Antecedents of Knowledge Sharing Behavior among Nurses

Abstract

This study examined whether presenteeism, altruism and perceived usefulness of social network are the main antecedents to facilitate knowledge sharing behavior (KSB) among nurses. A systematic review technique is adopted to formulate a conceptual framework that integrates the Theory of Research Action and Technology Acceptance Model. Presenteeism in this study is generated by positive attitude to implement tasks by nurses. Indeed, their essence of knowledge and caring has led this study to propose altruism and perceived usefulness of social network (facebook) as factors that can influence KSB. A quantitative research method was employed utilizing survey method. Research data was collected from a sample of 386 Malaysian nurses. Structural Equation Modeling was carried out to examine the predictive behavior of the proposed factors of the research model. It was discovered from the study that the presenteeism, altruism and perceived usefulness of social network are important factors for predicting a nurse’s knowledge sharing behavior.