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The moderating effect of co-workers' reactions on social ties and knowledge sharing in work teams

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  • Chiung Hui Huang
  • Ing Chung Huang

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Researches have indicated that a close relationship among colleagues (strong social ties) would increase contributors' willingness to share knowledge. We argue that the contributors' perception of their co-workers' reactions would moderate the relationship between social ties and contributors' willingness to share knowledge. The results of this article are consistent with previous researches that social ties enhance the contributors' willingness to share knowledge in work teams. In addition, the co-workers' reactions (attitude/capability) do influence the contributors' willingness to share knowledge. The positive effect of social ties on contributors' willingness to share knowledge would be increased when the contributors perceive that their co-workers' learning attitude is earnest and would be reduced when the contributors perceive that their co-workers' learning capability is strong.

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  • Chiung Hui Huang & Ing Chung Huang, 2009. "The moderating effect of co-workers' reactions on social ties and knowledge sharing in work teams," International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 6(1/2), pages 156-169.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijlica:v:6:y:2009:i:1/2:p:156-169
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