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Why should I share my knowledge? A multiple foci of commitment perspective
Author(s) -
Swart Juani,
Kinnie Nicholas,
Rossenberg Yvonne,
Yalabik Zeynep Y.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
human resource management journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.44
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1748-8583
pISSN - 0954-5395
DOI - 10.1111/1748-8583.12037
Subject(s) - knowledge sharing , business , knowledge management , leverage (statistics) , perspective (graphical) , knowledge value chain , emotive , organizational learning , sociology , computer science , artificial intelligence , machine learning , anthropology
Knowledge‐intensive firms need to leverage their individual knowledge assets via knowledge sharing to create collective knowledge resources. This process is, however, in the control of the knowledge worker. We explore this personal and emotive quality of knowledge sharing by asking: ‘How does employee commitment impact on knowledge sharing?’ We study professional service firms operating in cross‐boundary environments and examine the impact of commitment to the organisation, profession, team and client on knowledge sharing. The article contributes directly to our understanding of the interrelationship between (a) the types and foci of commitment and (b) bidirectional knowledge sharing.