Knowledge-sharing motivations affecting R&D employees' acceptance of electronic knowledge repository

Why would R&D employees be willing to use an electronic knowledge repository (EKR) for knowledge-sharing? This study integrates a technology acceptance model (TAM) to investigate the influence of extrinsic and intrinsic motivations on R&D employees' acceptance of an EKR for knowledge-sh...

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Published in:Behaviour & information technology 2011-03, Vol.30 (2), p.213-230
Main Authors: Hung, Shin-Yuan, Lai, Hui-Min, Chang, Wen-Wen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acceptance
Data collection
electronic knowledge repositories
Electronics
Empirical analysis
Employees
Exact sciences and technology
Information and communication sciences
Information science. Documentation
information system acceptance
Information systems
Knowledge
Knowledge management
knowledge sharing
knowledge-sharing motivations
Library and information science. General aspects
Mathematical models
Motivation
R&D
Reciprocity
Repositories
Research & development
Sciences and techniques of general use
Studies
Use and user studies. Information needs
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Summary:Why would R&D employees be willing to use an electronic knowledge repository (EKR) for knowledge-sharing? This study integrates a technology acceptance model (TAM) to investigate the influence of extrinsic and intrinsic motivations on R&D employees' acceptance of an EKR for knowledge-sharing. Empirical data were collected through a survey, which gathered data from 225 employees working in 10 organisations in Taiwan. The results indicated that (1) reputation and reciprocity were found to be two important antecedents to perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use; (2) altruism was also found to be an important antecedent to perceived ease of use; (3) reputation was the most influential factor of perceived usefulness, and another influential factor of perceived usefulness was reciprocity. Three knowledge-sharing motivations that significantly affect the perceived ease of use were listed as reciprocity, altruism, and reputation, according to the relative importance; (4) altruism plays an important role in explaining the EKR usage intentions for knowledge-sharing both directly and indirectly; and (5) the results were consistent with the propositions of TAM. This study contributes theoretically and empirically to the body of EKR usage research and also has practical implications.
ISSN:0144-929X
1362-3001
DOI:10.1080/0144929X.2010.545146