How To Motivate People To Share Knowledge Through KMS: The Mix Of Game Theoretical Approaches Coupled With Empirical Studies
Year: 2006
Type: article
Abstract: There are many problems in people using Knowledge Management System (KMS) to share knowledge.We can classify these problems into 3 types: 1) Free-riding situation, 2) Non-use situation, 3) Dormant situation.Organizations applied many strategies (e.g.rewards) to encourage people to share knowledge, but there has been no conclusive evidence of the role of them.This paper describes a research-in-progress that aims to 1) explain why and how the different knowledge sharing problems occur in KMS, 2) promote a better understanding of the effect of rewards.By applying game-theoretical models to analyze interactions between participants and doing case studies in KM projects of real organization, this research is expected to contribute with new insights into managing knowledge sharing activities successfully.
Authors: Xi Zhang, Doug Vogel
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems and Management
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1570973168