Abstract:
Knowledge is considered as a prime asset of organizations
because it is among the vital resources, especially knowledge intensive
organizations like, health sector. However, the practices and
implementation of knowledge sharing is still in its infancy healthcare
institutions. The main aim of this study was to investigate the status of
knowledge sharing practices among health professionals in Assosa
Hospital, Ethiopia and the mechanisms and tools that nurture
knowledge sharing in this public hospital. To carry out this research, a
cross-sectional research design, qualitative and quantitative methods
was used. A questionnaire and semi-structured interviews were used as
data collecting tools. To analyze the data, descriptive and inferential
statistics was used with SPSS version 20. The vast majority of the
respondents (89%) said that there is no knowledge sharing strategy in
Assosa Hospital. As to knowledge sharing, 73% of the respondents
disagreed and 18% agreed on healthcare workers share their
knowledge, work experience and ideas through group discussions,
