Title
Knowledge-sharing motivations affecting R&D employees' acceptance of electronic knowledge repository
Abstract
Why would R&D employees be willing to use an electronic knowledge repository (EKR) for knowledge-sharing? This study integrates a technology acceptance model (TAM) to investigate the influence of extrinsic and intrinsic motivations on R&D employees' acceptance of an EKR for knowledge-sharing. Empirical data were collected through a survey, which gathered data from 225 employees working in 10 organisations in Taiwan. The results indicated that (1) reputation and reciprocity were found to be two important antecedents to perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use; (2) altruism was also found to be an important antecedent to perceived ease of use; (3) reputation was the most influential factor of perceived usefulness, and another influential factor of perceived usefulness was reciprocity. Three knowledge-sharing motivations that significantly affect the perceived ease of use were listed as reciprocity, altruism, and reputation, according to the relative importance; (4) altruism plays an important role in explaining the EKR usage intentions for knowledge-sharing both directly and indirectly; and (5) the results were consistent with the propositions of TAM. This study contributes theoretically and empirically to the body of EKR usage research and also has practical implications.
Year
DOI
Venue
2011
10.1080/0144929X.2010.545146
Behaviour & IT
Keywords
Field
DocType
important role,d employee,knowledge-sharing motivation,influential factor,ekr usage research,ekr usage intention,electronic knowledge repository,technology acceptance model,empirical data,important antecedent,information system,reciprocal altruism,intrinsic motivation,knowledge management
Social psychology,Knowledge sharing,Altruism,Technology acceptance model,Usability,Knowledge management,Psychology,Reciprocity (social psychology),Reputation
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
30
2
0144-929X
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
26
0.68
39
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Shin-Yuan Hung191249.10
Hui-Min Lai224510.93
Wen-Wen Chang3260.68