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Do Work Engagement and Transformational Leadership Facilitate Knowledge Sharing? A Perspective of Conservation of Resources Theory.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 04 10; 17(7)IJ

Abstract

Based on the perspective of conservation of resources (COR) theory, this study adopts a multilevel approach to examine the influences of employees' personal resources (i.e., work engagement and intrinsic motivation) and external resources (i.e., transformational leadership) on knowledge sharing. This study conducts a survey to explore the interrelationships among transformational leadership, work engagement, intrinsic motivation, and knowledge sharing. The sample includes 33 healthcare work groups consisting of 214 group members. The results show that an individual's personal and external resources are positive and benefit the promotion of knowledge sharing. As for personal resources, work engagement has a positive impact on knowledge sharing by increasing intrinsic motivation. Regarding external resources, transformational leadership acts as a facilitator for knowledge sharing. Specifically, the conditional indirect effects of work engagement on knowledge sharing through intrinsic motivation are more positive under high levels of transformational leadership, rather than low levels of transformational leadership. Based on the COR theory, this is the first study to argue that knowledge sharing could be considered as an active activity and that individuals could be eager to perform knowledge sharing when they possess significant personal and external resources. The results of this study provide new insights into knowledge sharing.

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Wu WL
Department of International Business, Chien Hsin University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan 32097, Taiwan.
Lee YC
Department of International Business, Chien Hsin University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan 32097, Taiwan.

MeSH

Health ResourcesHumansLeadershipMotivationSurveys and QuestionnairesWork Engagement

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

32290352

Citation

Wu, Wei-Li, and Yi-Chih Lee. "Do Work Engagement and Transformational Leadership Facilitate Knowledge Sharing? a Perspective of Conservation of Resources Theory." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 17, no. 7, 2020.
Wu WL, Lee YC. Do Work Engagement and Transformational Leadership Facilitate Knowledge Sharing? A Perspective of Conservation of Resources Theory. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020;17(7).
Wu, W. L., & Lee, Y. C. (2020). Do Work Engagement and Transformational Leadership Facilitate Knowledge Sharing? A Perspective of Conservation of Resources Theory. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(7). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072615
Wu WL, Lee YC. Do Work Engagement and Transformational Leadership Facilitate Knowledge Sharing? a Perspective of Conservation of Resources Theory. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 04 10;17(7) PubMed PMID: 32290352.
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