Multilevel influences on individual knowledge sharing behaviours: the moderating effects of knowledge sharing opportunity and collectivism
Journal of Knowledge Management
ISSN: 1367-3270
Article publication date: 4 June 2021
Issue publication date: 6 January 2022
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to draw upon social cognitive theory to develop a conceptual framework of four types of factors: individual, social, organisational and cultural that influence an individual’s knowledge sharing behaviour.
Design/methodology/approach
Data from 298 employees in Myanmar’s banking industry were analysed using the structural equation modelling (SEM) approach.
Findings
The results reveal that an individual’s absorptive capacity, trust and social interaction significantly impact knowledge-sharing behaviour. Additionally, the study found the moderating influence of knowledge sharing opportunity and collectivism in examining the impact of absorptive capacity, trust and social interaction on knowledge sharing behaviour.
Research limitations/implications
Future research may consider other dimensions of cultural dimensions, and extending the model by adding outcomes of knowledge sharing behaviour such as innovation or productivity could also be considered.
Practical implications
Organisations need to consider absorptive capacity in the recruitment process, increase trust and social interaction among employees, promote knowledge-sharing opportunities and collectivism to promote knowledge-sharing behaviour.
Originality/value
The study’s distinctive contribution is the Myanmar bank sector's under-researched context for investigating the reverse relationship between absorptive capacity and knowledge sharing behaviour. The moderating effects of knowledge sharing opportunity and collectivism ignored mainly in the knowledge sharing literature were investigated in this study.
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Citation
Nguyen, T.-M., Siri, N.S. and Malik, A. (2022), "Multilevel influences on individual knowledge sharing behaviours: the moderating effects of knowledge sharing opportunity and collectivism", Journal of Knowledge Management, Vol. 26 No. 1, pp. 70-87. https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-01-2021-0009
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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