TY - GEN
T1 - Social brokerage behind knowledge sharing
AU - Lin, Fang Ling
AU - Chiou, Guey Fa
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - This study explored the implicit brokerage positions of social network behind knowledge sharing and demonstrated applicability to researches of community of practices. A concept of knowledge brokerage was proposed on the basis of the theory of social brokerage, and hypotheses were developed to verify the relational properties of brokerage opportunities. Social network analysis (SNA) was applied to conduct the egocentric network surveys and related analyses. Several new ways of evaluating the performance of knowledge sharing have been developed. The results verified the usability of brokerage as indicators of knowledge sharing. The results also can reveal efficiencies and deficiencies in knowledge dissemination among members of communities. These findings hold relevance for studies on the information technology practices of other professionals.
AB - This study explored the implicit brokerage positions of social network behind knowledge sharing and demonstrated applicability to researches of community of practices. A concept of knowledge brokerage was proposed on the basis of the theory of social brokerage, and hypotheses were developed to verify the relational properties of brokerage opportunities. Social network analysis (SNA) was applied to conduct the egocentric network surveys and related analyses. Several new ways of evaluating the performance of knowledge sharing have been developed. The results verified the usability of brokerage as indicators of knowledge sharing. The results also can reveal efficiencies and deficiencies in knowledge dissemination among members of communities. These findings hold relevance for studies on the information technology practices of other professionals.
KW - Community of practice
KW - Knowledge sharing
KW - Social brokerage
KW - Social network analysis
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U2 - 10.1109/ASONAM.2011.35
DO - 10.1109/ASONAM.2011.35
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:80052752597
SN - 9780769543758
T3 - Proceedings - 2011 International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining, ASONAM 2011
SP - 605
EP - 610
BT - Proceedings - 2011 International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining, ASONAM 2011
T2 - 2011 International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining, ASONAM 2011
Y2 - 25 July 2011 through 27 July 2011
ER -