A case study of higher education academics´ shared knowledge and classification

This qualitative study aims to explore and describe the types of knowledge shared among academicians in a Malaysian public academic institution. The strategy used is a single case study which aims to gather deeper insights on the types of knowledge. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. A total of 15 renowned academicians were interviewed. Content analysis method was used to extract the themes from the qualitative data. This study found that, the academicians share three types of knowledge, which are Corporate knowledge (includes Disciplinary knowledge and Operational knowledge) Social knowledge (includes Culture knowledge, Spiritual knowledge, Pastime knowledge, and Common Interest knowledge), and Encoded knowledge (includes both electronic and written format). The research comprehensive analysis and findings would expand an area of knowledge types being shared in universities which may still theoretically and empirically not sufficiently covered.