Investigation Of Inter-Organizational Knowledge Sharing The Case of Addis Ababa City Administration Sector Bureaus
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2015-06-07
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Addis Ababa University
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Purpose – The main purpose of this paper is to investigate inter-organizational
knowledge sharing practice and the factor that influences inter-organizational
knowledge sharing activities among the public sector in Addis Ababa city
Administration.
Design/methodology/approach- Data was collected using quantitative and
qualitative methods using interview, questionnaires, observation and document
review. The data analysis is based on twelve interviews, 186 questionnaires.
Interview data collected from vice managers, team leaders, senior experts from nine
organizations from Addis Ababa city Administrations. The interpretation of data is
based on triangulation method that allows investigating inter-organizational
knowledge sharing activities from multiple perspectives’.
.Findings – The paper finds that the practice of knowledge sharing and the factors
that influence IOKS were tested using binary logistic regression analysis, correlation
analysis, frequency analysis, and thematic analysis. The result revealed majority
inter-organizational knowledge sharing among the organization are occurred though
formal knowledge sharing than informal and codifications. Furthermore, interorganizational
knowledge sharing among the organization was positively affected by
organizational factors, contextual factors, and nature of knowledge. Organizational
factors and contextual factors are the dominant factor that influences interorganizational
knowledge sharing activities.
Practical implication- the paper shows that the investigation of inter-organizational
knowledge sharing. The results of the study advance prior research in the area of
inter-organizational knowledge sharing by shedding light on the determinants of
inter-organizational knowledge sharing factors of organizations. In addition to
contributing to theory, the findings of the study also yield insights for practice.
These insights could be used by organizations in developing realistic environments
that are conducive to inter-organizational knowledge sharing.
Conclusion: A trend data analysis on qualitative and quantitative data mixed
methods in inter-organizational knowledge sharing has been identified in the studies.
Triangulation method can facilitate the integration of qualitative and quantitative
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findings to clarify their theoretical proposition on basis of their results. Furthermore
the research finding recommends IOKS gap for the city Administration and also
identifies future research direction for other researchers and for the municipality.
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Investigation Of Inter-Organizational Knowledge