Exploring Knowledge Sharing in a Professional Network: A Central Eurasian Case
Increasingly, managers of global teams are faced with the challenge of how to foster knowledge sharing within a virtual or hybrid community. In this study, we replicate Chiu, Hsu, and Wang’s (2006) study of the influence of social capital factors on knowledge sharing in virtual communities and ex...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Ala-Too International University
2018-05-01
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Series: | Eurasian Journal of Business and Economics |
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Online Access: | http://www.ejbe.org/EJBE2018Vol11No21p001FORD-ZIEGLER-FANG-HOLMES.pdf |
Summary: | Increasingly, managers of global teams are faced with the challenge of how to
foster knowledge sharing within a virtual or hybrid community. In this study, we
replicate Chiu, Hsu, and Wang’s (2006) study of the influence of social capital
factors on knowledge sharing in virtual communities and extend it to reveal how
both the quantity and quality of knowledge sharing may mediate between social
capital factors and network involvement and commitment. The context of our
investigation is a professional hybrid community in Central Eurasia. Using singleindicator
structural equation modeling (SEM) to test our proposed model, we were
able to demonstrate both convergent and discriminant validity among the study
variables. Our study also provides partial support for the proposed model.
Implications for research and practice are discussed. |
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ISSN: | 1694-5948 1694-5972 |