A Framework of Critical Factors to Knowledge Workers' Adoption of Inter-organizational Knowledge Sharing Systems

The objective of this research is to outline the critical factors to knowledge workers' adoption of ＂public-good＂ Inter-organizational knowledge sharing systems (IOKSS). Public-good IOKSS is one that is open to all firms in a specific sector. Public-good IOKSS is valuable and critical for effective social and economic development of any sector, especially knowledge-based sectors. However, the deployment of inter-organizational knowledge networks and collaborations may incur costs, challenges and risks to organizations and their individuals. To deploy a sustained inter-organizational electronic knowledge sharing, these obstacles must be overcome. Prior knowledge sharing research has mostly focused on the within-firm context. Prior research on inter-organizational systems (IOS) has focused on organizational adoption, and most empirical studies have mainly focused on supply-chain organizations, those that are vertically-linked. Based on KM and IOS literature, the critical factors to knowledge workers' adoption of public good IOKSS can be related to individual factors, their relationships with peers, the organization, the proposed IOKSS system, and the sector.

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Knowledge Workers ； Inter-organizational System ； Inter-organizational Knowledge Sharing System ； Theoretical model

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