IMPACT OF SELF-CONSTRUAL ON CHOICE OF ENTERPRISE SOCIAL MEDIA FOR KNOWLEDGE SHARING

被引:19
作者
Liu, Jun [1 ]
Rau, Pei-Luen Patrick [1 ]
机构
[1] Tsinghua Univ, Dept Ind Engn, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China
来源
SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND PERSONALITY | 2014年 / 42卷 / 07期
关键词
self-construal; knowledge sharing; media choice; self-efficacy; motivation; openness of sharing; VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES; REUSE; PERSONALIZATION; CODIFICATION; MOTIVATORS; EFFICACY; BEHAVIOR; STRATEGY;
D O I
10.2224/sbp.2014.42.7.1077
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Researchers have rarely focused on organizations choosing the right knowledge-sharing media according to users' individual-level variables such as self-construal. We investigated the impact of self-construal (independent vs. interdependent) and organizational relationship (ingroup vs. outgroup) on employees' motivation, self-efficacy, and openness of sharing through two widely adopted online knowledge-sharing social media: wiki (e. g., Wikipedia, a volunteer-contributed encyclopedia) and a question and answer (Q&A) archive. Quantitative responses to 4 scenarios were collected from 232 Chinese employees. The results indicated that when sharing with outgroup members, interdependent employees (but not independent employees) had higher self-efficacy and openness of sharing using wiki than using Q&A. No difference between the two social media was found in the ingroup sharing. Theoretical implications and implications for practicing managers are discussed.
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页码:1077 / 1089
页数:13
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