18Feb 2017

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TACIT KNOWLEDGE SHARING, PROFESSIONALISM AND LIFELONG LEARNING IN ACCRUING PERSONAL COMPETENCIES

  • Phd Scholar, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, India.
  • Assistant Professor, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, India.
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The knowledge-based view of competitive advantage acknowledges the importance of knowledge and human resource (HR) competencies as an organization’s valuable assets (Hislop, 2003; Oltra, 2005). Intellectual ability of workers in particular tacit knowledge sharing and personal competencies are the essential pillars to build the oganisation\'s capital. However, research has shown that people are reluctant to share because employees\' beliefs that their shared knowledge is useful to others than the personal benefits they gain, especially in a professional network. This study explores the relationship among tacit knowledge sharing, professionalism and lifelong learning. The conceptual framework consists of three capable factors i.e. tacit knowledge sharing, professionalism and lifelong learning and three groups of domain of both factors; professionalism (Professional challenge, professional facilitation and work engagement) and lifelong learning (self-efficacy, change readiness, and openness & experience). This research contributes to a better understanding of tacit knowledge sharing and how that knowledge accrues personal competencies through professionalism and lifelong learning. Therefore, the proposed model might be used as an alternative theoretical model for evaluating the relationship among these factors in future studies.

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[Preeti Choudhary and Lovy Sarikwal. (2017); RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TACIT KNOWLEDGE SHARING, PROFESSIONALISM AND LIFELONG LEARNING IN ACCRUING PERSONAL COMPETENCIES Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Feb). 377-386] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Preeti Choudhary
Research Scholar, School of Management, Gautam Buddha University, India

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3160      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3160

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