Studying the Relations of Social Capital Factors With Knowledge Sharing: A Case Study at Research Department of Irib

• Main Authors: Hassan DARVISH, Rama NIKBAKHSH
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Babes Bolyai University 2010-10-01
• Series: Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences
• Online Access: https://rtsa.ro/tras/index.php/tras/article/view/178

<p>The aim of our study was to further develop an understanding of social capital in organizational knowledge sharing. We first developed a measurement tool and then a theoretical framework in which six social capital factors (social interaction ties, trust, identification, norm of reciprocity, openmindedness, and shared language &amp; goals) can have effect on two sides of knowledge sharing; attitude and expectations about knowledge sharing, and quality of knowledge sharing. We surveyed 144 managers and researchers from a research department of IRIB, and then examined their relationships using step-wise multiple regression analysis. We confirm that social interaction ties, trust, norm of reciprocity, and shared language &amp; goals significantly contributed to a person’s attitude and expectations about knowledge sharing, but only shared language and goals directly contributed to quality of knowledge sharing.</p>