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The Mediating Role of Knowledge Sharing on Information Technology and Innovation
The Mediating Role of Knowledge Sharing on Information Technology and Innovation

Author(s): Onwika Kaewchur, Pornthep Anussornnitisarn, Zbigniew Pastuszak
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Mednarodna fakulteta za družbene in poslovne študije
Keywords: knowledge sharing; innovation; information technology; knowledge management

Summary/Abstract: 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.

  • Issue Year: 2/2013
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 227-242
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: English