Unpacking Knowledge Sharing in Universities through Critical Lens

Abstract

Knowledge is commonly regarded as the most strategic asset in any organization. Higher education institutions (HEIs) are generally considered as knowledge intensive organizations engaged in producing, promoting and sharing knowledge. Managing knowledge flows in knowledge sharing (KS) processes is vital for universities to respond to the challenges of the dynamic internal and external environments in achieving their goals. Hence, a critical review of literature in knowledge sharing is presented to provide alternative and critical lens of deeply understanding the needs and complexities of promoting and innovating knowledge sharing practices and to consider for future studies.

A multidimensional approach to making sense of COVID‐19 pandemic‐induced uncertainty: From interpreting to knowledge‐sharing among academics

“…Knowledge workers can reduce the uncertainties they experience in troubled situations by leveraging KS processes and organizational learning (Singh et al, 2021). However, universities are commonly overlooked as learning‐at‐work organizations in the research (Cacho & Ribiere, 2018; Örtenblad & Koris, 2014). Experimenting with what will or will not work and sharing context‐specific know‐how increases organizational learning and improves organizational performance in highly uncertain environments (Brown & Eisenhardt, 1997).…”