An exploratory study on knowledge sharing behaviors of university students in Singapore

Abstract

Knowledge sharing in an institution of learning process is important component for creativity and stimulation of intellectual discourses. Nonetheless, knowledge sharing requires the unification of students' effort, tenacity and willingness to go beyond their limits and engage with other. Hence, identifying the behavioural factors among students that influence knowledge sharing in institution of higher learning is important. This ongoing study reviews the current literature on knowledge sharing behaviour among students in Singapore. Students from institutions of higher learning in Singapore, private and public, were determined as sample of the study. A search of the literature was conducted across the Junior Colleges, Polytechnics, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), National University of Singapore (NUS) and Singapore Management University (SMU). The findings of the initial phases were presented in this report. Exploratory study was first carried out and Students and staffs from various institutions were interviewed to collect impotent information that sets the background for the study. To determine these factors, questionnaires were designed and distributed to the sample students to collect research data. Out of the 300 data collected, 217 samples were concluded for data analysis. The result shows that Singapore students were found generally sociable and open for knowledge sharing among peers. They show high level of trust when it comes to receiving information from their peers. Results reveal various other peculiar characteristics of students in Singapore and their knowledge sharing behaviour. (C) 2017 The Authors. Published by IASE. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).