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Knowledge sharing behaviour among head nurses in online health communities: The moderating role of knowledge self-efficacy

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  • Salah Shehab
  • Mohammad Al-Bsheish
  • Ahmed Meri
  • Mohammed Dauwed
  • Badr K Aldhmadi
  • Haitham Mohsin Kareem
  • Adi Alsyouf
  • Khalid Al-Mugheed
  • Mu’taman Jarrar

Abstract

Background: Head nurses are vital in understanding and encouraging knowledge sharing among their followers. However, few empirical studies have highlighted their contribution to knowledge-sharing behaviour in Online Health Communities (OHCs). In addition, scant literature has examined the moderating role of knowledge self-efficacy in this regard. Purposes: This study examines the moderating role of self-efficacy between the association of four selected individual factors of head nurses (i.e., Trust, Reciprocity, Reputation, and Ability to Share) and their knowledge-sharing behaviour in OHCs in Jordan. Method: The data were obtained by using a self-reported survey from 283 head nurses in 22 private hospitals in Jordan. A moderation regression analysis using a structural equation modelling approach (i.e. Smart PLS-SEM, Version 3) was utilised to evaluate the study’s measurement and structural model. Results: Knowledge self-efficacy moderates the relationship between the three individual factors (i.e., Trust, Reciprocity, and Reputation) and knowledge-sharing behaviours. However, self-efficacy did not moderate the relationship between the ability to share and knowledge-sharing behaviours. Implications: This study contributes to understanding the moderating role of knowledge self-efficacy among head nurses in online healthcare communities. Moreover, this study provides guidelines for head nurses to become active members in knowledge sharing in OHCs. The findings of this study offer a basis for further research on knowledge sharing in the healthcare sector.

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  • Salah Shehab & Mohammad Al-Bsheish & Ahmed Meri & Mohammed Dauwed & Badr K Aldhmadi & Haitham Mohsin Kareem & Adi Alsyouf & Khalid Al-Mugheed & Mu’taman Jarrar, 2023. "Knowledge sharing behaviour among head nurses in online health communities: The moderating role of knowledge self-efficacy," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 18(1), pages 1-16, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0278721
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278721
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