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http://dx.doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2020.vol7.no11.557

Knowledge Sharing Among Accounting Students: An Exploratory Study  

BAGAIS, Omer Ali (Accounting Department, College of Business Administration, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University)
ALJAAIDI, Khaled Salmen (Accounting Department, College of Business Administration, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University)
AL-MOATAZ, Ehsan Saleh (Accounting Department, College of Business Administration, Umm Al-Gura University)
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The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business / v.7, no.11, 2020 , pp. 557-561 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper explores the attitudes of accounting students toward knowledge sharing at Umm Al-Gura University for the academic year 2013-2014. The study explored knowledge sharing among 202 accounting students at Umm Al-Gura University in session during the 2013-2014 academic year. Primary data came from a 3-item questionnaire collected from students; secondary data were source from scholarly publication. Descriptive statistics was used. The findings of this study revealed that the students had a medium to high degree of positive attitude toward knowledge sharing. The students had a positive perception of the use of knowledge sharing in supporting their education. The findings are essential for several stakeholders, such as university policymakers, lecturers, and the students, to provide a deeper understanding of knowledge sharing at the university education level. The findings may encourage policymakers at the university and the classroom levels to organize activities that promote knowledge sharing such as seminars, symposiums, or knowledge sharing exercises during the classroom hours to raise the students' knowledge sharing behavior and enhance education. The results of this study should be useful to policy makers at the university level and the classroom level as there is a positive attitude in disseminating knowledge in the higher educational setting.
Keywords
Knowledge Sharing; Accounting Education; Higher Education; Saudi Arabia;
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