Fostering Knowledge Sharing Behavior Among Pakistani Engineering Students: Role of Individual and Classroom Related Factors

Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate students’ behavior towards knowledge sharing and the factors, individual and classroom, affecting it. Quantitative research design was used to conduct this study. Students enrolled in engineering universities, located in three provinces (Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh) and capital (Islamabad) of Pakistan, were the population of this study. Researchers collected the data through survey questionnaires. SPSS-22 was used to analyze the collected data and for testing the hypotheses. Results revealed that the majority of engineering students’ knowledge sharing behavior was positive. Findings proved that majority of individual and classroom related factors were affecting knowledge sharing behavior of Pakistani students significantly. This is the first study which investigated Pakistani 10 engineering category universities’ students’ behavior towards knowledge sharing and factors impacting it. Results contributed in the body of literature by advancing it regarding behavior towards knowledge sharing in the context of engineering students of Pakistan. The study’s findings can play a vital role in facilitating educational institutions, students, and academicians in understanding the factors impacting students’ knowledge sharing behavior. This, in turn, might help them in removing negatively influencing factors by taking essential measures and facilitating factors with positive impact to improve students’ knowledge sharingbehavior.

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Leader knowledge sharing behavior and follower creativity: the role of follower acquired knowledge and prosocial motivation

Journal of Workplace Learning ◽

10.1108/jwl-01-2020-0012 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 32 (6) ◽

pp. 457-471

Author(s):

Le Cong Thuan ◽

Bui Thi Thanh

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Sharing ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Vital Role ◽

Creative Performance ◽

Content Type ◽

Prosocial Motivation ◽

Knowledge Sharing Behavior ◽

The Impact ◽

Sharing Behavior

Purpose Although leaders play a vital role in motivating the creative performance of followers, a paucity of research has examined specific behaviors of leaders. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of leader knowledge sharing behavior on followers’ creative performance. Design/methodology/approach To decrease the potential of the common method bias, this research conducted a time-lagged study to gather data from 319 employees working at information technology companies in Vietnam. This study used the hierarchical regression analysis to test the hypotheses. Findings The results showed that leader knowledge sharing behavior had a positive impact on follower creativity. Moreover, follower-acquired knowledge partially mediated this relationship. Furthermore, follower prosocial motivation positively moderated the effects of leader knowledge sharing behavior and follower-acquired knowledge on followers’ creative performance. Originality/value The findings contribute to the creativity literature by providing evidence that leader knowledge sharing behavior could stimulate follower creativity directly and indirectly through follower-acquired knowledge. This research also confirmed the moderating role of prosocial motivation in reinforcing the influence of leader behaviors and employee ability on employee creativity.

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Encouraging knowledge sharing behavior through team innovation climate, altruistic intention and organizational culture

Knowledge Management & E-Learning: An International Journal ◽

10.34105/j.kmel.2016.08.038 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 628-645

Keyword(s):

Organizational Culture ◽

Knowledge Sharing ◽

Future Study ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Team Innovation ◽

Knowledge Sharing Behavior ◽

Base Study ◽

Innovation Climate ◽

Sharing Behavior

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationships among team innovation climate, altruistic intention, creative culture, and knowledge sharing behavior of employees. A survey-base study was conducted with 319 software managers working in teams in Pakistan. The results of this study revealed that team innovation climate had positive impact on altruistic intention and knowledge sharing behavior. Moreover, altruistic intention and organizational culture had positive impact on knowledge sharing behavior. Limitation of the study and recommendations for future study are also discussed.

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Motivation for users' knowledge-sharing behavior in virtual brand communities: a psychological ownership perspective

Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics ◽

10.1108/apjml-06-2021-0436 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Ying Jiang ◽

Junyun Liao ◽

Jiawen Chen ◽

Yanghong Hu ◽

Peng Du

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Sharing ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Psychological Needs ◽

Basic Psychological Needs ◽

Psychological Ownership ◽

Brand Community ◽

Content Type ◽

Brand Communities ◽

Knowledge Sharing Behavior ◽

Sharing Behavior

PurposeUsers' knowledge sharing provides valuable resources for brand community participants and is, therefore, critical for the viability of virtual brand communities. Drawing from both self-determination theory (SDT) and psychological ownership theory, the paper aims to investigate the impact of fulfillment of three basic psychological needs on brand users' knowledge-sharing behavior and examines psychological ownership as a mediator.Design/methodology/approachSurvey data consisting of 316 valid responses were collected from users of Huawei Pollen Club Community. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) confirmed the reliability and validity of measures, and hierarchical linear regression and bootstrapping were used to test all hypotheses.FindingsFulfillment of the need for autonomy, relatedness and competence in a virtual brand community boosts users' psychological ownership and has a positive influence on their knowledge-sharing behavior. Furthermore, psychological ownership partially mediates the relationships between the fulfillment of psychological needs and knowledge-sharing behavior. In addition, the authors found that when users participate in more offline brand activities, the positive impact of the fulfillment of the need for relatedness on psychological ownership is strengthened, while the positive impact of the fulfillment of the need for autonomy on psychological ownership is weakened.Originality/valueThe paper contributes to the existing literature by exploring the relationships between fulfilling users' three basic psychological needs and their knowledge-sharing behavior through the mediating role of psychological ownership. The authors also provide insight into how offline brand activities interact with the fulfillment of psychological needs in virtual brand communities.

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A new model for investigating the role of knowledge management system on the mental health of employees

Kybernetes ◽

10.1108/k-02-2020-0103 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Ali Mazaherinezhad ◽

Aram Mahmood Ahmed ◽

Marwan Yassin Ghafour ◽

Omed Hassan Ahmed ◽

Saqib Ali ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Knowledge Management ◽

Knowledge Sharing ◽

Psychological Empowerment ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Critical Parameters ◽

Content Type ◽

Knowledge Sharing Behavior ◽

The Impact ◽

Sharing Behavior

Purpose Knowledge management (KM) implementation is the ideal solution for enhancing employee’s abilities like mental health and performance. This study aims at testing the impact of KM mechanism on personnel’s mental health at the Iran University of Medical Sciences. Design/methodology/approach The study is a descriptive, correlational and applied one. The library and field studies have been used to collect data through the questionnaire. The proposed model and the data have been analyzed using Smart PLS software. A questionnaire has been conducted by an arbitrary sampling method. Findings The results have shown that the main factors of KM have a direct, meaningful positive impact on innovation. Besides, the critical parameters of KM success, strategy and process have a significant and direct positive effect on the tendency for knowledge-sharing behavior. Further, the direct relationship of the trend for knowledge-sharing behavior with the mental health of employees has positively been confirmed. The results have also indicated that psychological empowerment has a positive and significant effect on the mental health of employees. Research limitations/implications This study has investigated the four parameters (i.e. key factors for KM success, KM strategy, KM processes and psychological empowerment) impacting the knowledge-sharing intention, conduct of the people and the mental health of the employees. Scholars can investigate other personal and organizational parameters such as probable backgrounds of the knowledge-sharing intention, conduct and the mental health of the employees. Practical implications These findings will be essential in the understanding of the interplay among various signals in theory and the understanding of patients’ choices in the electronic health (e-health) community in practice. The results have implications for existing health management and e-health literature. The present paper will help policymakers, healthcare executives and project managers to effectively set their operations and make them maintainable, prevent unpredicted obstacles and better allocate their resources. Overall, the result of this paper will guide researchers who are working in the field of e-health. Originality/value The findings can develop robust knowledge-sharing platforms and offer insightful suggestions for management practitioners in emerging markets.

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Knowledge Sharing through Social Networking Sites (SNSs): A Study of Pakistani Research Students

Information Development ◽

10.1177/02666669211056926 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 026666692110569

Author(s):

Farhana Saeed Hashmi ◽

Saira Hanif Soroya ◽

Khalid Mahmood

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽

Knowledge Sharing ◽

Planned Behavior ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Subjective Norms ◽

Snowball Sampling ◽

Knowledge Sharing Behavior ◽

The Relationship ◽

Sharing Behavior

The present study investigated the knowledge-sharing behavior of library and information management researchers, using the lens of the theory of planned behavior. The study is quantitative and adopted a survey questionnaire as a data collection technique. The snowball sampling technique was considered suitable to recruit respondents to the study. Data were analyzed with the help of SPSS (20.0) and the ADANCO (2.0.1). The research findings confirm that subjective norms and perceived behavioral control have a significant impact on intentions to share knowledge, whereas knowledge sharing intentions have a statistically significant positive impact on knowledge sharing behavior through SNS among postgraduate students. Attitude towards knowledge sharing directly triggers knowledge sharing practices through social media networking sites. Intentions to share knowledge do not mediate the relationship of attitude and knowledge sharing behavior. The theory of planned behavior has widely been used to measure knowledge-sharing behavior in different sectors. However, the relationship between attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavior control, intentions to share knowledge within the domain of social media is explored first time in this study, particularly in the context of the library and information science post-graduate students.

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Influence of the Mechanism of the Community of Shared Future on the Innovation Performance of Knowledge Workers: The Intermediary Role of Extra-Role Behavior

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11195370 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (19) ◽

pp. 5370 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jianping Gu ◽

Hanxiao Wu ◽

Yan Li ◽

Evan David Hermawan

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Sharing ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Helping Behavior ◽

Innovation Performance ◽

Voice Behavior ◽

Role Behavior ◽

Knowledge Sharing Behavior ◽

Medium Enterprises ◽

Sharing Behavior

This paper investigates the relationship between the community of shared future, extra-role behavior, and innovation performance. This paper conducts an empirical study based on 334 valid sample data items of 53 technology-based small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in China. The data were subjected to structural equation analysis using SPSS 20.0 software. The results show that the community of shared future positively affects the extra-role behavior of employees and their innovation performance and has a positive impact on knowledge sharing behavior, voice behavior, and helping behavior. Knowledge sharing behavior, voice behavior, and helping behavior all play a mediating role between the community of shared future and employees’ innovation performance.

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Multi Analysis through Smart-PLS: Measuring of Organizational Performance Interplay

Global Social Sciences Review ◽

10.31703/gssr.2021(vi-ii).23 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol VI (II) ◽

pp. 224-237

Author(s):

Syed Muhamad Basit Raza Bukhari ◽

Tasawar Javed ◽

Aemin Nasir

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Sharing ◽

Organizational Performance ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Dynamic Capabilities ◽

Management Practices ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Knowledge Sharing Behavior ◽

Sharing Behavior

This study investigated the role of dynamic capability as a mediator between knowledge management practices(KMPs) and organizational performance. Smart-Pls was used to test the proposed hypotheses through structural equation modeling on gathered data of 400 SME organizations of Pakistan. The findings show that knowledge sharing behavior and absorptive capacity has a positive impact on dynamic capabilities and organizational performance. Innovative capacity has an insignificant impact on organizational performance, and knowledge-sharing behavior has an insignificant impact on organizational performance through dynamic capabilities. This study will be prospectively helpful for academics,policymakers, economists, and managers. This study enlightens the performance.

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