Effect of Personality Traits, Interpersonal Trust, and Team Interaction on Knowledge-Sharing Behaviors

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yen-Hung Lo ◽  
Ku-Jun Lin ◽  
Chia-Ling Sun
Author(s):  
Toshali Dey ◽  
Susmita Mukhopadhyay

With the growing determination to sustain in the competitive market, organizations are focusing more on developing their knowledge management system. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of knowledge sharing intentions (KSI) and affective trust (AT) on knowledge sharing (KS) behavior of employees. Additionally, the mediating influence of affective commitment (AC) of the employees in this relationship is also studied. This study uses data from a sample of 246 managers in Indian private sector firms and employs a structural equation modelling approach to test the proposed hypotheses. The findings of this study show that contrary to the results of prior research, KSI does not affect KS behavior directly. Rather, it acts indirectly through AC, which is necessary for increasing employees' loyalty and willingness to share their knowledge. Moreover, the results indicated that AT has an indirect influence on employees' KS behavior via KSI. Implications and limitations and future scope of the study have also been discussed.


2020 ◽  
pp. 096100062091978
Author(s):  
Adeola O Opesade ◽  
Fiyinfoluwa I Alade

While many studies have attempted to understand knowledge-sharing practices in the health-care industry, there is a dearth of knowledge about the determinants of the knowledge-sharing behaviour of pharmacists. The present study employed theory of planned behaviour constructs and personality traits to assess factors affecting the knowledge-sharing behaviour of pharmacists in Oyo State, Nigeria. A descriptive survey research design was adopted, with the use of a structured questionnaire as the data collection instrument. Relevant descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were carried out on the collected data. The findings revealed that there is a positive relationship between attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, openness to experience, agreeableness and knowledge-sharing behaviour. This implies that pharmacists whose personality traits tend towards openness to experience and agreeableness will share their knowledge more readily than those whose personality traits do not. Also, pharmacists’ knowledge-sharing behaviour can be enhanced through improvements in their attitude towards knowledge sharing, subjective norms and their perceived behavioural control.


2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 202-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manfred Schmitt ◽  
Mario Gollwitzer ◽  
Jürgen Maes ◽  
Dima Arbach

Abstract. Scales for justice sensitivity from three perspectives (victim, observer, perpetrator) were developed. A latent state-trait analysis revealed high reliabilities (≈ .95). Trait consistencies (≈ .61) were twice as large as occasion specificities (≈ .33). The correlation between observer and perpetrator sensitivity was much higher than the correlation between either one and victim sensitivity. Self-related concerns (Machiavellianism, paranoia, suspiciousness, vengeance, jealousy, interpersonal trust) correlated more highly with victim sensitivity than with observer and perpetrator sensitivity. Other-related concerns (role taking, empathy, social responsibility) correlated more highly with observer and perpetrator sensitivity than with victim sensitivity. Low correlations between justice sensitivity and a just world belief system were found. Few correlations between justice sensitivity and broad personality traits were significant. Victim sensitivity correlated with neuroticism (≈ .30). Perpetrator sensitivity correlated with agreeableness (≈ .20). Observer and perpetrator sensitivity reflected high moral standards. Victim sensitivity was a mixture of self-protective motives and moral concerns.


2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weixu Ding ◽  
Eugene Choi ◽  
Atsushi Aoyama

This study is different from the usual cases that testing the intuitive factor as rewarding that affects the employees’ knowledge sharing. In this study, the focus shifts to concentrating on the emotional factors such as interpersonal trust and the prosocial motives. Empirical methods are used to test the hypotheses, and the results show that interpersonal trust affects employees’ knowledge sharing significantly. Moreover, the prosocial motives have been evidenced that it moderately mediates the relationship between interpersonal trust and knowledge sharing. This study has well evidenced all the hypotheses and gives suggestions for the future research at the end.


2008 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 301-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kurt Matzler ◽  
Birgit Renzl ◽  
Julia Müller ◽  
Stephan Herting ◽  
Todd A. Mooradian

2009 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Upasana Singh ◽  
Kailash B. L. Srivastava

This study has examined the determinants of interpersonal trust in lateral and vertical relationships, and its impact on knowledge sharing behavior' among the employees. The data were collected from 303 respondents using structured questionnaire, across the service and manufacturing organizations belonging to junior, middle, and higher levels in the hierarchy. The result showed that enabling factors with regard to colleagues, seniors, and juniors were positively associated with the dimensions of interpersonal trust, which facilitated knowledge sharing. It has implications for the management and policy makers as they have to create a culture for the development of trust among the employees to facilitate knowledge sharing.


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