The Human Factor in Knowledge Management for Development published!
19 Nov 2009weknowmore.org conducted a big cross-cultural research on the human factor of knowledge management in international development organizations. This research was published yesterday in the Knowledge Management for Development Journal. Although the outcomes might seem intuitive, they are now for the first time in this context backed with some initial scientific evidence. We really see this as a starting point for more research towards this issue.
Citation:
Lammers, Johan (2009) ‘The human factor in knowledge management for development: using theories from social psychology to investigate the predictors of knowledge behaviour in development organisations’, Knowledge Management for Development Journal, 5: 2, 127 — 142
Summary:
“This article consists of an analytical overview of theories from Social Psychology with respect to knowledge behavior in development agencies. This provides an extensive theoretical background before presenting the results of a cross-cultural study towards the frequencies and predictors of six types of knowledge behavior. In this research 445 people from 89 nationalities participated. The results of the analysis and the study point towards the same outcomes. Attitude, organizational culture, self-efficacy, controllability and motivation are significant predictors of knowledge behavior. It concludes that leadership and human resource management have significant tasks in addressing and nurturing the human factor in knowledge management strategies and implementation in order for those strategies to succeed.”
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We have posted some of the results already on this website. If you are interested please visit:
- The Human Factor in Knowledge Management for International Development Cooperation [Relevance]
- Using a KM Framework to Measure Behavior in Knowledge Processes
- Does the size of the organization matter for knowledge management?
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