Personality Composition, Affective Tie and Knowledge Sharing: A Team Level Analysis

Abstract

Since knowledge has became the most valuable asset for organizations in the knowledge-economy age, related issues of knowledge management have been getting more and more attention, especially the concept of knowledge sharing, because it is a necessary condition for organizations to perform fruitful knowledge transfer and creation, which will then help them gain and sustain competitive advantage. Previous research has for the most part only studied how to induce employees to perform knowledge sharing at the individual level. However, it might not be enough as nowadays most organizational goals must be met by teamwork; therefore, recognizing what kind of team attributes can effectively promote knowledge sharing is important. In this study, we investigate the issue of knowledge sharing based on the IPO (input-process-output model) model at the team level. 53 R&D teams composed of 205 employees participated in this study to examine the relationships among team personality composition (the five-factor personality), team process (affective tie), and team outcome (knowledge sharing). The findings are then discussed in terms of their implications for management practices and future research.

How to make a knowledge-sharing group: a group social capital perspective

“…An increased level of knowledge sharing within groups indicates that members are more willing to engage in knowledge sharing with colleagues (Hsu et al, 2011). It is important to understand how to promote knowledge sharing at the group level.…”

The effects of openness to experience on pair programming in a higher education context

“…Studies' findings report that the mean level of Openness to experience in team compositions positively influences knowledge sharing among team members ( [14], [18]). It means that a team composed of higher aggregate levels of Openness to experience resulted into higher levels of knowledge sharing [14].…”

“…Studies' findings report that the mean level of Openness to experience in team compositions positively influences knowledge sharing among team members ( [14], [18]). It means that a team composed of higher aggregate levels of Openness to experience resulted into higher levels of knowledge sharing [14]. LePine [17] stated that "In a team setting, open individuals should not only make more suggestions, but because they tend to be insightful, enthusiastic, and talkative, they should tend to build on the ideas of other members" (p. 32).…”

Impact of Personality Traits on Online Knowledge Sharing Behavior in Social Media among University Undergraduates

“…They are more like to avoid CMC tools from their daily task. High extraversion people will be more involved in knowledge-sharing activities among individuals (Gupta, 2008;Hsu, Wu, & Yeh, 2007). Guptha and Govindarajan (2000) found that communication knowledge sharing is essential.…”

“…Extroverts are emotionally positive they are satisfied when they are working with the team. Within the group knowledge sharing will be increased and then can ensure that the team will remain viable (Hsu, Wu, and Yeh 2007). For example, extroverted university students share the library information with their team members to complete group assignments when completing it depends on a lot of online sources from the library website (Teh, Yong, Chong, & Yew, 2011).…”