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Prioritizing Different Types of Barriers to Knowledge Sharing: A Cause-and-Effect Analysis of the Views of Academics in Turkey

Bilgi Paylaşımının Önündeki Çeşitli Engellerin Önceliklendirilmesi: Türkiye’deki Akademisyenler Üzerine Neden-Etki Araştırması

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578–596
Publication Date
2022-11-06
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Thus, the findings hold significant potential to contribute both to the academic field and to the policymakers who are in charge of taking regulatory actions.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study aims to identify different types of barriers to knowledge sharing among academics in Turkey and to investigate the relationships between the barriers and their degree of impact.
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Key Findings & Data:According to ISM and DEMATEL findings, “corporate structure”, “power relations"”, and “supportive corporate culture” are the driving forces for the knowledge sharing among the academics in Turkey.
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Conclusion & Impact:Thus, the findings hold significant potential to contribute both to the academic field and to the policymakers who are in charge of taking regulatory actions.
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⚙️Variables:Akademisyenler · bilgi paylaşım engelleri · bilgi paylaşımı

Abstract

This study aims to identify different types of barriers to knowledge sharing among academics in Turkey and to investigate the relationships between the barriers and their degree of impact. Accordingly, it implements qualitative and quantitative approaches in two phases. In the first phase, the knowledge sharing barriers are identified through the literature review and categorized under organizational, individual, and technological dimensions via expert opinions so as to determine current barriers for the Turkish academics. In the second phase, the identified barriers and their interactions are more deeply investigated by using the Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) and Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory Method (DEMATEL) methods. The findings of the study reveal that organizational and individual knowledge sharing barriers have a stronger effect than technological barriers. According to ISM and DEMATEL findings, “corporate structure”, “power relations"”, and “supportive corporate culture” are the driving forces for the knowledge sharing among the academics in Turkey. This study provides a hierarchical and causal relation model that may enable both performing the actions needed to promote academic knowledge sharing and advancing university performances. The findings offer useful insights on what the key barriers are and how these interrelate, so that they can be overcome. Thus, the findings hold significant potential to contribute both to the academic field and to the policymakers who are in charge of taking regulatory actions.

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Bu çalışma, Türkiye’deki akademisyenler arasında bilgi paylaşımının önündeki çeşitli engel türlerini belirlemeyi ve engeller ile etki dereceleri arasındaki ilişkileri incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu doğrultuda, nitel ve nicel yaklaşımlar iki aşamada kullanılmaktadır. İlk aşamada, literatür taraması ile bilgi paylaşım engelleri belirlenmiş ve Türk akademisyenlerin önündeki mevcut engelleri saptamak üzere uzman görüşleri ile belirlenen engeller organizasyonel, bireysel ve teknolojik boyutlar altında kategorilendirilmiştir. İkinci aşamada ise, tanımlanan engeller ve etkileşimleri, Yorumlayıcı Yapısal Modelleme (ISM) ve Karar Verme Deneme ve Değerlendirme Laboratuvarı (DEMATEL) yöntemleriyle ayrıntılı olarak incelenmiştir. Araştırmanın bulguları, örgütsel ve bireysel bilgi paylaşım engellerinin teknolojik engellerden daha etkili olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır. ISM ve DEMATEL bulgularına göre, “kurumsal yapı”, “güç ilişkileri” ve “destekleyici kurum kültürü” Türkiye’deki akademisyenler arasında bilgi paylaşımının itici güçleridir. Bu çalışma, hem akademik bilgi paylaşımını teşvik etmek için gerekli eylemleri gerçekleştirmeyi hem de üniversitelerin performanslarını geliştirmeyi sağlayabilecek hiyerarşik ve nedensel bir ilişki modeli sağlamaktadır. Bulgular, akademisyenlerin bilgi paylaşım engellerinin aşılabilmesi için temel engellerin neler olduğu ve birbiriyle nasıl ilişkili oldukları konusunda yararlı bilgiler sunmaktadır. Dolayısıyla, sunulan bulgular hem akademik camiaya hem de düzenleyici eylemleri gerçekleştirmekten sorumlu politika yapıcılara katkıda bulunma konusunda önemli potansiyeller barındırmaktadır.

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KASAPOĞLU, E. B., AYAZ, İ. S., AÇIK, A., KÜÇÜKALTAN, B., SAATÇİOĞLU, Ö. Y. (2022). Prioritizing Different Types of Barriers to Knowledge Sharing: A Cause-and-Effect Analysis of the Views of Academics in Turkey. Yükseköğretim Dergisi, Cilt: 11 - Sayı: 3, 578–596. https://ajindex.com/articles/647707

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