The Antecedents and Dimensionality of Knowledge-Sharing Intention: An Empirical Study of R&D Engineers in a High-Performing IT Company

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Autor/in	Han, Seung-hyun
Titel	The Antecedents and Dimensionality of Knowledge-Sharing Intention: An Empirical Study of R&D Engineers in a High-Performing IT Company
Quelle	In: European Journal of Training and Development, 42 (2018) 1-2, S.125-142 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2046-9012
DOI	10.1108/EJTD-09-2017-0073
Schlagwörter	Sharing Behavior; Intention; Engineering; Technical Occupations; Research and Development; Surveys; Statistical Analysis; Knowledge Management; Foreign Countries; Information Technology; Personality Traits; Organizational Climate; Goodness of Fit; Regression (Statistics); South Korea + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Maschinenbau; Technical occupation; Technischer Beruf; Forschung und Entwicklung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Statistische Analyse; Wissensmanagement; Ausland; Informationstechnologie; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Organisationsklima; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Korea; Republik
Abstract	Purpose: This paper aims to focus on the relationships between situational/dispositional variables and an individual's intention to knowledge sharing, and has theoretical implications for researchers in human resource development and management, as well as implications for practicing managers in organizations. First, this study examines whether an integrative model of knowledge sharing reveals an impact of various antecedents on sharing of knowledge between individuals, which has been rarely explored in a single study. In particular, this study is interested in examining whether the two dimensions improve individual sharing of explicit and tacit knowledge, respectively. Design/methodology/approach: A quantitative survey design approach is used as the research method for data collection. Initially, a pilot study is conducted to examine the psychometric properties of the measures. A 120-item questionnaire is used to measure personality traits, organizational climate and knowledge-sharing intention. The main study is conducted at the Korean IT companies, which have knowledge management system and actively share knowledge between R&D engineers. Findings: The results of regression analyses indicate that conscientiousness, openness and extroversion of dispositional variables are positively related to an individual's intention to share knowledge. Of situational variables, organizational support and identity are positively related to knowledge sharing, and reward is negatively associated with knowledge-sharing intention. Theoretical and practical implications for future research are discussed. Originality/value: Scholars focused with increasing emphasis over the past 20 years on an organization's ability to facilitate, utilize and share knowledge as critical components of organizational success. Several scholarly attempts tried to explain the antecedents of knowledge sharing. Despite an increasing demand for a coherent and integrated approach to knowledge sharing, empirical efforts remain largely absent with regard to how knowledge transfer and knowledge-sharing practices among individuals are affected by dispositional and situational variables. Also, individual intention to share knowledge was primarily measured as a unidimensional concept. This is a surprising oversight, given that tacit knowledge and explicit knowledge are critical. Indeed, these may be collectivized successfully for the firm's driver. To address this gap in our understanding of the personal dynamics involved in knowledge-sharing practices, this study seeks to investigate whether dispositional and situational variables lead to changes in individual's intention to share tacit and explicit knowledge. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01