The Effect of Entrepreneurial Leadership on Employees' Tacit Knowledge Sharing in Start-Ups: A Moderated Mediation Model.
Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2022; 15:137-149.PR

Abstract

BACKGROUND

This study explores the causal relationship between entrepreneurial leadership and employees' tacit knowledge sharing in start-ups. Construct a moderated mediation model to test the mediating role of affective commitment and the moderating role of career growth opportunities.

METHODS

A questionnaire was used to collect data, and 485 samples of employees in Chinese start-ups were collected. Regression analysis and structural equation model were used to analyze data and verify hypotheses.

RESULTS

The study shows that entrepreneurial leadership has a significant positive effect on employees' affective commitment and tacit knowledge sharing. Affective commitment plays a mediating effect between entrepreneurial leadership and employees' tacit knowledge sharing. Career growth opportunities play a positive moderating role in the impact of entrepreneurial leadership on affective commitment and tacit knowledge sharing, and positively moderate the indirect effect of entrepreneurial leadership on tacit knowledge sharing through affective commitment.

CONCLUSION

The research illustrates that the managers of start-ups can improve employees' affective commitment by giving full play to entrepreneurial leadership and combining the career growth opportunities provided by the organization. Employees' tacit knowledge sharing behavior is stimulated, providing guiding value for knowledge management and the human resource management of start-ups.

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Pu B

School of Public Affairs and Administration, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, People's Republic of China. School of Business and Tourism, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611830, People's Republic of China.

Sang W

School of Business and Tourism, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611830, People's Republic of China.

Yang J

School of Economics and Management, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, 610031, People's Republic of China.

Ji S

School of Business and Tourism, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611830, People's Republic of China.

Tang Z

School of Public Affairs and Administration, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, People's Republic of China.

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

35058720

Citation

Pu, Bo, et al. "The Effect of Entrepreneurial Leadership On Employees' Tacit Knowledge Sharing in Start-Ups: a Moderated Mediation Model." Psychology Research and Behavior Management, vol. 15, 2022, pp. 137-149.

Pu B, Sang W, Yang J, et al. The Effect of Entrepreneurial Leadership on Employees' Tacit Knowledge Sharing in Start-Ups: A Moderated Mediation Model. Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2022;15:137-149.

Pu, B., Sang, W., Yang, J., Ji, S., & Tang, Z. (2022). The Effect of Entrepreneurial Leadership on Employees' Tacit Knowledge Sharing in Start-Ups: A Moderated Mediation Model. Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 15, 137-149. https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S347523

Pu B, et al. The Effect of Entrepreneurial Leadership On Employees' Tacit Knowledge Sharing in Start-Ups: a Moderated Mediation Model. Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2022;15:137-149. PubMed PMID: 35058720.

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TY - JOUR T1 - The Effect of Entrepreneurial Leadership on Employees' Tacit Knowledge Sharing in Start-Ups: A Moderated Mediation Model. AU - Pu,Bo, AU - Sang,Wenyuan, AU - Yang,Juan, AU - Ji,Siyu, AU - Tang,Zhiwei, Y1 - 2022/01/14/ PY - 2021/11/08/received PY - 2022/01/02/accepted PY - 2022/1/21/entrez PY - 2022/1/22/pubmed PY - 2022/1/22/medline KW - affective commitment KW - career growth opportunities KW - entrepreneurial leadership KW - tacit knowledge sharing SP - 137 EP - 149 JF - Psychology research and behavior management JO - Psychol Res Behav Manag VL - 15 N2 - BACKGROUND: This study explores the causal relationship between entrepreneurial leadership and employees' tacit knowledge sharing in start-ups. Construct a moderated mediation model to test the mediating role of affective commitment and the moderating role of career growth opportunities. METHODS: A questionnaire was used to collect data, and 485 samples of employees in Chinese start-ups were collected. Regression analysis and structural equation model were used to analyze data and verify hypotheses. RESULTS: The study shows that entrepreneurial leadership has a significant positive effect on employees' affective commitment and tacit knowledge sharing. Affective commitment plays a mediating effect between entrepreneurial leadership and employees' tacit knowledge sharing. Career growth opportunities play a positive moderating role in the impact of entrepreneurial leadership on affective commitment and tacit knowledge sharing, and positively moderate the indirect effect of entrepreneurial leadership on tacit knowledge sharing through affective commitment. CONCLUSION: The research illustrates that the managers of start-ups can improve employees' affective commitment by giving full play to entrepreneurial leadership and combining the career growth opportunities provided by the organization. Employees' tacit knowledge sharing behavior is stimulated, providing guiding value for knowledge management and the human resource management of start-ups. SN - 1179-1578 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/35058720/The_Effect_of_Entrepreneurial_Leadership_on_Employees'_Tacit_Knowledge_Sharing_in_Start_Ups:_A_Moderated_Mediation_Model_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -

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