Examining the influence of the social cognitive factors and relative autonomous motivations on employees’ knowledge sharing behaviors

• Autores: Wei-Tsong Wang
• Localización: Decision Sciences, ISSN-e 1540-5915, Vol. 47, Nº. 3, 2016, págs. 404-436
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • By incorporating the perspectives of social cognitive theory and relative autonomous motivations, this study examines a model that depicts the influence of personal and environmental factors on employees’ knowledge sharing behaviors (KSBs). Data that were collected from 294 professionals in the industry were analyzed using component-based structural equation modeling to examine the proposed model. The research results indicate that trust, relationship orientation, knowledge sharing self-efficacy, and relative autonomous motivation regarding KSBs are the key influencing factors of KSBs of professionals. A key implication is that managers must consider the impact of the level of employee-perceived autonomous motivation when they seek to facilitate KSBs. Finally, the theoretical and practical contributions are discussed, followed by the suggestions for future research directions.