DocumentCode
2576575
Title
Important enabler in the knowledge sharing process: Top management support
Author
Shu Hui Wee
Author_Institution
Fac. of Accountancy, UiTM, Shah Alam, Malaysia
fYear
2012
fDate
21-22 May 2012
Firstpage
657
Lastpage
662
Abstract
This quantitative survey carried out among accountants and managers revealed that individual and organizational enablers are critical in ensuring the success of knowledge sharing process, through knowledge donating and knowledge collecting. Knowledge of accounting information, whether it be financial or non-financial, is an important driver on the success of an organization. Successful companies ensure that important knowledge is shared throughout the organization. The results of this study show that top management support is an important enabler in the knowledge sharing process. The study provides an insight on how knowledge sharing should be integrated as part of the business strategies to improve business performance.
Keywords
accounting; knowledge management; organisational aspects; accounting information; business performance; business strategy; financial accounting; individual enabler; knowledge collection; knowledge donation; knowledge sharing process; nonfinancial accounting; organization success; organizational enabler; top management support; Companies; Fellows; Knowledge management; Manufacturing; Technological innovation; enablers; knowledge collecting; knowledge donating; knowledge sharing process; top management support;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Innovation Management and Technology Research (ICIMTR), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Malacca
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-0655-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICIMTR.2012.6236477
Filename
6236477
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