1Assistant Professor, Department of MBA, Malla Reddy Engineering College and Management Sciences, Medchal, Telangana, India, laksh.mannan@gmail.com
2Assistant Professor, Department of Management Studies, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India
Online published on 15 February, 2019.
This paper aims to examine the knowledge sharing behaviour of medical faculties in India, how it is influenced by knowledge self-efficacy and how it influences organisational climate. The methodology used was a survey of 300 medical faculties working in medical colleges and hospitals to examine the role of knowledge self-efficacy on, inter-departmental knowledge donation and knowledge collection behaviour, and organizational climate. Structural equation modelling was used to analyse the relationships. The authors found that the knowledge self-efficacy of medical faculties has positive significant influence on inter-departmental knowledge donation whereas inter-departmental knowledge collection is not influenced by knowledge self-efficacy. The organizational climate is positively influenced by knowledge self-efficacy. Further it is found that knowledge donation behaviour of medical faculties has strong influence over knowledge collection behaviour. Organizations trying to inculcate knowledge sharing behaviour can first make employees feel or conduct training programs aiming at improving their self-efficacy pertaining to their knowledge i.e. knowledge self-efficacy.
Knowledge sharing, knowledge donation, knowledge collection, knowledge self-efficacy, organizational climate
