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Fostering knowledge sharing behaviour among public sector managers: a proposed model for the Malaysian public service

Purpose: This paper aims to propose a conceptual model of knowledge sharing behaviour among Malaysian public sector managers. Design/methodology/approach: An extensive literature review method was used to identify and analyse relevant literature in order to propose a knowledge sharing model. Finding...

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Main Authors: Tangaraja, Gangeswari, Mohd Rasdi, Roziah, Ismail, Maimunah, Abu Samah, Bahaman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Emerald Group Publishing 2015
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37711/1/Fostering%20knowledge%20sharing%20behaviour%20among%20public%20sector%20managers.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.377112015-12-01T01:30:17Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37711/ Fostering knowledge sharing behaviour among public sector managers: a proposed model for the Malaysian public service Tangaraja, Gangeswari Mohd Rasdi, Roziah Ismail, Maimunah Abu Samah, Bahaman Purpose: This paper aims to propose a conceptual model of knowledge sharing behaviour among Malaysian public sector managers. Design/methodology/approach: An extensive literature review method was used to identify and analyse relevant literature in order to propose a knowledge sharing model. Findings: The authors identified three potential predictor groups of knowledge sharing behaviour among Malaysian public sector managers. The groups are intrinsic motivational factors, extrinsic motivational factors and organisational socialisation factors. The paper proposes organisational commitment as the mediating variable between the identified predictors and knowledge sharing behaviour (knowledge donating and knowledge collecting). Research limitations/implications: The paper offers a number of propositions, which leads to a knowledge sharing model. Future research should validate and examine the predictive power of the proposed model. Practical implications: Upon model validation, the paper could offer practical interventions for human resource development (HRD) practitioners to assist organisations towards fostering knowledge sharing behaviour. The paper highlights the importance of employee’s organisational commitment in order to engage in organizational-related behaviours such as knowledge sharing. Originality/value: The paper used a new approach in theorising knowledge sharing behaviour by integrating the General Workplace Commitment Model, Self-Determination Theory and Social Capital Theory. The suggestion of public service motivation as one of the intrinsic motivational factors could provide new insights to the HRD practitioners on fostering knowledge sharing behaviour in the public service subject to model validation. Emerald Group Publishing 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37711/1/Fostering%20knowledge%20sharing%20behaviour%20among%20public%20sector%20managers.pdf Tangaraja, Gangeswari and Mohd Rasdi, Roziah and Ismail, Maimunah and Abu Samah, Bahaman (2015) Fostering knowledge sharing behaviour among public sector managers: a proposed model for the Malaysian public service. Journal of Knowledge Management, 19 (1). pp. 121-140. ISSN 1367-3270; ESSN: 1758-7484 http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/JKM-11-2014-0449 10.1108/JKM-11-2014-0449
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description Purpose: This paper aims to propose a conceptual model of knowledge sharing behaviour among Malaysian public sector managers. Design/methodology/approach: An extensive literature review method was used to identify and analyse relevant literature in order to propose a knowledge sharing model. Findings: The authors identified three potential predictor groups of knowledge sharing behaviour among Malaysian public sector managers. The groups are intrinsic motivational factors, extrinsic motivational factors and organisational socialisation factors. The paper proposes organisational commitment as the mediating variable between the identified predictors and knowledge sharing behaviour (knowledge donating and knowledge collecting). Research limitations/implications: The paper offers a number of propositions, which leads to a knowledge sharing model. Future research should validate and examine the predictive power of the proposed model. Practical implications: Upon model validation, the paper could offer practical interventions for human resource development (HRD) practitioners to assist organisations towards fostering knowledge sharing behaviour. The paper highlights the importance of employee’s organisational commitment in order to engage in organizational-related behaviours such as knowledge sharing. Originality/value: The paper used a new approach in theorising knowledge sharing behaviour by integrating the General Workplace Commitment Model, Self-Determination Theory and Social Capital Theory. The suggestion of public service motivation as one of the intrinsic motivational factors could provide new insights to the HRD practitioners on fostering knowledge sharing behaviour in the public service subject to model validation.
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author Tangaraja, Gangeswari
Mohd Rasdi, Roziah
Ismail, Maimunah
Abu Samah, Bahaman
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Mohd Rasdi, Roziah
Ismail, Maimunah
Abu Samah, Bahaman
Fostering knowledge sharing behaviour among public sector managers: a proposed model for the Malaysian public service
author_facet Tangaraja, Gangeswari
Mohd Rasdi, Roziah
Ismail, Maimunah
Abu Samah, Bahaman
author_sort Tangaraja, Gangeswari
title Fostering knowledge sharing behaviour among public sector managers: a proposed model for the Malaysian public service
title_short Fostering knowledge sharing behaviour among public sector managers: a proposed model for the Malaysian public service
title_full Fostering knowledge sharing behaviour among public sector managers: a proposed model for the Malaysian public service
title_fullStr Fostering knowledge sharing behaviour among public sector managers: a proposed model for the Malaysian public service
title_full_unstemmed Fostering knowledge sharing behaviour among public sector managers: a proposed model for the Malaysian public service
title_sort fostering knowledge sharing behaviour among public sector managers: a proposed model for the malaysian public service
publisher Emerald Group Publishing
publishDate 2015
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37711/1/Fostering%20knowledge%20sharing%20behaviour%20among%20public%20sector%20managers.pdf
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