The Reality of the Practice of Knowledge Sharing among Faculty Members: An Empirical Study at the Colleges of Education in Some Arab Universities

Abstract

This research aims at addressing the reality of the practice of knowledge sharing, and the factors influencing it among faculty members in some Arab universities (colleges of education). This research used a descriptive method coupled with a statistical approach based on exploratory factor analysis to identify the factors affecting the practice of knowledge sharing. The descriptive method relied on included a questionnaire for collecting a data from the faculty members (n= 144) in colleges of education at several universities: (Al-Azhar and Ain Shams, and Sultan Qaboos and King Khalid). We resorted to a factor analysis approach to determine the relative significance of factors affecting knowledge sharing. Research results included that the overall percentage of the practice of knowledge sharing among faculty members (sample study) in the medium range (62.94%), and the factor analysis results supported the conclusion that there are two main factors, organizational and personal factors that greatly impact the practice of knowledge sharing in all universities.