Belongingness, solidarity, and concern for others as predictors of knowledge-sharing: A moderated model
Chiyem Lucky Nwanzu & Sunday Samson Babalola
What the paper says
Organisations’ conscientious activities and their members’ knowledge management endeavours reflect the value of knowledge in meeting organisational goals. This research aimed to determine the effect of workplace belongingness, horizontal solidarity, and concern for others on knowledge-sharing behaviour among university academics and whether the effect is moderated by self-efficacy in knowledge-sharing. In this investigation, a quantitative methodology and a cross-sectional design were implemented, using a self-administered survey to collect data from 324 university academics. The questionnaire was prepared using a five-point scale. Participants comprised 38% women, 86% married and a mean age of 39.34 years (SD = 7.87). A regression statistical test, accompanied by Hayes’ PROCESS Micro, was adopted for analysis. The analyses revealed workplace belongingness, horizontal solidarity, and concern for others as positive predictors of knowledge-sharing behaviours among university academics and that knowledge-sharing self-efficacy was not a moderator in the relationships. This study also found that changes in the three independent factors accounted for 29% of the variance in knowledge-sharing behaviour. Workplace belongingness explained the greatest fluctuation in knowledge-sharing behaviour between predictor factors. Taking into account the predictor variables of this study, interventions are recommended to encourage knowledge-sharing behaviour among university academics.
Evidence weight
Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40
| F · citation impact | 0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20 |
| M · momentum | 0.50 × 0.15 = 0.07 |
| V · venue signal | 0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03 |
| R · text relevance † | 0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20 |
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