Communication tools as drivers of employees' knowledge sharing: Evidence from the Czech Republic

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Result on the web

<a href="https://businessperspectives.org/problems-and-perspectives-in-management/issue-340/communication-tools-as-drivers-of-employees-knowledge-sharing-evidence-from-the-czech-republic" target="_blank" >https://businessperspectives.org/problems-and-perspectives-in-management/issue-340/communication-tools-as-drivers-of-employees-knowledge-sharing-evidence-from-the-czech-republic</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.18(1).2020.36" target="_blank" >10.21511/ppm.18(1).2020.36</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Communication tools as drivers of employees' knowledge sharing: Evidence from the Czech Republic

Original language description

For many organizations, knowledge sharing is essential to keep their competitive ability. As characteristics of available communication media might influence knowledge flows in the organization, this study examines if the frequency of some communication media usage and their perceived usefulness relate to the extent of knowledge sharing. The study applied a quantitative research design and used opinion-based questionnaires. In total, 178 participants from the Czech Republic were involved, mainly from manufacturing industry. Significant positive correlations between “how often employees use the defined instruments for gathering and communicating information in work” and “how useful employees find the defined instruments for gathering and communicating information in work” to “the extent of knowledge sharing in the organization” were identified. Additionally, the frequency of the use of communication media predicted the extent of knowledge sharing in the organization. Specifically, the frequency of the use of meetings significantly predicted the extent of knowledge sharing (β =.54, p &lt;.001). Moreover, perceived usefulness of communication media projected the frequency of the use of communication media. The findings confirm that if employees see the offered communication tools as being useful, they are willing to use them more often, and it has a positive effect on the extent of knowledge sharing. Therefore, the design of communication tools should take into account the needs and requirements of the workforce who will use it. Additionally, organizations should organize effective meetings if they want to enhance knowledge sharing in the organization.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_SC - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50204 - Business and management

Project

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Continuities

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Publication year

2020

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Problems and Perspectives in Management

ISSN

1727-7051

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

18

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

UA - UKRAINE

Number of pages

13

Pages from-to

415-427

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85083520289