PurposeSharing knowledge of physicians in hospitals is critical and significant in terms of providing better healthcare services. Despite the significance of knowledge sharing in the healthcare setting, very few studies have empirically investigated knowledge sharing drivers among physicians. Particularly, the process of knowledge sharing through the interplay between individual characteristics, knowledge characteristics, and intention in a healthcare setting has received very little empirical support. In this study, the authors draw upon personality traits and knowledge characteristics theories to develop a theoretical model to empirically examine the effect of individual characteristics and knowledge characteristics on physicians' knowledge sharing behavior.Design/methodology/approachBased on a sample of 215 physicians from 20 hospitals in Jordan, the authors conducted data analysis using the partial least squares statistical technique.FindingsThe study revealed that the personality traits (Extraversion, Neuroticism, Agreeableness and Conscientiousness) significantly influence physician intention to share knowledge. Knowledge characteristic (Situatedness) was also found to affect the intention to share knowledge.Originality/valueVery little is known about the effect of individual characteristics and knowledge characteristics on knowledge sharing behavior among physicians. The study contributes to the related literature by empirically investigating how individual characteristics and knowledge characteristics influence physicians' knowledge sharing behavior. The findings add to the understanding of the role of personality traits and knowledge characteristics in physicians' intention to share knowledge and give important insights for practice and theory.

No abstract

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems play very significant role in automated business processes. However, Private Jordanian universities should think more about implementing ERP systems to manage their processes and produce high quality output. Certainly, many research on ERP adoption have revealed that the organizations often faced many barriers and the failure rate is very high. In addition, different research projects conclude that, oftentimes, universities do not gain the expected benefits from adoption the ERP system. The universities in Jordan should understand the factors that affect the acceptance of ERP in order to gain the expect benefits of ERP. Hence, it is significant to determine the factors affect the acceptance of ERP in Jordanian Universities.The main objective of this research is to determine the factors that affect the acceptance of using ERP by Jordanian universities.

No abstract

No abstract