Using networking tools to facilitate knowledge creation and conversion : an empirical study in police college-Abu Dhabi

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In the present and future, organizations are challenged to seek the best ways and tools to invest on for knowledge creation and utilization to be able to achieve competitive advantage.

This study examines the role of using the variety types of networking tools to facilitate knowledge creation and conversion.

The population for this study consist of all employees at the police college-Abu Dhabi.

A simple random sampling technique was used to select the respondents surveyed for this study, a total of 220 questionnaires were administered to respondents chosen from different administration; statistical tools were used to test the hypothesis such as: one way ANOVA and simple regression.

The findings indicated that there were no significant differences in the perception of employees toward the utilization of networking tools for the purpose of knowledge creation and conversion.

The study also showed that the networking tools had a significant impact on knowledge creation and conversion through applying the SECI model