Organizational Factors and Knowledge Sharing Behavior: Mediating Model of Knowledge Sharing Intention
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https://doi.org/10.54097/ajmss.v5i2.39Keywords:
Organizational Climate, Formalization, Centralization, Knowledge-sharing Behavior, Knowledge-sharing IntentionAbstract
This research investigates the mechanism of how organizational factors (including organizational climate, formalization, and centralization) impact knowledge-sharing behavior by considering knowledge-sharing intention as a mediator. After conducting online surveys and offline interviews, we utilized a quantities method with the PLS-SEM tool to examine the potential findings. This study’s respondents were employees selected randomly from information technology enterprises in Vietnam; the final data set included 529 responses. The findings demonstrate that the organizational climate has a favorable link with knowledge-sharing behavior, whereas the remaining organizational factors, namely formalization and centralization, have a negative influence. Besides, this study found that knowledge-sharing intention plays a mediating role in these relationships. This research also provides some theoretical and practical implications, limitations as well as future research directions for further studies.
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