Liu, Xueying (2025) How Organizational Structure Facilitate Pedagogy Knowledge Sharing in Online and Distance Higher Education. Doctoral thesis, University of Wales Trinity Saint David.
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Abstract
Pedagogy knowledge sharing represents a significant area of interest within the field of online and distance higher education. It represents a crucial strategy for online and distance education higher institutions aiming to retain a competitive advantage in digital transformation. The research adopts a constructivism paradigm and uses the research strategy of grounded theory to explore the boundaryless organizational structure that facilitates pedagogy knowledge sharing among academics of online and distance higher education. This research fills a gap in the research of knowledge sharing processes from an organizational structure perspective. Based on knowledge creation theory, this qualitative study aims to explore what and how organizational structure forms and dimensions facilitate the process of knowledge sharing from individuals to teams and from teams to organizations. The data is collected using semi-structured interviews, observations, and documents. This research analyzes the data, and findings show that boundaryless organizational structure, cross-functional team, community of practice, organizational integration, organizational formalization, and organizational incentives facilitate sharing pedagogy knowledge in online and distance higher education. This research examines the impact of organizational structure on knowledge sharing practices and enriches the theory of organizational knowledge creation, thereby expanding the application of the SECI model and Ba theory and reflecting the integration of research from both management and education disciplines.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management |
| Divisions: | Theses and Dissertations > Doctoral Theses |
| Depositing User: | Xueying Liu |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Sep 2025 09:19 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Sep 2025 09:19 |
| URI: | https://repository.uwtsd.ac.uk/id/eprint/3913 |
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