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This research aims to increase the vision of strategic knowledge management through collaboration in high education institutions. Data was obtained from online MBA students. A total of 165 students from five countries responded to a survey. The technique used was structural equation modeling (SEM). This chapter discusses the concept of collaboration climate in online studies. The results indicate that social interaction (i.e., online collaborative learning) is positively related to knowledge management. Further, the results suggest that knowledge management processes are positively related to collaboration climate. In addition, the effect of online knowledge platform on knowledge generated is positively moderated by knowledge management processes and online collaborative learning. We suggest that online collaborative learning and knowledge management processes are two of the major factors influencing the effectiveness of learning and, in turn, the knowledge generated.
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Martinez-Martinez, A., Cegarra-Navarro, J.G., Cepeda-Carrión, G., Martelo-Landroguez, S. (2020). A Collaboration Climate and Effectiveness of Knowledge Management. In: Bilgin, M., Danis, H., Demir, E., Aysan, A. (eds) Eurasian Business Perspectives. Eurasian Studies in Business and Economics, vol 13/2. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40160-3_9
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