Knowledge Sharing Tools and their Impact on Enhancing Organizational Performance

This study aimed to identify the tools for knowledge sharing and its effect on enhancing organizational performance. The researcher applied this study at Jadara University. To achieve the goals of the study and obtain the necessary data for the study, the researcher developed a questionnaire consisting of (40) paragraphs, and the study community reached (420) employees and a simple random sample was chosen from the study community amounting to (201) employees ( Male / Female) of the Jadara University employees. The study found that there was a statistically significant effect at the significance level (0.05 ≥ α) to share knowledge of its dimensions (Organizational Culture, Training, Knowledge Bases, Best Practices) in enhancing organizational performance at Jadara University. In addition to have a statistically significant effect of the dimensions of knowledge sharing in all dimensions of organizational performance. The study recommended creating a climate of trust between workers, creating an organizational culture that encourages knowledge sharing within the team, and spreading best practices to all university employees.


Introduction
Business organizations face many variables such as globalization, competition, and the digital revolution, which impose on them many challenges that drive them to adopt important strategies for more innovation, creativity and excellence in the performance necessary to survive and continue (Aljawarneh et al, 2020) and the most important of these strategies are those that are based on knowledge management systems, which work To discover the knowledge related to the internal and external environment of the organization, its creation and storage, and then to share this knowledge finding effective efforts for Promote the level of performance of these organizations efficiently and effectively, and the role of performance appears if it is understood that the change and development in the effectiveness of the organizations and their goals and operations in addition to the performance of workers and what is sought by any organization, and this research came to identify the tools for knowledge sharing and its impact in enhancing organizational performance.
Today's organizations are experiencing a clear change in their circumstances, whether political, cultural, social, or economic conditions (Irtaimeh et al, 2016). This requires organizations to respond to changes in a way that affects improving organizational performance in all governmental and private business organizations. To ensure the survival and continuity of these organizations, and the lack of confidence or their low level in the organization is a factor in the weakness of individuals working to share the knowledge they possess and limiting the organization's ability to enhance organizational performance, and knowledge sharing and organizational performance are important requirements to keep pace with developments and changes and in general is a problem Research in identifying tools for knowledge sharing and its effect on enhancing organizational performance in its dimensions (efficiency, creativity, effectiveness), and the problem of the study appears by answering the following question: What is the effect of using knowledge sharing tools in enhancing organizational performance in Jadara University?

Knowledge Sharing
Knowledge sharing is one of the most important knowledge management activities, as it is not possible to talk about knowledge sharing within an organization without talking about transferring it; Because the process of knowledge transfer is the critical step towards the process of sharing it (Saffar & Obeidat, 2020) . Knowledge is an integrative, cumulative process that occurs over relatively long periods of time; In order to be available for application and use in order to address specific problems and conditions, knowledge is used to interpret available information about a particular case and to make a decision about how to manage and treat this condition (Alyan, 2007) also,. (Ababneh et al., 2013) defines knowledge transfer as: "Delivering the right knowledge to the right person at the right time, in the right form, and at the right cost." The importance of knowledge sharing highlights that it helps to understand the nature of the business in the organization, which contributes to improving its performance and helps it to adapt (Al- Mahamid, 2011), and believes that the effective participation of workers helps to achieve the goals of the organization positively; Because the individual and the group feel that the process of achieving their goals through the participatory work in the organization motivates them to maintain and develop them; It produces a spiritual work stemming from trust in others and superiors; It becomes a culture of individuals, and knowledge sharing increases organizational loyalty, so that they consider the challenges facing the organization as a threat to them, to their security and stability, which leads to their acceptance of participation with a desire and a high moral spirit, and the knowledge that individuals possess is one of the assets of the organization that must be managed Effectively; To improve the performance of that organization; And to improve the competitive advantage (Refaiy & Labib, 2009;Obeidat et al, 2018). (Swift & Hwang, 2013) that the employee's knowledge increases his value, so if the organization wants to encourage employees to share that knowledge, it must ensure that it maintains its privileges and benefits arising from its ownership of it in that organization, and is the unwillingness of individuals to share knowledge with Others are a major problem facing organizations (Denning, 2006) On the other hand, knowledge sharing is considered social behavior, and the various materials, technological, psychological, cultural, and personal factors work to enhance or prevent this activity. In many cases, people feel comfortable when helping others by sharing their knowledge; Because they consider this a useful and more effective activity, because strong personal relationships and mutual respect can motivate individuals to fully exchange knowledge with their likes. It was emphasized that reciprocity with trust enhances the exchange of knowledge, since mutual trust is an important factor in developing positive relationships between people, which in turn encourages the process of knowledge exchange (Alstyne, 2005) .Also influencing is the desire to participate, and means a positive attitude to other members of The group is ready to respond to their colleagues, where individuals want to provide access to their personal knowledge, but given that their focus is on the group's interest, they expect others to behave similarly and focus on the group's interest as well, and the natural case of this is not to take the initiative easily to participate effectively in their knowledge, if they are not sure whether others are willing to contribute to the interest of the group through sharing and gathering knowledge, therefore knowledge cannot be shared easily, knowledge is not a commodity that can be freely transferred, it is related to the subject of knowledge as well and this is another factor that affects the sharing process, It is the subject on which knowledge is exchanged. People are keen to let others know what they know because they themselves consider it valuable and that their individual knowledge is appreciated by others, and thus in order to learn something from another person there is a need to share knowledge (Wang &Noe, 2010), and(Brachdia andFalcon, 2014) Indicated to the factors affecting the knowledge sharing process, as I divided them into two parts. The first: factors that positively affect the process of sharing knowledge, and lies in the role of higher departments in activating the process of sharing knowledge, and the role of incentives in improving experiences and exchanging them with other institutions. And exchange experiences of value-added activities for the institution. The second: The factors that negatively affect the process of sharing knowledge. They lie in: complexity, centralization, and the lack of facilities granted by organizations.

Organizational Performance
Performance is an important subject that has received ample attention in management studies in general; This is due to the importance of the topic at the individual and organizational level and the overlapping of influences that affect performance and its diversity Jad al-Rab, 2010) indicated that access to the distinguished job performance of employees is mortgaged and simultaneous with the availability of an acceptable level of services and work and from material and moral justice. Organizational performance occupies a high position in any institution, as the final extract of the outcome of activities in it, at the individual and institution level. Because the institution is more stable and longer lasting when the performance of employees is distinctive, therefore the administration and its leadership pay attention to the level of performance, so the interest in workers is high by the administration. The performance within organizations is not only a reflection of the motivations and capabilities of subordinates, but is also a reflection of the motivations and capabilities of chiefs and leaders as well (Sharif, 2004;Zaid et al, 2015) have defined organizational performance as "the primary driver of enterprise activity, whose aim of its work is to renew." And innovation, just as organizational performance leads to innovation and helps to renew, march, and move forward. Organizational performance represents the institution's ability to define and implement the goals it seeks. " (Garge & Rastogi, 2006) defined organizational performance as: All of them are in the organization in order to perform the tasks and roles assigned to them, which is reflected in the success or failure of the organization. " Arabiyat (2012) defined it as "the work that subordinates do, which contributes to achieving goals through his understanding of his role and mastery of his work, and following the instructions that it is reached by management, his behavior with colleagues, superiors, and his professional development".
Performance is related to the goals of the organization that you wish to achieve, and performance in all its meanings is related to many concepts related to success and failure, both of which are subject to measurement and evaluation, and the process of measurement and evaluation is based on specific elements according to the vision of the organization and its size, and is based on the strategy and goals that are concerned with the destinations that the service and product will be directed to the organizational structure focuses on the level, efficiency and extent of its ability to serve the processes that produce goods and services, and performance is considered the measure that can be used in a way that serves both strategy and goals, and management is represented in the way it is used to determine trends, and how to make the correction. Organizational effectiveness is the institution's ability to achieve its goals related to the degree of acceptance of its services and its response to developments, and organizational efficiency is evidence of the institution's ability to manage and make good use of the resources available to it, whether human resources, money, equipment, or information to achieve them. And strategic success i.e. the institution's ability to survive, adapt, and grow, in light of the goals it seeks to achieve by achieving a balance between the requirements for survival in the near and long term (Al-Shumaili, 2017). The performance of the organizational system is a complex set of criteria for performing mutual relationships: effectiveness, efficiency, quality, productivity, innovation and benevolence (Rolstadas, 1998). Organizational performance must be measured at multiple levels: the organizational level, the level of the main process, and the level of the business unit that requires complementary dimensions. Performance measures in the proposed study model include creativity, efficiency, and effectiveness, to be measured at both the organizational level and the level of the business unit.
Efficiency: Competency plays a large role in supporting public and private organizations. Therefore efficiency is the extent to which a resource is used for its intended purpose. Arguably, the process is useful when you use time or energy well (O'Donnell & Duffy, 2002). Efficiency is the issue of the input and transformation process, and is defined as a ratio of the resources expected to be consumed to the resource actually consumed (Rolstadas, 1998). Efficiency is inherent in any activity, but it is difficult to measure (O'Donnell and Duffy, 2002), necessitating the use of sensory perception measures.
Usually, the organization's ability and efficiency are a result of experience, which represents the accumulation of education experiences and the increase in actual efficiency achieved over time. The experience is built and developed until the organization reaches a good level of efficiency in carrying out the required activities at an appropriate cost so that the process of converting this experience into a real capacity on the ground begins, and after that the efficiency of the organization becomes a competitive ability with effectiveness when the customers prepare the efficiency as an additional value and benefit for them, and when this efficiency plays an effective role, the organization is distinguished from its competitors (Thompson and Strickland, 2006). Creativity: Evolution and progress in our world today depend on creativity. If organizations today do not achieve creativity in new products or services, they will never be competitive. Creativity has been defined as the ability to link ideas in a unique and unfamiliar way (Daft, 2007). In order for the organization to be creative, it must have a set of incentives for its individuals and workers; To be creative, they are summarized as follows: A-Human factors: People are the basis for creativity in organizations. Therefore they should be motivated by training and development; Because the educated organization that seeks to train and develop in its employees continuously will lead to that their knowledge is always renewed as training programs gain workers the new skill, and for development it will expand the horizon and awareness of the levels of managers. As for worker safety, giving employees safety will make them not afraid of mistakes, so that they will be pioneers in the processes of change and support new ideas. As for the commitment of the creators, the creators are the ones who benefit from their unique and unfamiliar ideas that can be embodied in the products or services. Therefore, the care and support of the creators will encourage and support them to be more creative.

B-Structure factors:
The organizational structure is considered as an organizational map indicating the lines of authority and the functional locations therein, and the structure affects organizational creativity through: the organic structure, the availability of resources, and the availability of communications. Creative performance is measured externally with products or achievements that can be evaluated or widely observed (Amabile et al, 1996). There are basic factors: organizational climate, leadership style, organizational culture, resources and skills, and the structure and systems of organizations that affect organizational creativity (Andriopoulos, 2001) as well as Innovation in an organization usually refers to the innovative performance of the organization as a whole in a specific time period, usually a year and usually in relation to its production of goods and services (Christensen, 2006). In order to survive and successfully compete, the organization needs a business-friendly innovation strategy, organizational structure, and senior management style, Middle Management Practices and Effective Methods of Innovation Management to Achieve Innovative Success and Competitive Excellence (Khandwalla & Mehta, 2004).
Effectiveness: means effectiveness (achieving the goals), and means making sure that the use of available resources has led to achieving the desired goals (Al-Ghalibi and Idris, 2007). Effectiveness reflects the completion of work and access to the best possible decisions, and there are indicators of effectiveness, which are:. Output indicators, process indicators, and structural indicators (Al-Taher, 2012). (Al-Ghalibi & Idris, 2007) believes that measuring the organizational effectiveness lies in two principles: external and internal, as the organizational effectiveness of the internal environment is evaluated on the basis of the degree of the organization achieving the goals related to the volume of sales, market share, and profits, while the effectiveness of the organization for the external environment is measured on the basis of its competitive strength Which depends on the degree of acceptance of its products or services, the degree of its assimilation of technological development and creativity, its sensitivity to economic fluctuations, and its ability to react to it. The efficiency and effectiveness of the organization is greatly dependent on the level of cooperation that prevails among its members, as this cooperation facilitates the organizational process, and keeps the organization away from sophistication (Al-Saadi, 2011).

Hypothesis Development
The success of any organization is tied to how efficient and effective the organization is; Because the distinguished performance of the individuals working in the organization necessarily means a distinct performance of the institution, given the complexity of the nature of the human element, and because of its great reflection on the results that were reached as a result of distinguishing the human element from other elements of production, as an important resource to be invested in, and this is because of its capabilities in Achieving a competitive advantage that is not often imitated based on the skills, experience and knowledge that it possesses, which technology and machinery are unable to achieve, regardless of the degree of its development if it is isolated from it (Saqr, 2005). All these data made the institution pay much attention to the human element, by following up its performance and evaluating it. To know the strengths and weaknesses in carrying out the work directed to each individual in the organization, by relying on a set of criteria through which this performance is measured and evaluated, the performance of human resources expresses the degree of achieving the tasks that constitute the individual's job and completing it, and it reflects how the individual achieves the job requirements or Satisfy it, and the performance of the individual relates to the various activities and tasks that make up his work (Saqr, 2005). Organizational performance reflects the practical level achieved by the individual when performing the activities required by his job, and performance is considered to be the degree to which the worker attains the goals of the business unit and the goals of the institution, as a result of his behavior and the use of his skills, abilities, and knowledge and there are many important elements that collectively, they are known as the performance of organizations, and without them it is not possible to talk about an effective performance of these resources, due to their importance in determining the level of human resource performance in institutions, and related to knowledge of work requirements (job), quality of work, amount of work, perseverance and reliability (Al-Anazi, 2004 ) (Ismail, 2009) indicated that knowledge sharing is related to the behavior of individuals, it must be studied by the performance of human resources, and the outputs of knowledge sharing, which the individual working in the institution contributes to achieve as a result of developing his knowledge, capabilities and development, which is represented in new knowledge and innovations. That contribute to raise organizational performance. Benefits come from knowledge sharing, usually at an individual and organizational level. On an individual level, knowledge management provides opportunities for workers; to enhance their skills through teamwork and knowledge sharing, which allows improving their performance, while knowledge management at the organizational level has two important benefits: improving organizational performance and achieving innovations, as well as the ability to make better decisions, improve operations, integrate data and broad cooperation. (Jones, 2011) also pointed out that there are many concepts that support the relationship between knowledge sharing and performance and believes that knowledge sharing contributes to improving the level of performance since the knowledge that is shared between individuals does not only benefit the institution but also increases the competencies of individuals participating in the process of knowledge sharing through Developing their knowledge, abilities and skills in working independently.
The researchers focused on examining the relationship between knowledge management and organizational performance in various business sectors, and it is worth noting that most of these studies were conducted in environments other than the Arab environment. Darroch, (2005), in her study of the nature of the relationship between knowledge management and performance, concluded that the role of knowledge management provides evidence that organizations that tend to increase and develop innovation are more willing to possess advanced knowledge management in their behavioral and applied aspect. The results have provided support for the point of view that: Organizations that possess capabilities in knowledge management are better able to use their available resources effectively, which leads to innovation and better performance, and indicated that the response to knowledge has an impact on financial performance. The Mohamed & Chen study also indicated that knowledge and its use And sharing it plays a big role in developing the wealth of organizational knowledge, and that the increase and intensification of these two activities increases the space of organizational knowledge that requires a large capacity to spread knowledge, and that the ability to spread knowledge enables the organization to respond more to changes in customer needs, which facilitates and stimulates the acquisition and use of knowledge Implicit in the new implication, which is reflected in knowledge management as an initiative added to the strategic plan of the organization that is intended to lead the improvement of organizational performance Based on the foregoing, the researcher assumes H0 There is statistically significant effect of knowledge sharing tools on enhancing organizational performance in its dimensions (efficiency, creativity, effectiveness). The following sub-hypotheses are branched from this hypothesis: H01 There is statistically significant effect of knowledge sharing tools on enhancing efficiency. H02 There is statistically significant effect of knowledge sharing tools in promoting creativity. H03 There is statistically significant effect of knowledge-sharing tools on enhancing efficacy.

Study Methodology
The researcher adopted the questionnaire to obtain the primary data of the study, as he designed and developed its implications based on what was mentioned by theoretical literature and previous studies related to the subject of the study. The questionnaire consisted of three sections: The first section dealt with the demographic variables of the study sample, and the second section dealt with the dimensions of knowledge sharing, as it was divided into four dimensions: after training, after best practices, after an organizational culture, and after knowledge bases. The third section dealt with organizational performance: efficiency, after effectiveness, and after creativity. The researcher relied on the Likert pentaton scale, where he gave each of the paragraphs mentioned in the questionnaire five degrees of approval (1-5), respectively, where number (5) strongly agreed, number (4) agreed, number (3) agreed to a medium degree , number (2) does not agree, and number (1) is strongly disagree. As for the limits adopted by the researcher in the study to judge the arithmetic mean for the respondents 'answers to the paragraphs related to the study variables, the researcher adopted three levels, namely: (high, medium, Low), and the study population may be among the workers at Jadara University, as the number of employees in it reached (420) employees and employees, as it is a homogeneous society, and the researcher chose a simple random sample from him, consisting of (201) employees and employees by withdrawing them from the study community The researcher distributed (210) questionnaires, and the number of retrieved questionnaires reached (206) ones, and it is valid for statistical analysis (201) questionnaires, based on the table of sample size -Uma Sakran (Sekaran & Bougi, 2010).

Validity and Reliability
To verify the validity of the study tool, the questionnaire was presented to a group of (10) arbitrators with specialized and experienced faculty members in the departments of faculties of administration, chosen from several universities; To judge its validity (apparent honesty), with the aim of identifying the availability of the following aspects in the study tool: accuracy of linguistic formulation and clarity in the paragraphs of the questionnaire, the suitability of the paragraphs for the dimension to which they belong, the appropriate extent and comprehensiveness of the questionnaire for all dimensions that measure the variables of the study.
To ensure the consistency of the study tool, the internal consistency was calculated according to the Cronbach alpha equation to measure the consistency of the respondents' answers on all paragraphs of the study tool, and although the rules of measurement in the value to be obtained is considered in terms of application of humanities in general is acceptable (Cronbach Alpha) on it are specific, The table below shows these factors, and these ratios were considered appropriate for the purposes of the study.

Description of the Characteristics of the Study Sample
This part shows the results of the analysis related to the data of the study sample and its distribution according to the demographic and functional variables, which included gender, age, educational qualification, experience, job title, iterations and percentages of the members of the study sample were extracted, and Table (4-1) below shows the distribution of the sample members According to demographic variables. ) for the number of years of experience (from 10-less than 15), while the lowest percentage for the number of years of experience (20 years or more) reached by a percentage (13.9%), and it may return This is due to the interest of the walled university in retaining the highly experienced staff and following the university's polarization policy. 3-The highest percentage of individuals distribution according to the variable of the educational level (48.3%) for the educational level (masters) and the lowest percentage for the educational level (Diploma and less) reached a percentage (3.5%), and this may be due to the interest of Jadara University in the research to retain the employees who they hold a university degree (postgraduate) as a minimum for university admission. 4-The highest percentage of individuals distribution according to the age variable (63.2%) for the age group (from 25 years -less than 35 years) and the lowest percentage for the age variable (less than 25 years) reached a percentage (2.5%), and this may be due to he target group in most of our society is the youth group more than the other age groups because they are distinguished by vitality and love of work and achieving their goals in the long run. 5-The highest percentage of individuals distribution according to the variable of the job title (58.7%) of the job title (administrative), while the lowest percentage of the variable (faculty member) reached a percentage (41.3%), and this may be due to the interest of Jadara University in the research to attract administrators More than one faculty.

Descriptive Statistics
To answer this question, arithmetic averages and standard deviations were calculated for the estimates of the study sample individuals on the dimensions as a whole and on the paragraphs of each dimension separately, as they were as follows: Table (4) shows that the arithmetic averages ranged between (3.36-3.53), where after training came in the first rank with the highest arithmetic average of (3.53), while it came after best practices in the last rank and with an arithmetic average of (3.36), and the average Arithmetic for knowledge sharing as a whole (3.45). Table (4) also shows that the arithmetic averages ranged between (3.57-3.78), as it came after effectiveness in the first rank with the highest arithmetic average of (3.78), while it came after efficiency in the last rank with an arithmetic average of (3.57), and the average Arithmetic for organizational performance as a whole (3.64).

Study Hypotheses Test
H0: The first main hypothesis: There is no statistically significant effect at the level of significance (0.05≥α) for knowledge sharing in its dimensions (organizational culture, training, knowledge bases, best practices) in enhancing organizational performance. Multiple regression analysis of the effect of knowledge sharing in its dimensions (organizational culture, training, knowledge bases, best practices) was used to enhance organizational performance as shown in Table (5). It is clear from the above table that there is a statistically significant effect at the level of significance (α = 0.05) of the effect of knowledge sharing of its dimensions (organizational culture, training, knowledge bases, best practices) in enhancing organizational performance, where the correlation coefficient R (.802) has reached Explanatory variance R 2 amounted to (636), meaning that knowledge sharing in its dimensions (organizational culture, training, knowledge bases, best practices) explained (63.6%) of the varied accident in enhancing organizational performance at Jadra University, and the value of "F" (88.504) and with a statistical significance (.000), which indicates the rejection of the null hypothesis and the acceptance of the alternative hypothesis which states that: "There is a statistically significant effect at the level of significance (0.05≥α) to share knowledge of its dimensions (organizational culture, training, knowledge bases Best practices) in enhancing organizational performance.

The Following sub-hypotheses are Branched from this Hypothesis
The first sub-hypothesis: There is no statistically significant effect at the significance level (0.05≥α) to share knowledge in the level of efficiency enhancement.
To verify the validity of this hypothesis, multiple regression analysis was used for the effect of dimensions of knowledge sharing in the level of efficiency enhancement as shown in the following tables. It is clear from the above table that there is a statistically significant effect at the level of significance (α = 0.05) of the effect of knowledge sharing in its dimensions (organizational culture, training, knowledge bases, best practices) in enhancing efficiency, where the correlation coefficient R (.804) and the coefficient of determination of variance Interpreter R 2 amounted to (.640), meaning that knowledge sharing in its dimensions (organizational culture, training, knowledge bases, best practices) explained 64% of the variance that occurred in enhancing efficiency in Jadara University and the value of "F" (89.826) and statistically significant ( .000), which indicates the rejection of the null hypothesis and the acceptance of the alternative hypothesis which states that "there is a statistically significant effect at the significance level (0.05≥ α) for knowledge sharing of its dimensions (organizational culture, training, knowledge bases, best practices) in enhancing efficiency The second sub-hypothesis: There is no statistically significant effect at the significance level (0.05≥ α) to share knowledge in the level of creativity enhancement.
To verify the validity of this hypothesis, multiple regression analysis was used for the effect of dimensions of knowledge sharing in the level of creativity enhancement as shown in the following tables. It is clear from the above table that there is a statistically significant effect at the level of significance (α = 0.05) of the effect of knowledge sharing in its dimensions (organizational culture, training, knowledge bases, best practices) in enhancing creativity, where the correlation coefficient R (.0101) and the coefficient of determination of variance Interpreter R 2 amounted to (.481), meaning that knowledge sharing in its dimensions (organizational culture, training, knowledge bases, best practices) explained 48.1% of the variance that occurred in the promotion of creativity at Jadara University, and the value of "F" (47.316) was statistically significant ( .000), which indicates the rejection of the null hypothesis and the acceptance of the alternative hypothesis which states that "there is a statistically significant effect at the significance level (0.05≥ α) for knowledge sharing of its dimensions (organizational culture, training, knowledge bases, best practices) in promoting creativity.
The third sub-hypothesis: There is no statistically significant effect at the significance level (0.05≥α) to share knowledge in the level of effectiveness enhancement.
To verify the validity of this hypothesis, multiple regression analysis was used to effect the dimensions of knowledge sharing in the level of effectiveness enhancement as shown in the following tables. It is clear from the above table that there is a statistically significant effect at the level of significance (α = 0.05) of the effect of knowledge sharing in its dimensions (organizational culture, training, knowledge bases, best practices) in enhancing effectiveness, where the correlation coefficient R (.540) and the coefficient of determination of variance Interpreter R 2 amounted to (.277), meaning that knowledge sharing in its dimensions (organizational culture, training, knowledge bases, best practices) explained 27.7% of the variance that occurred in enhancing effectiveness in the Jadara University and the value of "F" (20.202) and with statistical significance ( .000), which indicates the rejection of the null hypothesis and the acceptance of the alternative hypothesis which states that "there is a statistically significant effect at the significance level (0.05≥ α) for knowledge sharing of its dimensions (organizational culture, training, knowledge bases, best practices) in enhancing effectiveness.

Results
The study showed that the level of knowledge sharing was average, and the reason is that the university administration encourages the exchange of ideas, flexible thinking among them and the employees, and the university administration seeks to achieve its specific goals at the shortest possible time, and this result agreed with the result of the study of Durra & Others (2018) and the study of Al-Taher & Mansour (2011), which concluded that the level of knowledge sharing practice was moderate in Jordan Telecom companies and Thafar University in the Sultanate of Oman. The study agreed with a study (Yaghi, 2011) in the academic community, which is the University of Applied Sciences in Jordan, but it differed in the dimensions of knowledge sharing, as it took the factors that support knowledge sharing behaviors at the university that included university culture, administrative structure, students themselves, and information resources. The study also showed that the level of organizational performance was average, due to the fact that the university administration seeks to attract individuals who have creative capabilities to work in the university, and that the university administration possesses the ability to perform its work and implement its activities in the correct and appropriate way. The study agreed with the study (Al-Azmi & Al-Hajri, 2018) and the study (Richard & George, 2006) where the level of organizational performance in Kuwait University and in the public sector was average in all its dimensions. This finding differed with the result of a study Katous & Budhwar (2007), which found that the level of practice in organizational performance in Greek companies was low.
The results of the hypothesis test showed that there is a statistically significant effect of knowledge sharing in its dimensions (organizational culture, training, knowledge bases, best practices) in enhancing organizational performance at Jadara University, due to the fact that the university administration encourages the exchange of ideas between employees and their development by dealing with team spirit among them, which contributes to the use of best practices to increase the skills of working individuals. This study was in agreement with the study (Al-Khshali and Al-Hawamdeh, 2019) which found a statistically significant effect of knowledge sharing on the quality of work life in Jordanian food industry companies. It coincided with the study (Al-Khshali, 2009), which found a statistically significant relationship between the components of knowledge management (knowledge acquisition, knowledge dissemination, and response to knowledge) as well as a significant effect of knowledge response on internal performance, as well as compatible with a study , Which found that there is an important statistical effect of knowledge sharing in organizational learning at three levels in Jordanian commercial banks. Organizational culture -as a means of knowledge sharing -has had the most significant impact on organizational learning.
The results of the sub-hypothesis test showed that there is a statistically significant effect of knowledge sharing in enhancing competence at Jadara University; This is due to the fact that the university administration possesses the ability to perform its work and implement its activities in the correct and appropriate way, and also seeks to achieve its specific goals at the shortest possible time, and there is a statistically significant effect of knowledge sharing in promoting creativity at the Jadara University. "The reason for this that the university administration is keen to provide a creative work environment that contributes to improving the ability to take creative decisions in it. The results also showed a statistically significant effect of knowledge sharing in enhancing effectiveness in the University of Jadra; The reason for this is because the university management has goals it is verifiable and adopts methods and procedures aimed at achieving quality in the services it provides, and the university administration relies on clear and specific performance measures to measure its performance.