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Determinants of knowledge sharing of e-learners

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  • Chung-Chu Liu
  • Shiou-Yu Chen

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This paper is intended to identify the determinants of knowledge sharing of e-learners and their behavioural differences during the same process under demographical characteristics. Qualitative and open-ended responses to questions were collected from 29 e-learners. Content analysis of those open-ended responses showed that there are 215 themes. And we condense these themes into four dimensions: senders' factors, receivers' factors, context factors and characteristics of knowledge. Some key factors founded by this research, which indeed influence the knowledge sharing behaviour, are stated as follows: senders' factors: personality, emotion, capability; receivers' factor: dislike, attitude, personality; context factors: competitive situation, time pressure, contribution; characteristics of knowledge: "private or secret", "interesting or issues", "valuable". This unique analyses framework and valuable findings of our present research offer a good beginning for advanced investigation of the knowledge sharing, one of the most important issues in the digital era.

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  • Chung-Chu Liu & Shiou-Yu Chen, 2005. "Determinants of knowledge sharing of e-learners," International Journal of Innovation and Learning, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 2(4), pages 434-445.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijilea:v:2:y:2005:i:4:p:434-445
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    Cited by:

    1. Ki H. Kang & Jina Kang, 2009. "Revisiting Knowledge Transfer: Effects of Knowledge Characteristics on Organizational Effort for Knowledge Transfer," TEMEP Discussion Papers 200905, Seoul National University; Technology Management, Economics, and Policy Program (TEMEP), revised Aug 2009.
    2. Cathrine Filstad & Petter Gottschalk, 2009. "How Knowledge Organizations Work: The Case of Real Estate Agencies," International Real Estate Review, Global Social Science Institute, vol. 12(1), pages 88-97.

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