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The Effect of Socialization via Computer-Mediated Communication on the Relationship between Organizational Culture and Organizational Creativity
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2017 | Communications of the Association for Information Systems | Citations: 0
Authors: Iowa State University; Scheibe, Kevin P.; Gupta, Manjul; Florida International University

Abstract: An organization’s culture plays a strong role in its creating new knowledge, but ... Expand

Abstract: An organization’s culture plays a strong role in its creating new knowledge, but, as organizations become more dispersed and technologies more advanced, many come to rely on computer-mediated communication (CMC) for employees to engage in all levels of knowledge management. Researchers have conducted little work to understand the effectiveness of socializing via CMC on organizational creativity, particularly as it relates to organizational culture. Some organizations tend toward a group culture, while others lean toward a rational culture. We investigate how both face-to-face (FTF) and computer-mediated socializing influence the relationship between organizational culture and organizational creativity at each cultural extreme. We surveyed 186 knowledge workers to investigate these relationships. Organizational culture interacted with socializing such that creativity in rational cultures benefited from using CMC to socialize, while group cultures appeared to be agnostic to different socializing types. Collapse

Semantic filters: survey design organizational knowledge creation

Topics: organizational culture knowledge work knowledge management knowledge creation organizational memory

Methods: descriptive statistic post-hoc analysis survey literature sample regression analysis method

Theories: organizational knowledge creation
The effects of collecting and connecting activities on knowledge creation in organizations
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2016 | Journal of Strategic Information Systems | Citations: 0
Authors: Kaschig, Andreas; Maier, Ronald; Sandow, Alexander

Abstract: Knowledge management in organizations aims to create an environment that facilit ... Expand

Abstract: Knowledge management in organizations aims to create an environment that facilitates knowledge work in order to improve knowledge creation and organizational performance. Since social software has been added to the portfolio of technologies for knowledge management, the emphasis of support for knowledge work has shifted from collecting manifestations of knowledge to connecting people. While this strategic move tremendously increased the connectivity of people, there is little evidence on its effects on knowledge creation. Building on the concept of knowledge activities and theories of organizational knowledge creation, we investigate how organizational and IT mechanisms that support collecting and connecting activities affect knowledge creation using a stratified sample of 126 European organizations. The paper offers two contributions to explain knowledge creation in organizations: (1) we empirically validate the claim that individual knowledge creation is a prerequisite of collective knowledge creation; (2) we differentiate between support for collecting and connecting activities and explain the link between organizational and IT mechanisms as input and knowledge creation as output. Organizations can promote knowledge creation by a strategy that combines support for collecting and connecting activities, and designs mechanisms for collecting activities targeted at individuals plus mechanisms for connecting activities targeted at individuals and collectives. Collapse

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Topics: knowledge creation social media missing data knowledge management innovation management

Methods: survey data transformation qualitative interview structural equation modeling confirmatory factor analysis

Theories: organizational knowledge creation theory of shared mental models
Role of GSS on collaborative problem-based learning: a study on knowledge externalisation
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2002 | European Journal of Information Systems | Citations: 0
Authors: Kwok, R. C.-W.; Lee, J.-N.; Huynh, M. Q.; Pi, S.-M.

Abstract: Based on the success of using Group Support Systems (GSS) to support collaborati ... Expand

Abstract: Based on the success of using Group Support Systems (GSS) to support collaborative work, a growing community of GSS researchers investigates the potential of GSS in business education with special attention to collaborative learning. This paper extends their works and proposes a model of collaborative problem-based learning (CPBL). Based on the proposed model, we explain the effects of GSS on CPBL in general, and externalisation of learners' contributions (initiated ideas, questions and feedback) in particular. A controlled experiment was carried out to investigate the effects of GSS on externalization of the learners' contributions in a CPBL environment. The results indicate that learners in an anonymous GSS-supported CPBL environment externalise more initiated ideas, fewer questions, and fewer but better feedback than those in a non-GSS supported one. Collapse

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Topics: group support system anonymity information overload

Methods: experiment survey parametric test ANOVA qualitativ observational study

Theories: organizational knowledge creation cognitive theory

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The Effect of Socialization via Computer-Mediated Communication on the Relationship between Organizational Culture and Organizational Creativity

The effects of collecting and connecting activities on knowledge creation in organizations

Role of GSS on collaborative problem-based learning: a study on knowledge externalisation