The relationship of personality and knowledge sharing

Knowledge sharing is a fundamental process of knowledge management. Knowledge sharing may be seen as a set of behaviour by which individuals in an organization voluntarily provide access to their knowledge and experiences. Knowledge sharing of individuals could be influenced by their personality cha...

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Main Author:	Hummad, Saleha
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	HD28 Management Industrial Management
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/54008/1/SalehaHummadMFM2015.pdf
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spelling	my-utm-ep.540082020-10-14T08:51:59Z The relationship of personality and knowledge sharing 2015-04 Hummad, Saleha HD28 Management. Industrial Management Knowledge sharing is a fundamental process of knowledge management. Knowledge sharing may be seen as a set of behaviour by which individuals in an organization voluntarily provide access to their knowledge and experiences. Knowledge sharing of individuals could be influenced by their personality characteristics. Therefore, the aim of this research is to study and enhance the understanding of the relationship of personality traits (namely agreeableness, conscientiousness, extraversion and openness to experience) and knowledge sharing. Questionnaire was used to collect data from the management staff of Engro Fertilizers Limited, Pakistan. The data collected were empirically tested using Pearson’s Correlation via SPSS software. The results of the study show that the personality traits are important individual characteristics that influence knowledge sharing. In this study, agreeableness and openness to experience have been found to have a positive significant relationship with knowledge sharing. 2015-04 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/54008/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/54008/1/SalehaHummadMFM2015.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Management Faculty of Management
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topic	HD28 Management Industrial Management
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description	Knowledge sharing is a fundamental process of knowledge management. Knowledge sharing may be seen as a set of behaviour by which individuals in an organization voluntarily provide access to their knowledge and experiences. Knowledge sharing of individuals could be influenced by their personality characteristics. Therefore, the aim of this research is to study and enhance the understanding of the relationship of personality traits (namely agreeableness, conscientiousness, extraversion and openness to experience) and knowledge sharing. Questionnaire was used to collect data from the management staff of Engro Fertilizers Limited, Pakistan. The data collected were empirically tested using Pearson’s Correlation via SPSS software. The results of the study show that the personality traits are important individual characteristics that influence knowledge sharing. In this study, agreeableness and openness to experience have been found to have a positive significant relationship with knowledge sharing.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Hummad, Saleha
author_facet	Hummad, Saleha
author_sort	Hummad, Saleha
title	The relationship of personality and knowledge sharing
title_short	The relationship of personality and knowledge sharing
title_full	The relationship of personality and knowledge sharing
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title_full_unstemmed	The relationship of personality and knowledge sharing
title_sort	relationship of personality and knowledge sharing
granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Management
granting_department	Faculty of Management
publishDate	2015
url	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/54008/1/SalehaHummadMFM2015.pdf
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