The Mediating Role of Knowledge Sharing on Information Technology and Innovation

This study aims to investigate the relationship between information technology, knowledge sharing, and a firm’s innovation. Knowledge sharing as a mediating effect is also simultaneously investigated with regard to the relationship between information technology and a firm’s innovation. In this rese...

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Main Authors: Onwika Kaewchur, Pornthep Anussornnitisarn, Zbigniew Pastuszak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International School for Social and Business Studies 2013-12-01
Series:International Journal of Management, Knowledge and Learning
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Online Access:http://www.issbs.si/press/ISSN/2232-5697/2_227-242.pdf
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Summary:This study aims to investigate the relationship between information technology, knowledge sharing, and a firm’s innovation. Knowledge sharing as a mediating effect is also simultaneously investigated with regard to the relationship between information technology and a firm’s innovation. In this research, the quantitative method was mainly employed. The data was collected with a survey. A total of 224 respondents from herbal manufacturing companies were included in the research. The results presented in this paper demonstrate that knowledge sharing and information technology can critically influence the organization’s innovation and can play a vital role as a significant success factor in this process.
ISSN:2232-5107
2232-5697