Knowledge management practice in South Asian higher education institutions

Abstract

The investigation reported in this paper intended to explore the research on knowledge management in higher educational institutions in South Asian countries. A systematic literature review was conducted to identify, select and retrieve relevant scholarly literature, by following a detailed protocol and a systematic data extraction strategy. The findings of the study showed that limited research on knowledge management in the context of higher educational institutions was conducted in both theoretical aspects and practical implementations, denoting an imperative to conduct more research in this area. The findings also disclosed that multiple factors affect the knowledge management practices among primary higher educational institution agents: faculty, administrative staff, and information professionals. As the result of the analysis of the literature review findings, a conceptual framework is proposed, which is expected to provide a good foundation for future research as well as pave the way towards more successful knowledge management implementations in the higher educational institutions in South Asia and beyond.

Innovation speed and quality in higher education institutions: the role of knowledge management enablers and knowledge sharing process

“…Prior research has recognized the role of several organizational factors in fostering knowledge sharing and innovation activities. However, the role of top management knowledge value, knowledge-oriented organizational culture and knowledge-based rewards has been consistently emphasized in facilitating knowledge sharing in all types of organizations (Ali et al, 2019;Chi on et al, 2019;Singh et al, 2020), including HEIs (Fullwood and Rowley, 2017;Kanwal et al, 2019;Muqadas et al, 2017).…”

“…These rewards are mainly coupled with knowledge-sharing activities and can be bifurcated into monetary rewards such as increased salary and bonuses and non-monetary rewards such as job promotion and enhanced job security (Lin, 2007). Based on prior research, scholars have consistently underscored the importance of knowledgecentered culture and knowledge-based rewards in HEIs to facilitate knowledge sharing process leading toward innovation (Kanwal et al, 2019;Ramjeawon and Rowley, 2017).…”

“…Existing literature indicates that knowledge sharing activities and the resulting innovative outcomes mainly center upon several organizational factors such as organizational structure and culture (Chi on et al, 2019), high-performance work systems (Bhatti et al, 2020;Gu ¨rlek, 2021), top management knowledge value (Singh et al, 2020) and reward system (Ali et al, 2019). Among these factors, top management knowledge-based support, conducive organizational culture and reward system have been identified as the prominent pillars supporting the knowledge sharing process in HEIs (Fullwood and Rowley, 2017;Kanwal et al, 2019;Lo and Tian, 2020;Muqadas et al, 2017;Ramjeawon and Rowley, 2017). However, to the best of the author's knowledge, there is little to no empirical evidence in extant research, how these factors influence innovation speed and quality in HEIs directly and indirectly through the knowledge sharing process.…”

“…Unluckily, KM activities in HEIs of developing countries like Pakistan are inadequate (Rehman and Iqbal, 2020). This inadequacy is mainly rooted in the reasoning that HEIs are generally characterized by bureaucratic structure, individualistic culture, minimal existence of appropriate incentive system and lack of leadership support for KM behaviors (Kanwal et al, 2019;Muqadas et al, 2017). Existing literature indicates that knowledge sharing activities and the resulting innovative outcomes mainly center upon several organizational factors such as organizational structure and culture (Chi on et al, 2019), high-performance work systems (Bhatti et al, 2020;Gu ¨rlek, 2021), top management knowledge value (Singh et al, 2020) and reward system (Ali et al, 2019).…”

Does COVID-19 Induced Occupational Stress Moderates the Relationship of Spiritual Motivation and Academicians’ Tacit Knowledge Sharing Behaviour Among South Asian Higher Education Institutions?

“…However, there is still a lack of studies on the impact of motivation on TKSB among academicians of HEIs (Rahman et al, 2018). Previous authors recommended examining knowledge sharing in the education sector (Kanwal, Nunes, & Arif, 2019) of developing countries (Asrar-ul-Haq & Anwar, 2016), principally in the South Asian region (Kanwal et al, 2019). Nonetheless, the earlier studies ignored the effects of job stress on work-related behaviours (Montani & Staglianò, 2021).…”