Motivation and Knowledge Sharing through Social Media within Danish Organizations

Pia Nielsen, Liana Razmerita

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    Abstract

    Based on an empirical quantitative study, this article investigates employee motivation in Danish companies and aims at determining which factors affect employees’ knowledge sharing through social media in a working environment. Our findings pinpoint towards the potential social media have for enhancing internal communication, knowledge sharing and collaboration in organizations, but the adoption is low, at this point, due to mainly organizational and individual factors. Technological factors do not seem to affect employees’ motivation for knowledge sharing as much as previous research has found, but it is the influence from the combination of individual and organizational factors, which affect the adoption of the platforms. A key finding in the study is that knowledge sharing is not a ‘social dilemma’ as previous studies have found. The study shows a positive development in employees’ willingness to share knowledge, because knowledge sharing is considered more beneficial than to hoard it.
    OriginalsprogEngelsk
    TitelCreating Value for All Through IT : IFIP WG 8.6 International Conference on Transfer and Diffusion of IT, TDIT 2014, Aalborg, Denmark, June 2-4, 2014. Proceedings
    RedaktørerBirgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn, Peter Axel Nielsen
    UdgivelsesstedHeidelberg
    ForlagSpringer Science+Business Media
    Publikationsdato2014
    Sider197-213
    ISBN (Trykt)9783662434581
    ISBN (Elektronisk)9783662434598
    DOI
    StatusUdgivet - 2014
    BegivenhedIFIP WG 8.6 International Conference on Transfer and Diffusion of IT, TDIT 2014 - Aalborg, Danmark
    Varighed: 2 jun. 20144 jun. 2014

    Konference

    KonferenceIFIP WG 8.6 International Conference on Transfer and Diffusion of IT, TDIT 2014
    Land/OmrådeDanmark
    ByAalborg
    Periode02/06/201404/06/2014
    NavnIFIP AICT - Advances in Information and Communication technology
    Vol/bind429
    ISSN1868-4238

    Emneord

    • Knowledge sharing
    • Motivation
    • Social Media
    • Social Business
    • Internal Communication
    • Enterprise Social Networks
    • Enterprise 2.0

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