TY - JOUR SN - 18650929 EP - 176 AV - none SP - 167 TI - The grounded process of KMS adoption: The case study of knowledge sharing and CoPs in oil and gas industry in Malaysia N1 - cited By 0; Conference of 2nd International Conference on Software Engineering and Computer Systems, ICSECS 2011 ; Conference Date: 27 June 2011 Through 29 June 2011; Conference Code:85603 Y1 - 2011/// VL - 180 CC A1 - Matayong, S. A1 - Bin Mahmood, A.K. JF - Communications in Computer and Information Science UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-79960383488&doi=10.1007%2f978-3-642-22191-0_15&partnerID=40&md5=5f433c669c35fc1eba651848cd1ec1c2 CY - Kuantan ID - scholars1989 KW - Grounded theory; IT adoption; KMS adoption; Knowledge management system; Knowledge-sharing; Malaysia; Oil and Gas Industry; positive factors; Process adoption KW - Knowledge acquisition; Knowledge based systems; Knowledge management; Software engineering KW - Gas industry N2 - This paper presents the adoption of a knowledge management system (KMS). It is an innovation in the field of IT and its adoption rests within the literature of IT adoption theories. This research documents via Grounded Theory (GT), the adoption of KMS at an Oil and Gas Industry in Malaysia. The model generated offer insights into the technology process adoption scenario, and documents 12 factors arising which can prove useful in stimulating employees to go online and share. © 2011 Springer-Verlag. IS - PART 2 ER -