Psychometric properties of a scale to assess knowledge sharing in a community of practice

Leandro Oliveira, Eduardo Luís Cardoso

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Abstract

Knowledge sharing is one of the most relevant stages of knowledge management and is a process in which people exchange tacit and explicit knowledge, which can lead to the creation of new knowledge and competitive advantages. A community of practice is a group that evolves or is created around a common interest in a specific area to disseminate knowledge related to that area. This study aims to develop and validate a questionnaire to assess knowledge sharing in communities of practice. An online questionnaire was developed and applied between December 2020 and February 2021. This was disseminated in a community of practice on bioproducts (199 members) on Facebook and reshared on the social networks of the Faculty of Biotechnology – Universidade Católica Portuguesa as a stakeholder in this field. Questions were included for sociodemographic characterization, as well as assessing attitudes, intentions and knowledge sharing in relation to community of practice. For these, a 5-point Likert scale was used (1- strongly disagree; 5 - strongly agree). Internal consistency and construct validity were analyzed. Cronbach's alpha (α = 0.954) showed good internal consistency. Exploratory factor analysis revealed a good fit of the model (KMO = 0.707). The scree plot analysis reveals a one-factor solution, with the extracted factor explaining 52.9% of the total variance. This study demonstrates and certifies the capabilities of this questionnaire for the assessment of knowledge sharing in communities of practice.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 2022 17th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, CISTI 2022
EditorsAlvaro Rocha, Borja Bordel, Francisco Garcia Penalvo, Ramiro Goncalves
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Electronic)9789893334362
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Event17th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, CISTI 2022 - Madrid, Spain
Duration: 22 Jun 202225 Jun 2022

Publication series

NameIberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, CISTI
Volume2022-June
ISSN (Print)2166-0727
ISSN (Electronic)2166-0735

Conference

Conference17th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, CISTI 2022
Country/TerritorySpain
CityMadrid
Period22/06/2225/06/22

Keywords

  • Comunities of practice
  • Knowledge management
  • Knowledge sharing
  • Psycometric proprieties
  • Social networks

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