Title :
Important enabler in the knowledge sharing process: Top management support
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Accountancy, UiTM, Shah Alam, Malaysia
Abstract :
This quantitative survey carried out among accountants and managers revealed that individual and organizational enablers are critical in ensuring the success of knowledge sharing process, through knowledge donating and knowledge collecting. Knowledge of accounting information, whether it be financial or non-financial, is an important driver on the success of an organization. Successful companies ensure that important knowledge is shared throughout the organization. The results of this study show that top management support is an important enabler in the knowledge sharing process. The study provides an insight on how knowledge sharing should be integrated as part of the business strategies to improve business performance.
Keywords :
accounting; knowledge management; organisational aspects; accounting information; business performance; business strategy; financial accounting; individual enabler; knowledge collection; knowledge donation; knowledge sharing process; nonfinancial accounting; organization success; organizational enabler; top management support; Companies; Fellows; Knowledge management; Manufacturing; Technological innovation; enablers; knowledge collecting; knowledge donating; knowledge sharing process; top management support;
Conference_Titel :
Innovation Management and Technology Research (ICIMTR), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Malacca
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0655-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMTR.2012.6236477