A study on analyzing knowledge sharing within an organization: Testing an alternative theoretical model of employee attitude towards knowledge sharing

Abstract

This research aim to examine the factors affceting to employee attitude towards knowledge sharing in a Multination Company in Sri Lanka. Social Exchange Theory and Social Capital Theory has been used to examine various determinants of employee attitude towards sharing knowledge within an organization. Survey result from 61 employees in Sri Lanka has suggested that the employee trust plays an important role in semployee attitude towards sharing the knowledge and other factors have no signifiacnec effect on knowledge sharing attitude. Future studies could address the limitations of our research endeavor by broadening the sample size, assessing the opportunity for adopting AI in other HR functions, and including more countries in the sampling and analysis.