QUESTIONNAIRE - ETHICAL CLEARANCE FORM - Knowledge creation and transfer amongst post-graduate

ETHICAL CLEARANCE FORM

APPENDIX 2 QUESTIONNAIRE

UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL School of Management, IT, and Governance Dear Respondent,

MCom (Management Studies) Research Project Researcher: Kreesen Naicker ([email protected])

Supervisor: Prof. K.K. Govender

Co-Supervisor: Mr. K. Naidoo ([email protected])

The Researcher, Kreesen Naicker an MCom (Management Studies) student, at the School of Management, IT and Governance, of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, invites you to participate in a research project entitled Knowledge Creation and Transfer amongst Post-Graduate Students.

The aim of this study is to gain an understanding of how Post-Graduate students in the School of Management, IT and Governance are creating and transferring knowledge. The study is based on Nonaka and Takeuchi’s (1995) knowledge (SECI) spiral theory.

Through your participation I hope to understand how knowledge is created and transferred amongst the post-graduate students; which of the four modes of knowledge conversion are pre- dominantly utilized in the knowledge creation and transfer process; are post-graduate students transcending from the old self to the new self when engaging in knowledge creation and transfer activities; and which is the most trusted of source of information and knowledge used by post- graduate students. The results of the survey are intended to contribute to the Knowledge Man- agement discipline.

Your participation in this project is voluntary. You may refuse to participate or withdraw from the project at any time with no negative consequence. There will be no monetary gain from participating in this survey. Confidentiality and anonymity of records identifying you as a participant will be maintained by the School of Management, IT and Governance, UKZN.

If you have any questions or concerns about completing the questionnaire or about participating in this study, you may contact my co-supervisor or myself.

The survey should take you about 20 minutes to complete. I hope you will take the time to complete this survey.

Sincerely

Investigator’s signature : K.Naicker Date : 12/08/2013

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89 CONSENT

I……… (full names of participant) hereby confirm that I understand the contents of this document and the nature of the research project, and I consent to participating in the research project.

I understand that I am at liberty to withdraw from the project at any time, should I so desire.

SIGNATURE OF PARTICIPANT:__________________

DATE:________________

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QUESTIONNAIRE

SECTION A

1. Biographical Questions

1.1. Are you a?

Honours Student Masters Student PHD Student 1.2. Are you?

<18 years 18-20 years old 21-23 years old 24-26 years old 27-29 years old >30 years

1.3. Are you a?

Full-Time Student Part-Time Student

1.4. Are you permanently employed?

Yes No?

1.5. Are you?

Male Female

SECTION B

2. Internalization

2.1 After hearing a new idea or concept, I tend to compare it with my experience to help me comprehend the meaning.