Intention to Knowledge Sharing

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 33-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seuwandhi Buddika Ranasinghe ◽  
Pradeep Dharmadasa
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Knowledge Workers ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Careful Consideration ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Need For Affiliation ◽  
Knowledge Sharing Behavior ◽  
Sharing Behavior ◽  
Pls Method

Intention to knowledge sharing is a growing concern that has been largely discussed in extant literature using Ajzen's theory of planned behavior (TPB). However, the studies have mostly neglected the influence of individual psychological needs of knowledge workers on intention to share knowledge. Combining the TPB with McClelland's three psychological needs approach, the study aims at uncovering such influence on intention to knowledge sharing. Survey data collected from 123 Information Technology (IT) based knowledge workers in Sri Lanka are analyzed using Partial Least Squares (PLS) method. It was found that attitudes toward knowledge sharing behavior, subjective norms, and need for affiliation are influential in determining knowledge sharing intentions of knowledge workers. Moreover, the findings suggest the need for careful consideration of individual psychological needs of knowledge workers in understanding their intentions toward knowledge sharing.

Exploring the Determinants Affecting Academics' Knowledge-Sharing Behavior in United Arab Emirates Public Universities

2018 ◽  
pp. 151-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huda Skaik ◽  
Roslina Othman
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Analysis Process ◽  
Knowledge Sharing Behavior ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Sharing Behavior

This chapter investigates knowledge-sharing practice among academics, examines the relationship between knowledge-sharing behavior and its predictors based on theory of planned behavior, and identifies the motivators and barriers affecting these predictors. Data were collected using a web-based questionnaire. Using SPSS and PLS-SEM, the analysis process involved (1) measuring the extent of knowledge sharing practice, (2) assessing the measurement model, (3) assessing the structural model, (4) testing the hypotheses, (5) validating research model fit. Results showed (1) great extent of knowledge-sharing practice, (2) knowledge-sharing behavior is significantly affected by intention, which is affected by attitude, subjective norms, self-efficacy, but not affected by controllability, (3) attitude is positively affected by trust and reputation as motivators of knowledge sharing, while controllability is negatively affected by lack of time and poor communication as barriers of knowledge sharing. This is the first research on knowledge-sharing behavior in higher education in UAE.

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

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.

scholarly journals Influence Of Knowledge Sharing and Information Technology Innovation on Employees Performance at Batamindo Industrial Park

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saut Pin Tub Ipar Saragih ◽  
Harisno Harisno
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Multivariate Regression ◽  
Technology Innovation ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Industrial Park ◽  
Electronic Manufacturing ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Knowledge Sharing Behavior ◽  
Sharing Behavior

This study aims to measure the effects of knowledge sharing behavior and the level of informa- tion technology innovation on  employee  performance  on electronic manufacturing company located in Bata- mindo Industrial Park. In this article, the authors use research design methods that are associative through survey by distributing questionnaires to the respondents at random. Then, a mathematical model is established through multivariate regression where  the  interaction  of the  independent  variables  and  dependent  variable  is established. As the results, the study concludes that knowledge sharing behavior partially has no significant effects on employee performance but has significant effect on the level of information technology innovation to performance and simultaneously both variables have a significance effect to employee  performance.

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.

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

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.

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.

scholarly journals Knowledge sharing in organizations: Roles of beliefs, training, and perceived organizational support

2018 ◽  
pp. 148-162
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Perceived Organizational Support ◽  
Knowledge Workers ◽  
Knowledge Sharing Behavior ◽  
Collective Beliefs ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Sharing Behavior ◽  
And Training

The main objective of this study was to test the effects of two types of beliefs about knowledge sharing, i.e., individual and collective, on the intention and behavior of knowledge sharing. In addition, this study considered the moderating roles of organizational support and training among variables. Data were obtained from 1056 participants (55.7% women and 44.3% men), all of whom were knowledge workers. A model was constructed for the relationships between the variables. The results showed that collective beliefs about knowledge sharing were good predictors of knowledge sharing intention and behavior. By contrast, individual beliefs about knowledge sharing were not good predictors of knowledge sharing intention and behavior. The results also indicated moderating roles for training and organizational support. Finally, the knowledge sharing intention predicted knowledge sharing behavior. The results of this study improve our understanding of the human factors involved with knowledge sharing.

scholarly journals Mediation Effects of Subjective Norms on the Relationship between Career Advancement and Job Characteristics and Knowledge Sharing Behavior among the Tanzanian Healthcare Professionals

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Abbasi Balozi ◽  
Siti Zubaidah Othman ◽  
Mohd Faizal Mohd Isa
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Career Advancement ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Job Characteristics ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Knowledge Sharing Behavior ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Sharing Behavior

This paper intends to examine the mediating effects of subjective norms on the relationship between career advancement and job characteristics and knowledge sharing behavior. Based on the social exchange theory, we establish a research model which contains job and organizational factors. We distributed 650 questionnaires, but only 439 questionnaires were returned and usable. The hypotheses were tested using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The study examines knowledge sharing behavior and its determinants. The results reveal that career advancement, job characteristics and subjective norms are positively and significantly related to knowledge sharing behavior. The findings depict that subjective norms have a partial positive and significant mediating effect on knowledge sharing behavior. This paper intends to identify knowledge sharing behavior and its determinants in Tanzanian healthcare institutions and among healthcare professionals. This is because there are only a few such studies in the context of Tanzania; therefore, this study offers a theoretical foundation for future studies and practical implications for administrators and practitioners.

Utilizing Communities of Practice to Facilitate Knowledge Sharing in the Digital Age

2016 ◽  
pp. 198-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kijpokin Kasemsap
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Knowledge Sharing Behavior ◽  
The Social ◽  
Modern Business ◽  
Strategic Goals ◽  
Sharing Behavior

This chapter explains the overview of knowledge sharing; the perspectives of knowledge sharing behavior; the barriers to knowledge sharing; the overview of communities of practice (CoPs); the relationships among CoPs, knowledge sharing, and information technology; and the utilization of CoPs to facilitate knowledge sharing in the digital age. CoPs can create the valuable opportunities for members to explicitly discuss the productivity of their participation in the group toward sharing knowledge in modern business. The strong CoPs facilitate the social interactions and encourage the members' willingness to share knowledge and ideas in the workplace. CoPs help promote a growing cycle of knowledge sharing activities that allow for the members to regularly meet, reflect, and evolve in the knowledge management (KM) environment. The chapter argues that utilizing CoPs to facilitate knowledge sharing has the potential to improve organizational performance and reach strategic goals in the digital age.

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