ACADEMIC KNOWLEDGE AND PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN A DEVELOPING UNIVERSITY: A CASE STUDY

This study aimed to find out the approaches of academic staff towards Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) in a developing university in Northern Cyprus by focusing on the four PKM strategies and techniques, i.e. obtaining, saving, using, and sharing knowledge. The study was designed as a case study where a questionnaire was distributed to all academics at the university. Mean scores and independent sample t-tests were used in the analysis. The findings suggest that in this developing university, general attitudes of the staff towards PKM strategies are positive. However, while strategies for effectively using and saving knowledge were widely used, strategies for obtaining new information and sharing it with colleagues were not so popular. Significant differences were found in all dimensions between the staff who had publications at national scientific meetings and those who hadn’t.