Abstract
This study assessed the changed knowledge sharing system and innovative intention towards continuous quality improvement in one university system in the Philippines. This descriptive study was participated by 261 faculty members of five schools of a university system. It made use of a modified questionnaire as its primary data gathering instrument, having an excellent remark of its 0.925 Cronbach’s Alpha. The data were encoded, tallied and interpreted using different statistical tools such as frequency distribution, ranking, weighted mean and F-Test, Shapiro-Wilk Test, Spearman rho, and were further analyzed and interpreted through PASW version 26 using 0.05 alpha levels. From the results, it was concluded that there has been a strong response of the university towards knowledge sharing system and its teachers possess a strong innovative intention. Further, there is a strong positive presence of continuous quality improvement practices regarding the different processes of the university system. Moreover, there is a high relationship regarding knowledge sharing system, innovative intention, and continuous quality improvement. The results of the study imply a need to develop a continuous quality improvement plan.
Keywords: changed knowledge sharing system, continuous quality improvement, innovative intention, university system
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