Theory of planned behaviour factors and personality traits as determinants of the knowledge-sharing behaviour of pharmacists in Oyo State, Nigeria

Abstract

While many studies have attempted to understand knowledge-sharing practices in the health-care industry, there is a dearth of knowledge about the determinants of the knowledge-sharing behaviour of pharmacists. The present study employed theory of planned behaviour constructs and personality traits to assess factors affecting the knowledge-sharing behaviour of pharmacists in Oyo State, Nigeria. A descriptive survey research design was adopted, with the use of a structured questionnaire as the data collection instrument. Relevant descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were carried out on the collected data. The findings revealed that there is a positive relationship between attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, openness to experience, agreeableness and knowledge-sharing behaviour. This implies that pharmacists whose personality traits tend towards openness to experience and agreeableness will share their knowledge more readily than those whose personality traits do not. Also, pharmacists’ knowledge-sharing behaviour can be enhanced through improvements in their attitude towards knowledge sharing, subjective norms and their perceived behavioural control.

Knowledge sharing behavior among academics: Insights from theory of planned behavior, perceived trust and organizational climate

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“…While some scholars have used guiding theories such as social capital theory (Fauzi et al, 2019), social exchange theory (Yan et al, 2016) and theory of reasoned action (Ng, 2020), other scholars have relied only on a part of the theory (e.g. TPB without actual behavior and/or salient beliefs; Al- Fauzi et al, 2018;Al-Kurdi et al, 2020;Opesade and Alade, 2020). The founder of TPB, Ajzen (1991), suggested that the use of the full version of TPB, which includes three different kinds of salient beliefs.…”

“…Third, this research also offers a more profound understanding of KSB through the scrutiny of actual behavior. Noteworthily, past studies have often investigated the relationship between attitude and behavioral intention (Fauzi et al, 2018(Fauzi et al, , 2019aHosen et al, 2021a;Opesade and Alade, 2020) but not actual behavior. In this regard, this research makes an important contribution through the study of KSB, thereby going beyond KSI.…”

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