scholarly journals Impact of Organizational and Individual Factors on Knowledge Sharing Behavior: Social Capital Perspective

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 215824402110545
Author(s):  
Saliha Gul Abbasi ◽  
Mazhar Abbas ◽  
Mahir Pradana ◽  
Serhan Abdullah Salem Al-Shammari ◽  
Umer Zaman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Social Capital Theory ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Individual Factors ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Knowledge Sharing Behavior ◽  
Sharing Behavior

This study aims to develop, examine, and test organizational and individual predictors of knowledge sharing behavior of teachers in the higher education sector in Pakistan. The study examined the direct and indirect effects of organizational factors on knowledge sharing behavior (KSB) through individual factors. The social capital theory has been utilized to explain the premise of this research. This study uses a survey design. Data has been collected from 269 university teachers in Pakistan. A Structural equation modeling has been used to test the hypotheses using SPSS and Amos. The Data supported the hypotheses. This Study concludes that organizational and individual are important for enhancing KSB as organizational factors work through individual factors to influence the KSB of faculty members.

The mutual impact of university president’s leadership and organizational justice on knowledge sharing: the mediating effect of communication

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Soo Jung Kim ◽  
Youjin Jang ◽  
Myunghyun Yoo ◽  
Ji Hoon Song
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Organizational Justice ◽  
Organizational Communication ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Knowledge Sharing Behavior ◽  
Sharing Behavior

Purpose The purpose of this study is to empirically examine the mediating effect of organizational communication in the relationships among transformational leadership, organizational justice and knowledge sharing within the higher education setting in South Korea. Design/methodology/approach A sample of 321 university employees, including 151 faculty members and 170 administrative staff members, from a representative private university, participated in the survey as part of a consulting project for university innovation. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was mainly used for data analysis to identify the structural relationship among the research variables. Findings The results of this study confirmed that transformational leadership positively influences organizational justice and knowledge sharing. However, the influence of organizational justice on knowledge sharing was not statistically significant. The mediating effect of organizational communication among those relationships to increase the members’ knowledge sharing behavior was statistically significant. Originality/value In this study, holistic aspects of the organization, including leadership, organizational culture and organizational strategy, were examined for encouraging employees’ knowledge sharing behavior while an organization undergoes innovational changes. More practically, this study suggested that organizational communication could be used as one of the critical strategies in the process of university innovation.

Fostering organizational learning through leadership and knowledge sharing

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 1408-1423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunyoung Park ◽  
Eun-Jee Kim
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Interpersonal Trust ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Knowledge Sharing Behavior ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Sharing Behavior

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships among transformational leadership, knowledge sharing climate and behavior, interpersonal trust and organizational learning. Design/methodology/approach Data from 209 participants from a manufacturing company in Korea were analyzed using the structural equation modeling method. Findings The findings of the study indicated that transformational leadership directly affected the knowledge sharing climate and behavior, interpersonal trust and organizational learning of an organization. Transformational leadership also indirectly affected organizational learning through knowledge climate and behavior, and interpersonal trust. In addition, a knowledge sharing climate directly affected interpersonal trust and knowledge sharing behavior and indirectly affected organizational learning through interpersonal trust and knowledge behavior. Interpersonal trust directly affected knowledge sharing behavior and indirectly affected organizational learning through knowledge sharing behavior. Finally, knowledge sharing behavior positively affected organizational learning. Research limitations/implications The results highlight the important role of transformational leadership to enhance the knowledge sharing climate and behavior of employees, interpersonal trust and organizational learning. This study also indicated that transformational leadership, interpersonal trust and knowledge sharing behavior are antecedents of organizational learning. Practical implications The study’s findings could motivate practitioners to place more emphasis on leadership support, knowledge sharing and organizational learning in the manufacturing sector. Originality/value The study provided diverse paths indicating how transformational leadership can impact organizational learning by examining both the direct and indirect paths between transformational leadership, multiple mediators and organizational learning. It also suggested a research framework for supporting transformational leadership, knowledge sharing and organizational learning, as well as their relationships by examining the three variables in one research model.

scholarly journals An Empirical Study of Employees’ Tacit Knowledge Sharing Behavior

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 264-278
Author(s):  
Juanru Wang ◽  
Jin Yang
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Tacit Knowledge ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Complex Product ◽  
Knowledge Sharing Behavior ◽  
Tacit Knowledge Sharing ◽  
It Support ◽  
Sharing Behavior

AbstractThis paper is to investigate how employees’ tacit knowledge sharing behavior is influenced by various antecedents. We propose that tacit knowledge sharing consists of three specific behaviors (i.e., socialization, externalization, and internalization) and they are influenced by four antecedents (trust, self-efficacy, knowledge tacitness, and IT support). A survey was conducted to collect data from 258 knowledge workers who worked on complex product development projects. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data. The results demonstrate that trust, self-efficacy, knowledge tacitness, and IT support significantly affect the externalization and internalization behaviors, and trust and IT support significantly affect the socialization behavior. This study is helpful to organizations where it is critical for employees to share tacit knowledge. It suggests that tacit knowledge is difficult to share and organizations should nurture mutual trust between employees, enhance their self-efficacy, and provide sufficient IT support so that they are more likely to engage in tacit knowledge sharing.

Investigating the Effect of Information Technology and Key Determinants on Knowledge Sharing and Arriving at Employee Creativity

2021 ◽  
pp. 121-144
Author(s):  
Mahendra Kumar Sharma ◽  
Dilip Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Employee Creativity ◽  
Knowledge Sharing Behavior ◽  
Sharing Behavior

The chapter aims to investigate the influence of information technology, trust, rewards, leadership, and organizational culture on the knowledge sharing behavior of the employees that ultimately drives employee creativity. Drawing from the literature on employee creativity, knowledge sharing, and its influencing variables, this paper proposed a model comprising all such prominent variables and tested it quantitatively. For this purpose, 405 questionnaires were collected at Indore, India, and structural equation modeling was used to test the hypotheses. The findings show that organizational culture followed by leadership was the prominent factor affecting the knowledge sharing behavior of employees. Information technology, trust, and rewards followed next, respectively. Employee creativity was found to be significantly affected by knowledge sharing behavior. The study augments the research on employee creativity and knowledge sharing.

Organizational Barriers to Knowledge-Sharing

2019 ◽  
pp. 184-200
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Ahmed Aboushouk ◽  
Hala Hilaly ◽  
Nashwa Fouad Attallah
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Organizational Barriers ◽  
Knowledge Sharing Behavior ◽  
Sharing Behavior

This chapter aimed at identifying and removing knowledge-sharing organizational barriers in the Egyptian tourism companies. The deductive approach and quantitative method were employed by this study. Moreover, a semi-structured questionnaire distributed to a sample of 278 tourism companies is used for data collection purposes. Structural equation modeling (SEM) is used for data analysis. Findings revealed significant effect of organizational barriers on knowledge-sharing behavior in tourism companies' context. A set of recommendations to overcome the perceived barriers of knowledge-sharing in tourism companies was introduced.

Knowledge sharing behaviors among non academic staff of higher learning institutions

2016 ◽  
Vol 65 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 65-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Sabbir Rahman ◽  
Aahad M Osmangani ◽  
Nuraihan Mat Daud ◽  
Fadi Abdel Muniem AbdelFattah
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Knowledge Sharing Behavior ◽  
Learning Institutions ◽  
Sharing Behavior

Purpose – This paper aims to develop and combined an understanding of the antecedents of knowledge sharing behavior among the non-academic staff of different higher learning institutions in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach – The researchers tested the hypotheses from the survey data from the non-academic staff of different private and public higher learning institutions in Malaysia. This research also applied confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling to examine the proposed hypothesis of this inquiry. Findings – The results indicate that attitude and subjective norms both influence the staff knowledge sharing behavior significantly and positively. Additionally, this research also revealed that intention of knowledge sharing variable plays a substantial role as a mediating variable in those relationships. Research limitations/implications – This research is a cross-sectional survey. As a result, the limited sample size in this study may affect the power of generalizability. Further research may prove the model across different times to respect the nature of the knowledge sharing behavior among the non-academic staff of higher learning institutions. Practical implications – The results of this research clearly explain how academic institutions may proceed for knowledge sharing culture in their respective department by considering the variables used in this inquiry. If the office of any academic institution feels that the knowledge sharing among the non-academic staff is still low, they can utilize the factors as a tool to facilitate the advancement of the knowledge sharing environment in their respective sections. Originality/value – Previous research primarily focuses on the knowledge sharing behavior of students and lectures ' perspective. This research minimizes the gap by including the non-academic staff of higher learning institutions. In summation, this research also examined the mediating role of knowledge sharing intention in the relationship between attitude, subjective norms and knowledge sharing behavior.

Transformational leadership, knowledge sharing, organizational climate and learning: an empirical study

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 761-775
Author(s):  
Eun-Jee Kim ◽  
Sunyoung Park
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Organizational Climate ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Knowledge Sharing Behavior ◽  
Sharing Behavior

PurposeThis study examined the relationships among transformational leadership, organizational climate, employees' knowledge-sharing behavior and organizational learning.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from 282 responses from multiple companies in South Korea. Descriptive statistics and correlations were provided. The structural equation modeling was primarily used to test the proposed hypotheses and model comparisons.FindingsThe results indicated direct effects of transformational leadership on organizational climate, knowledge-sharing and organizational learning. In addition, organizational climate was positively related to knowledge-sharing behavior. Finally, knowledge-sharing behavior was found to affect organizational learning and to be a mediator in linking transformational leadership and organizational learning.Research limitations/implicationsThis study contributes to the literature on the role of leader’s support to enhance employees' outcomes related to knowledge and learning. By investing different antecedents of organizational learning, this study will help scholars and professionals pay more attention to organizational learning, its process and outcomes, which can promote organizational effectiveness and next outcomes from organizational learning.Practical implicationsOrganizations need to pay continuous attention to maintaining and strengthening employees’ knowledge-sharing behavior and learning, which is positively influenced by organizational efforts (i.e. leader’s support and supportive organizational climate).Originality/valueThe significance of this study is that the findings add to the academic work on organizational learning by empirically examining how leadership and organizational climate factors influence knowledge and learning outcomes and through which mechanisms.

Social network sites (SNS) for knowledge-sharing behavior among students

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marsus Suti ◽  
Harmita Sari
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Virtual Communities ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Knowledge Sharing Behavior ◽  
Sharing Behavior

Purpose This paper aims to investigate how social capital (e.g. structural, cognitive and relational) influences trust (e.g. cognitive-/affective-based trust), which includes influencing knowledge-sharing behavior for Indonesian Facebook users in the context of social networking sites. Design/methodology/approach Indonesian students were recruited for an online survey study. Structural equation modeling was used to test the research hypotheses. Findings Social capital has a crucial role in increasing cognitive-based trust and affective-based trust. Furthermore, affective-based trust is a partial mediator between social capital and knowledge-sharing behavior, whereas cognitive-based trust is a full mediator between social capital and knowledge-sharing behavior. Research limitations/implications This study is limited to Indonesian Facebook users. Future research needs to examine specific conditions, situational contexts and sub-cultures that may influence social capital, trust and knowledge-sharing behaviors of Facebook users in other parts of the world. Practical implications The education stakeholders can identify the user objectives and rational concerns to improve their social capital and trust and support their valuable and unique experiences to share knowledge. Originality/value This study contributes to the literature on virtual communities. Specifically, it considers how social capital influences trust, which subsequently affects knowledge-sharing behavior based on the uses and gratifications theory among Facebook users.

scholarly journals Leadership Enhances Affective Organizational Commitment and Knowledge Sharing Behavior: A Comparative Study of Gender Disparity

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-87
Author(s):  
Shahbaz Ahmed ◽  
◽  
Sidra Kanwal ◽  
Rab Nawaz Lodhi ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Authentic Leadership ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Gender Disparity ◽  
Male Gender ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Measurement Models ◽  
Knowledge Sharing Behavior ◽  
Sharing Behavior

In this dynamic and technological world, leadership became the backbone of every organization. To understand this contemporary life cycle, the present study reflects the role of male and female leadership in the Private Education sector. The objectives of this study are (1) to investigate the direct and indirect effect of authentic leadership on knowledge sharing behavior through the mediation of commitment, and (2) to compare the gender disparity of leading an organization. Two models are proposed theoretically that test the direct and indirect relationship between authentic leadership and employees’ knowledge sharing behavior; tacit knowledge. This Study addresses two measurement models such as direct and indirect effects using Mplus (structural equation modeling). This study employed a quantitative research design. For this purpose, the study administers 455 survey Questionnaires among the private school teachers in district Shiekhupura, Pakistan but in turn, 377 proved validly and fully answered. The Study found the direct significant and positive relationships among authentic leadership, commitment, and employees’ knowledge sharing behavior. In addition, the study found the indirect significant and positive relationship between authentic leadership and knowledge sharing behavior that represents partial mediation. Moreover, this study reflects that the male gender leadership directly impresses teachers’ commitment and knowledge sharing more than female gender leadership. On the other way, female gender leadership indirectly influences knowledge sharing more than the male gender. So, it could say that the teachers were directly more committed and shared more knowledge by male gender leadership. But in the case of female gender leadership, the teachers give priority to the commitment and then share knowledge. Educational institutions should hire competent and efficient headteachers to facilitate the teachers in turn; there will be good collaboration among them about sharing knowledge. In addition, the teachers will be committed to their institution.

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