Project Plan

I aim to manage my time as follows:-

Week 1 - Think about Aims and Objective, and come up with a suitable title.
Week 2 - Define aim and objective a little better. Look at the current tools the department has in place.
Week 3 - Gather information for Literature Review, academic articles, books,research papers. Mapping of information. Method for collecting data - questionnaire.
Week 4 - Writing up literature review, thinking about how to structure questionnaire and what
to include in it. Work on Method and introduction section. Ethical clearance form.
Week 5 - Draft FYP proposal
Week 6 - Make final changes to proposal and hand it in.
Week 7 - Sort out Questionnaire
Week 8 - Send cover email and questionnaire to Neil Pullen (manager of Gas Ops), and ask him to fwd it onto the Gas Ops distribution list.
Week 9 - Gather data as it comes in.
Week 10 - Gather data as it come in.
Week 11 - Analyse data
Christmas - Write up of FYP

Literature Review

So far the material I have gathered for my Literature Review is as follows:-

1. Breaking the myths of rewards: An exploratory study of attitudes about knowledge sharing. Gee Woo Bock - National University of Singapore; Young-ul-Kim - Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea (Information Resources Management Journal 2002 15, 2).
2. Creating a knowledge sharing culture. David Gurteen 1999. (Knowledge Management Magazine 2, 5).
3. The exploration factors of affecting knowledge sharing -the case of Taiwan's high-tech industry. Wen-Bao Lin -National Formosa University. (Expert Systems with applications 35, 2008).
4. Creating and managing a high-performance knowledge sharing network: The Toyota case. Jeffrey H. Dyer and Kentaro Nobeoka. Marriott School of Management. (Strategic Management Journal 21, 2000).
5. Successful Knowledge Managing Projects. Thomas H. Davenport (Sloan Management Review Winter 1998).
6. Motivation and barriers to participation in virtual knowledge sharing communities of practice. Alexander Ardichvill. (Journal of Knowledge Management).
7. Knowledge Sharing Dilemmas. Angel Cabrera (Organisational Studies 23 (5) 2002).
8. Behavioural intention formation in knowledge sharing: Examining the roles of extrinsic motivators, social-psychological forces, and organisational climate. Gee Woo Bock. (MIS Quarterly 29 (1) 2005)
9. Building the knowledge based organisation: How culture drives knowledge behaviours. David De Long 1997 (Working paper. Centre for business innovation).
10. Knowledge Sharing in Organisations. (Thomas Kalling. 2003. book).
11. The hidden power of Social Networks. (Rob Cross. 2004. book).
12. Knowledge Management: Current Issues and Challenges. (Elayne Coakes 2003. book).
13. Knowledge and Communities By Eric L. Lesser, Michael A. Fontaine, Jason A. Slusher. book.
14. Input Friendliness: motivating knowledge sharing across intranets. (Journal of Information Science 27 (3) H. Hall 2001).
15. Knowledge sharing in practice. (D. Wit. 2000 BOOK).
16. Overcoming cultural barriers to sharing knowledge. C. O'dell (Journal of Knowledge Management 5 (1) 2001)
17. Formulating a communication strategy for effective knowledge sharing. (2004 Journal of Information Science 30 (1)).
18. Explaining Knowledge sharing in organisations through the dimesions of social capital. Journal of Information Science 30 (5) 2004 G. Widen-Wulff).
19. Predictors of employees' perception of knowledge sharing culures. Leadership and Organisation Development Journal 24 (5) 2003 k. Kalloway.

Aims & Objectives

Aim: To determine whether knowledge sharing enhances knowledge within Gas Operations based on the current tools the department has in place.

Objectives: -

1. To identify the numerous methods of knowledge sharing within Gas Operations.
2. To examine the impact of current tools on knowledge sharing
3. To determine whether employee receptiveness is affected by the number of tools in place for knowledge sharing.
4. To determine whether knowledge sharing is better received formally or informally.
5. To establish the role of technology in the knowledge sharing process.
6. To identify the methods by which Gas Operations can best utilise their knowledge sharing tools.
7. To establish the driver that motivates employees to participate and make use of the knowledge sharing tools the department has in place.
8. To assess the current literature regarding knowledge sharing.
9. To develop a concept or tool that encourages employees to take advantage of the knowledge sharing process and in turn making knowledge sharing a success within Gas Operations.
10. To identify whether the culture of the department plays a role in the knowledge sharing process.