Dear respondents,

My name is Ramokone Mildred Sekwakwa. I am a PhD candidate at the University of South Africa, Department of Information Science under the supervision of Professor MA Dikotla and Dr MW Rammutloa from UNISA, Pretoria Campus.

You are invited to participate in a research study titled “Influence of Research incentives on knowledge sharing among academic staff in selected Library and Information Science Schools in South Africa”. 

Who can participate?

Junior lecturers, lecturers, senior lectures, professors and postgraduate assistants in Library and Information Science department.

The purpose of this study is to investigate how research incentives influence knowledge-sharing practices among Library and Information Science (LIS) academic staff in selected universities in South Africa, with the aim of developing strategies that can support LIS schools in promoting knowledge sharing and improving research productivity. The questionnaire is expected to take approximately 15–35 minutes to complete.

To participate in this study, kindly complete the questionnaire using the link https://forms.gle/gskux4xUqZTBR94q6 and complete the consent form which is included along with the human participant information sheet.

Your participation is entirely voluntary. You are free to decide whether or not to participate, and you may discontinue completion of the questionnaire at any stage without any penalty or negative consequences.

If you have any questions, please contact the researcher at 24946729@mylife.unisa.ac.za.

Thank you for your time and valuable contribution to this research.

Kind regards,

Ms Ramokone Sekwakwa
PhD Candidate (School of Arts)
Department of Information Science
College of Human Science
E-mail: 24946729@mylife.unisa.ac.za