ABSTRACT

Knowledge sharing and collaborative exchanges are crucial points of study in the current technological and informational climate within higher education. Factors that affect the practice of knowledge sharing have been extensively studied, with attention paid to the theme of leadership. This exploratory study examines the influence of leadership on knowledge creation within the virtual team projects of 169 library and information (LIS) students in an academic context. The perceived quality of knowledge creation was measured and analysed into three levels: enhanced, moderate and baseline. The findings reveal underlying factors that could contribute the emergence of self-emerged leadership in virtual teams. Furthermore, the findings emphasise that it is important to take into consideration the nuances of virtual collaborative environments while devising virtual team management strategies.

摘要

在当前高等教育中的技术和信息环境中，知识共享和协作交流是研究的关键点。影响知识共享实践的因素已被广泛研究，并关注领导力这一主题。这项探索性研究在学术背景下检验了领导力对 169 名图书馆和信息 (LIS) 学生的虚拟团队项目中知识创造的影响。知识创造的感知质量被测量和分析为三个级别：增强、中等和基线。研究结果揭示了可能有助于在虚拟团队中自我涌现的领导力出现的潜在因素。此外，