TY - GEN
T1 - Examining the effect of user empowerment on knowledge sharing
AU - Kang, Youn Jung
AU - Lee, Jin Yong
AU - Kim, Hee Woog
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - The success of a knowledge management system (KMS) depends on knowledge sharing. Numerous scholars and practitioners claim that motivational factors can facilitate successful knowledge sharing behavior. However, little empirical research has been conducted examining the different kinds of motivation (i.e., KMS empowerment) used to explain knowledge sharing behavior. By integrating a psychological empowerment perspective with the job characteristics theory (job significance, job autonomy, and task feedback), this study examines the role of KMS empowerment in explaining employee knowledge sharing behavior. Based on a survey of 183 employees from IT firms in Korea, this study applies the structural equation modelling approach to investigate the research model. The results show that KMS empowerment was significantly associated with knowledge sharing behavior, and work environment (job autonomy, task feedback, usefulness, and ease of use) enhanced KMS empowerment. However, job significance did not significantly influence KMS empowerment. The present findings' implications for organizations are discussed.
AB - The success of a knowledge management system (KMS) depends on knowledge sharing. Numerous scholars and practitioners claim that motivational factors can facilitate successful knowledge sharing behavior. However, little empirical research has been conducted examining the different kinds of motivation (i.e., KMS empowerment) used to explain knowledge sharing behavior. By integrating a psychological empowerment perspective with the job characteristics theory (job significance, job autonomy, and task feedback), this study examines the role of KMS empowerment in explaining employee knowledge sharing behavior. Based on a survey of 183 employees from IT firms in Korea, this study applies the structural equation modelling approach to investigate the research model. The results show that KMS empowerment was significantly associated with knowledge sharing behavior, and work environment (job autonomy, task feedback, usefulness, and ease of use) enhanced KMS empowerment. However, job significance did not significantly influence KMS empowerment. The present findings' implications for organizations are discussed.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85011085605
T3 - Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, PACIS 2016 - Proceedings
BT - Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, PACIS 2016 - Proceedings
PB - Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems
T2 - 20th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, PACIS 2016
Y2 - 27 June 2016 through 1 July 2016
ER -