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Behavioral intention formation in knowledge sharing: examining the roles of extrinsic motivators, social-psychological forces, and organizational climate (1).
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MIS Quarterly
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March 1, 2005
- Author:
- Bock, Gee-Woo; Zmud, Robert W.; Kim, Young-Gul; Lee, Jae-Nam
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Abstract
Individuals' knowledge does not transform easily into organizational knowledge even with the implementation of knowledge repositories. Rather, individuals tend to hoard knowledge for various reasons. The aim of this study is to develop an integrative understanding of the factors supporting or inhibiting individuals' knowledge-sharing intentions. We employ as our theoretical framework the theory of reasoned action (TRA), and augment it with extrinsic motivators, social-psychological forces and organizational climate factors that are believed to influence individuals' knowledge-sharing intentions.
Through a field survey of 154 managers from 27 Korean ...