The Study of Knowledge-sharing Practices of Chinese Universities from the Perspective of Cross-Cultural Communication

With the increasing globalization and international communication,numerous overseas students and visiting scholars study and exchange knowledge in Chinese universities.They confront the challenge of how to effectively deal with the knowledge sharing in a cross- cultural setting. The purpose of the study is to examine knowledge sharing in Chinese universities in the cross-communication setting. First,the concepts of cross-cultural communication and knowledge sharing are briefly introduced. The paper explores the internal and external factors affecting knowledge sharing in Chinese universities. The findings show the strategies of knowledge sharing that should be employed,including promoting mutual trust,establishing knowledge sharing culture,the incentive and rewards system and the ShareNet platform.