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Knowledge Transfer Through E-learning: Case of Tunisian Post

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Digital Economy. Emerging Technologies and Business Innovation (ICDEc 2017)

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As with ICTs today, firms are increasingly recognizing the importance of e-learning technology to train their staff and develop the necessary skills. It is therefore appropriate to consider the conditions for the success of e-learning in the organizational context, particularly from a knowledge transfer perspective. Drawing on knowledge transfer and organizational learning theories, and building on the results of an exploratory study, we propose a conceptual model that describes the determinants and consequences of e-learner satisfaction in terms of tacit knowledge transfer. An empirical investigation using the Partial Least Square (PLS) method was conducted to assess the theoretical model built.

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  1. Faculty of Economic Science and Management of Tunis, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia

    Nacef Dhaouadi

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  1. University of Manouba, Manouba, Tunisia

    Rim Jallouli

  2. University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

    Osmar R. Zaïane

  3. University of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia

    Mohamed Anis Bach Tobji

  4. University of Manouba, Manouba, Tunisia

    Rym Srarfi Tabbane

  5. University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands

    Anton Nijholt

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Table 1. Convergent validity result
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Dhaouadi, N. (2017). Knowledge Transfer Through E-learning: Case of Tunisian Post. In: Jallouli, R., Zaïane, O., Bach Tobji, M., Srarfi Tabbane, R., Nijholt, A. (eds) Digital Economy. Emerging Technologies and Business Innovation. ICDEc 2017. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 290. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62737-3_7

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