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An Empirical Investigation into the Influence of Knowledge Sharing Barriers on Knowledge Sharing and Individual Innovation Behaviour

An Empirical Investigation into the Influence of Knowledge Sharing Barriers on Knowledge Sharing and Individual Innovation Behaviour

Salih Yeşil, Bengü Hırlak
Copyright: © 2013 |Volume: 9 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 24
ISSN: 1548-0666|EISSN: 1548-0658|EISBN13: 9781466632332|DOI: 10.4018/jkm.2013040103
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Yeşil, Salih, and Bengü Hırlak. "An Empirical Investigation into the Influence of Knowledge Sharing Barriers on Knowledge Sharing and Individual Innovation Behaviour." IJKM vol.9, no.2 2013: pp.38-61. http://doi.org/10.4018/jkm.2013040103

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Yeşil, S. & Hırlak, B. (2013). An Empirical Investigation into the Influence of Knowledge Sharing Barriers on Knowledge Sharing and Individual Innovation Behaviour. International Journal of Knowledge Management (IJKM), 9(2), 38-61. http://doi.org/10.4018/jkm.2013040103

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Yeşil, Salih, and Bengü Hırlak. "An Empirical Investigation into the Influence of Knowledge Sharing Barriers on Knowledge Sharing and Individual Innovation Behaviour," International Journal of Knowledge Management (IJKM) 9, no.2: 38-61. http://doi.org/10.4018/jkm.2013040103

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Abstract

Knowledge sharing barriers reduce the propensity of individuals to share knowledge and produce innovation behaviour. Thus, identifying barriers and their impact on knowledge sharing and individual innovation behaviour is a potential research area to study. Considering lack of studies in the literature, this study provides further evidence regarding the implications of knowledge sharing barriers in the workplace. Data was collected from eighty three academic staff in a higher education institution and analysed with Smart PLS. The results showed that organisation related knowledge sharing barriers are negatively related to knowledge collecting and knowledge donating. The result also indicates that individual knowledge sharing barriers have negative effect on individual innovation behaviours. There was no link found in this study between knowledge sharing and individual innovation behaviour. These findings provide empirical evidence to the further development of knowledge management and innovation research, and insights regarding how to better implement knowledge sharing and foster innovation behaviour in organisations.

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