Identifying effective factors on knowledge sharing behavior among faculty members in Gorgan universities

Authors
Jabbary Negin 1
Mehrdad Madhoshi 2
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities Sciences, Islamic Azad University of Gorgan
2 Department of Economics & Administrative Science, Mazandaran University
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify effective factors on knowledge sharing among faculty members in Gorgan City universities and presenting a domestic model. A qualitative method was chosen for this study. Statistical population of this research was comprised of faculty members in Gorgan Azad University, Medical Sciences University and Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University. First, using Strauss and Corbin continuous comparison methodology, data were collected through deep and semi-structured interviews. For this purpose, 23 Gorgan universities' faculty members were selected through purposive sampling and snowball methodology. Finally, after examining 427 open cods, results were presented as a paradigm that its central core consisted of knowledge sharing among faculty members in Gorgan universities. This paradigm involves four categories of emotional-social bond, market values, achieving personal growth and development and adapting to requirements

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  • Receive Date 06 March 2023
  • Revise Date 23 April 2024
  • Publish Date 06 March 2023