Title: FACTORS FOR KMS POST ADOPTION: THE EXPLORATORY STUDY IN OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY IN MALAYSIA

Issue Number: Vol. 1, No. 3
Year of Publication: Oct - 2011
Page Numbers: 615-623
Authors: Sureena Matayong, Ahmad Kamil Bin Mahmood
Journal Name: International Journal of New Computer Architectures and their Applications (IJNCAA)
- Hong Kong

Abstract:


This paper presents the analytical factors that influence Knowledge Management System (KMS) adoption at the individual level known as post adoption phase. Though many organizations have increasingly recognized KMS significance and started to implement it but its adoption has proved to be very difficult and many organizations are still facing with challenges. The analysis of Grounded Theory (GT) process provides results of the individual factors influence the adoption. These factors offer insights into in-depth of the case study in the real setting of oil and gas industry in Malaysia. Also, these factors provide the possibilities to prove and help in stimulating employees’ adoption and assisting company to reach its KMS goals.