The Journal of Information Systems (한국정보시스템학회지:정보시스템연구)

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An Empirical Study on the Structural Relationship between Transactive Memory System, Knowledge Sharing and Innovation Capability: Evidence from Universities in China

분산기억체계, 지식공유, 그리고 혁신역량의 구조적 관계에 관한 실증연구: 중국 대학 사례를 중심으로

  • Yao, Chunliang (International Business Cooperative Course, Graduate School of Dongguk University) ;
  • Lee, Young-Chan (Dept. of Business Administration, Dongguk University)
  • Received : 2015.12.03
  • Accepted : 2016.04.05
  • Published : 2016.06.30
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Abstract

Purpose The innovation capability nowadays has become increasingly prominent in the universities not only for schools but also for teachers. However, due to less attention to the knowledge utilization and management, also some objective constraints, which caused the low level of the innovation capacity for our universities teachers under the current development in China. Meanwhile, transactive memory system (TMS) and knowledge sharing are important contents in knowledge management. The combination of both systems will contribute to a much more comprehensive understanding and performance of knowledge management. The purpose of this study is to investigate the structural relationships between TMS, knowledge sharing, and innovation capability among Chinese university teachers' teams, and to propose the practical implication to integrate effectively internal knowledge of the team to improve innovation capability. Design/methodology/approach In order to exam and verify the hypothesis proposed, we developed a questionnaire with 16 survey items, and each item comes with a five-point Likert-type scale. Hyperlink of online questionnaire was shared through WeChat. It's collected 201 responses from 14 universities in China, and the responders are teaching groups' leaders. And all together 191 responses were filtered out as the valid samples. And we analyze the data set and test research hypotheses by using SPSS 22.0 and AMOS 22.0. Findings All hypotheses are supported. The results reveal that knowledge sharing plays an important role in this study as the mediating role. TMS is positively associated with the innovation capability. And the knowledge sharing plays a significant role as mediating value between them, and influences the TMS's effect on innovation capability. It's thus cleared that if our teachers could well communicate, exchange and collaborate with other teachers in the same group, the innovation capability among the teachers would be improved effectively.

목적 최근 대학에서도 혁신역량이 매우 중요해지고 있으며, 특히 교원의 혁신역량은 대학의 경쟁력에 매우 중요한 요인이 되고 있다. 그러나 중국 대학의 경우 아직까지 지식활용이나 관리에 대한 관심이 부족하여 대학의 혁신역량이 높지 않은 상황이다. 한편, 지식경영에서 분산기억체계와 지식공유는 매우 중요한 요소로서 이 두 요소를 잘 결합하여 실행하면 지식경영에 대한 포괄적인 이해와 성과에 기여할 수 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 중국 대학 교원을 대상으로 분산기억체계, 지식공유 그리고 혁신역량 간의 구조적 관계를 조사하며, 이를 통해 혁신역량을 향상시키기 위한 실천적 방안을 제안하고자 한다. 설계/방법론/접근 본 연구의 가설을 검증하기 위해 16개의 문항을 개발하였으며, 각 문항은 리커트 5점척도를 사용하였다. 설문지는 위챗을 통해 온라인으로 배포되었으며, 설문대상자는 중국 14개 대학의 교원 팀의 리더들이다. 총 201명으로부터 설문지가 회수되었으며, 이중에서 유효한 설문지는 191개이다. 통계 분석과 가설검정을 위해 SPSS 22와 AMOS 22를 사용하였다. 시사점 가설검정결과 모든 연구가설이 채택되었다. 따라서 분산기억체계는 지식공유와 혁신역량에 정(+)의 영향을 미치며, 이 과정에서 지식공유가 분산기억체계와 혁신역량 간의 매개변수 역할을 한다는 것을 알 수 있다. 이는 동일 그룹 내의 중국 대학 교원들 간에 의사소통이 원활하고 동료들과 지식의 교환 및 협업이 활발할수록 혁신역량이 효과적으로 향상됨을 의미한다.

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