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How and What They Share? A Qualitative Study about Knowledge Sharing Practices of University Teachers

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  • Samina Kausar

    (PhD Scholar,Department of Education, GC University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.)

  • Muhammad Naeem Mohsin

    (Associate Professor,Department of Education,GC University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.)

  • Abdul Qadir Mushtaq

    (Assistant Professor,Department of History and Pakistan Studies, GC University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.)

Abstract

The current study is concerned with the knowledge sharing practices of university teachers in Pakistan. The prime purpose of this study was exploring the different types of knowledge, different channels used by teachers, and identification of different factors in knowledge sharing process. The semi structured interviews with 15 heads of different department were conducted. The researcher personally approached to respondents and collected the data. The main findings indicated that majority of respondents shared that although they considered technology as a powerful knowledge spreading. The study recommends that there is the dire need to provide the organizational support to these practices by developing a broad mechanism of knowledge sharing.

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  • Samina Kausar & Muhammad Naeem Mohsin & Abdul Qadir Mushtaq, 2019. "How and What They Share? A Qualitative Study about Knowledge Sharing Practices of University Teachers," Global Regional Review, Humanity Only, vol. 4(1), pages 260-270, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:aaw:grrjrn:v:4:y:2019:i:1:p:260-270
    DOI: 10.31703/grr.2019(IV-I).28
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    1. Alsaleh Saad, 2013. "A Case Study of Academics’ Knowledge Sharing Motivations at Malaysian Public Academic Institutions," Journal of Education and Vocational Research, AMH International, vol. 4(9), pages 265-274.
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    Keywords

    Knowledge Sharing; Higher education; Practices; University;
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    JEL classification:

    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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