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Title:
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TOWARD AN UNDERSTANDING OF KNOWLEDGE SHARING -THE EFFECTS OF FAIRNESS PERCEPTION |
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Author(s):
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Cheng-kiang Farn , Jen-rui Fu |
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ISBN:
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972-98947-5-2 |
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Editors:
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Pedro Isaías, Piet Kommers and Maggie McPherson |
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Year:
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2004 |
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Edition:
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2 |
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Keywords:
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Knowledge sharing, information sharing theory, equity theory, ownership of knowledge, explicit knowledge,
tacit knowledge. |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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743 |
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Last Page:
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750 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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This study examines the effects of fairness perception and belief of organizational ownership on an individuals
propensity to share knowledge. Based on the theory of information sharing (Constant et al., 1994) and the equity theory
(Adam, 1985), a theoretical model was developed and tested using structural equation analysis, and the effects of fairness
perception on sharing explicit and tacit knowledge were compared. Results indicate that distributive justice has greater
impact on explicit knowledge sharing than tacit knowledge sharing. In contrast, procedural justice is more important than
distributive justice in predicting individuals propensity to share tacit knowledge. These findings provide supports that
attitude toward knowledge sharing is moderated by the nature of knowledge shared. Also as hypothesized, fairness
perception were found to be important predictors of employees ownership beliefs of knowledge and knowledge sharing
propensity. |
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