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What Motivates Experts to Share? A Prospective Test of the Model of Knowledge‐Sharing Motivation
Author(s) -
Stenius Minna,
Haukkala Ari,
Hankonen Nelli,
Ravaja Niklas
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
human resource management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.888
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1099-050X
pISSN - 0090-4848
DOI - 10.1002/hrm.21804
Subject(s) - knowledge sharing , knowledge management , test (biology) , structural equation modeling , set (abstract data type) , resource (disambiguation) , organizational behavior , computer science , psychology , social psychology , machine learning , paleontology , computer network , biology , programming language
Knowledge sharing is an employee behavior, critical to organizational success in knowledge‐intensive work environments. This study set out to empirically test the model of knowledge‐sharing motivation designed and presented in this journal by Gagné (2009). The model combines two established behavioral theories, the theory of planned behavior and self‐determination theory, and connects various human resource practices to it. This prospective survey study ( n = 200) in a large expert organization employed structural equation modeling. The results mainly supported the proposed model, with attitudes, autonomous motivation, and sharing norms predicting knowledge‐sharing intentions ( R 2 = .69), which predicted knowledge‐sharing behavior ( R 2 = .42). We also identified potential ways to modify the model to better suit typical knowledge‐sharing contexts. Implications for practice, with the emphasis on how our findings can benefit and be used by human resource management, are discussed. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.