Supporting participation in organizational information exchange: psychological recommendations
Abstract
Purpose
The aim of this article is to show how members of an organization can be encouraged to participate actively in information exchange and in the creation of an organizational knowledge base.
Design/methodology/approach
This article addresses this issue by providing recommendations from motivational and social psychology.
Findings
The article provides recommendations concerning people's need for self‐determination, for social relations, regarding their reputation, and their need for favorable self‐presentation.
Originality/value
The recommendations from motivational and social psychology are supposed help organizations to support participation in organizational information exchange.
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Citation
Kimmerle, J. (2010), "Supporting participation in organizational information exchange: psychological recommendations", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 24 No. 4, pp. 14-16. https://doi.org/10.1108/14777281011056712
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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