Dear group membersI would like to introduce my research project which I am currently conducting in cooperation with Loughborough University. In order to finalise my Master’s degree, I am researching about Knowledge Management within the knowledge intensive industry in the UK and Germany.I would greatly appreciate it if you could spare some time to fill out the enclosed questionnaire. By doing so, you would not only help me to accomplish my degree but also gain insight into Knowledge Management research and practices. In addition to this, I would be more than happy to share the results of my research with you, should you wish me to do so.The results of this study will help shed some light on the structure and behaviour of knowledge work, in the context of different cultural backgrounds. Furthermore, it will be investigated as to what influence national cultures have on knowledge work and the effects these may have on management issues. Your answers will be collected anonymously and will be kept strictly confidential. No individual responses will be used within the presentation of the results; instead a summary of all answers will display a broad picture. Moreover, the collected data will only be processed within this research project and as a part of my Master’s dissertation. It will be stored in a secure place and will not be accessible to anyone else, other than the researcher. After finishing the research project and submitting the finalised dissertation, all of the data will be permanently deleted.Please note that taking part in this survey is absolutely voluntary, however, I would be very grateful if you could spare 10 minutes of your time to answer the 17 multiple choice and rating scale questions of the survey.The questionnaire is divided into three separate parts: the first part of the research focuses on demographic data collection; the second part is going to investigate your attitude towards culture and the prevalent value system; and last but not least, the third part is research for Knowledge Management integration, practices, and tools within your company.The questionnaire is available in English and German. It would be helpful if you could complete the questionnaire by 21st of August 2011.Please access the questionnaire via following link:https://edu.surveygizmo.com/s3/602639/08813300d5e6If you have any questions or comments about the research, please feel free to contact me:T.C.Wissert-10@student.lboro.ac.ukFurthermore, would you please consider forwarding this inquiry to anyone within or outside your company who could have an interest in the research, or would simply be willing to complete the questionnaire to help me out.Thank you very much for supporting me with this important study.Best regards, Tanja
