Oliua
3
Keywords: Knowledge, Knowledge Sharing, Knowledge Management, Barriers to knowledge Sharing, Universities and Higher Education Institutes,
Abstract :
The aim of this study is to investigate and identify the barriers to knowledge sharing at a high education institute as one of the necessary steps in implementation of the process of knowledge management at universities and HEIs. On the one hand, higher education is the base of development and the main focus of human recourses enrichment in societies, Therefore implementation of knowledge management in this field is one of the basic requirements and a powerful tool for improving knowledge-based societyS as one of the elements of country’s development vision. On the other hand, by changing the slogan “knowledge is power” to “knowledge sharing is power”, knowledge sharing and extending it in organizations, between organizations and different systems has become the main process and orientation inside organizations concerning knowledge management. Therefore creating a comprehensive vision concerning the challenges and barriers of knowledge sharing and a proper understanding of its facilitators in HEIs and universities seems necessary as a pre-requisite in reaching the goals of knowledge management in the field of higher education in the country. In this regard, 29 key factors in knowledge sharing process inside organizations in 5 main categories of human resources, organizational culture, structure, systems and technology and leadership strategies have been determined and as a case study, relationships between main factors and priority of each of the mentioned factors in 5 categories have been presented at Imam Javad University College.