The contribution of trust to academic knowledge sharing among academics in the Malaysian research institutions [Scholarly Article - Cogent Business & Management, 2022]

Title:

The contribution of trust to academic knowledge sharing among academics in the Malaysian research institutions

 

Authors:

Yaser Mutahar 

Teacher Assistant, Al-Razi University, Yemen, & PhD student in Al-Madinah International University

Mazen Mohammed Farea 

Associate professor, Al-Madinah International University

Mohammed Abdulrab, 

Assistant professor, Community College of Qatar, Doha, Qatar & Al-Razi University, Yemen

Yaser Hasan Al-Mamary

Associate professor at College of Business Administration, University of Hail, Saudi Arabia & Al-Razi University, Yemen

Adel Abdulmhsen Alfalah

Assistant professor, College of Business Administration, University of Hail, Saudi Arabia

&

Mohieddin Grada

Assistant professor, College of Business Administration, University of Hail, Saudi Arabia

 

Published:

Cogent Business & Management, 21 February 2022

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311975.2022.2038762

 

Abstract:

Knowledge sharing within the academic community is necessary for achieving academic excellence in today’s knowledge-based environment. Knowledge sharing requires teamwork in research, collaboration and joint publications, which suggests building trust among academics. Thus, the present study develops a model based on the Theory of Social Exchange that addresses the contribution of trust to knowledge sharing. The study adopted a quantitative research design in collecting and analyzing data from 380 respondents who are academics in the five Malaysian research institutions. Structured equation modelling (SEM) via SmartPLS software was utilized to examine the study hypothesis. The results showed that trust (TR) has a positive and significant relationship with knowledge sharing (KS). Furthermore, trust significantly predicts organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB), which was found to influence KS significantly. Moreover, the study results show an indirect relationship between TR and KS. OCB variable’s mediation effect is statistically significant. The current study establishes a link between trust and knowledge sharing. This area of research is limited in Malaysia, and research identifying the mediating role of OCB between trust and knowledge sharing behaviour within academic and research institutions in Malaysia is limited. The study’s outcome applies to higher academic institutions and other academic and industrial corporations where knowledge sharing is required to ensure higher performance.

Scholarly Article (2020): Games-based trust: Role-playing the administrative experience of immigrants

Title:
Games-based trust: Role-playing the administrative experience of immigrants

Authors:
Brandon C Bouchillon & Patrick A Stewart

Published:
New Media & Society, January 2020.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444819900557

From the abstract:
"Measures of social capital such as trust have been declining in America for the better part of a century, while an influx of racial and ethnic diversity has apparently quickened the decline. Direct interactions with diversity still contribute to feelings of trust, only demographic differences now prevent the requisite contact from occurring. New means of creating shared experiences have thus become more vital, and the present study tests the value of games-based role-playing for fostering trust in immigrant populations. Students in an online American Government class at a major southeastern university were asked to create a fictional persona from Mexico, India, or China, and seek US citizenship. Their success or failure factored into their overall grade. Results suggest that role-playing the administrative experience of immigrants contributes to trusting them over time. This has value for life in a diversifying society."