ABSTRACT
The potential of knowledge sharing in academia is greatly emphasized in the literature. The “web surveys” technique was applied. Higher education institutions having their seats in the territory of Poland were chosen as the object of research. The problematic aspects of knowledge sharing in higher education institutions have been raised in numerous publications. The conducted research enabled the assessment of the level of knowledge sharing and trust related to the academic staff of higher education institutions having their seats in Poland. The choice of an institution of higher education as the organization type was intentional and it resulted from the fact that on the one hand they play a specific role in knowledge sharing, while on the other hand they are trust organizations. The respondents within the realized research were academics experienced in working at a higher education institution, who had deep and expert knowledge related to problems of trust and knowledge sharing.
