The influence of team members' motivation and leaders' behaviour on scientific knowledge sharing in universities

被引:24
作者
Ballesteros-Rodriguez, Jose Luis [1 ]
De Saa-Perez, Petra [2 ]
Garcia-Carbonell, Natalia [3 ,4 ,5 ]
Martin-Alcazar, Fernando [6 ]
Sanchez-Gardey, Gonzalo [6 ]
机构
[1] Univ Las Palmas Gran Canaria, Org Behav, Las Palmas Gran Canaria, Spain
[2] Univ Las Palmas Gran Canaria, Org Behav & Managerial Skills, Las Palmas Gran Canaria, Spain
[3] Univ Cadiz, Human Resource Management & Business Org, Cadiz, Spain
[4] Univ Cadiz, Org, Cadiz, Spain
[5] Univ Cadiz, Business Management Dept, Cadiz, Spain
[6] Univ Cadiz, Cadiz, Spain
关键词
human resources management; knowledge sharing; leadership; motivation; research teams; EMPOWERING LEADERSHIP; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATIONS; COMMITMENT; CREATIVITY; STRATEGIES; INNOVATION; ACADEMIA; SCIENCE; CLIMATE;
D O I
10.1177/0020852320921220
中图分类号
C93 [管理学]; D035 [国家行政管理]; D523 [行政管理]; D63 [国家行政管理];
学科分类号
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ; 1204 ; 120401 ;
摘要
This article aims to analyse the influence of team members' motivation and leaders' behaviour on knowledge sharing among the academics of a research project team. To that end, a study of 678 academic researchers belonging to project teams linked to several Spanish universities was conducted. Hierarchical regression analysis was used to analyse the data, and the results reveal that leaders with a knowledge-oriented style have a positive influence on the knowledge shared among the members of their research team. Nevertheless, and contrary to expectations, the results also show that academics' extrinsic motivation has a negative effect on knowledge sharing, while intrinsic motivation has no effect. The findings are similar when considering the scientific field. This article makes an important contribution to the knowledge management literature in the particular context of academic research. It reveals the importance of a knowledge-oriented leadership style as a key determinant of knowledge sharing within research teams.
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页码:320 / 336
页数:17
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