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Proactive Personality, Knowledge Sharing Behavior, Job Characteristics, and Organizational Recognition: An Application of Costly Signaling Theory

주도적 성격과 지식 공유행위, 직무 특성, 그리고 조직의 인정 간 관계에 관한 연구: 비싼 신호보내기 이론을 중심으로

  • Park, Jisung (School of Business, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Chae, Heesun (Institute of Industrial Relations, Seoul National University)
  • Received : 2018.08.28
  • Accepted : 2018.12.07
  • Published : 2018.12.31
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Abstract

Drawing on costly signaling theory and self-enhancement motive, this study examines the relationships among proactive personality, knowledge sharing behavior, and organizational recognition. In addition to the individual characteristic, this study considers job characteristics as conditional factors, and especially proposes the moderated mediation model in which job complexity and variety moderate the relationships among proactive personality, knowledge sharing behavior, and organizational recognition. To prove these hypotheses, empirical analyses are conducted with 166 dyad samples collected from various industries. As predicted, individuals with high proactive personality are more likely to become involved in knowledge sharing behavior, and this behavior increases organizational recognition rated by their supervisors. Moreover, job complexity and variety moderate the positive relationship between proactive personality and organizational recognition is mediated by knowledge sharing behavior. These results reveal the motive in knowledge sharing and the boundary condition that is necessary to increase such behavior. The study findings will ultimately contribute theoretical and empirical implications to the knowledge management literature.

본 논문은 비싼 신호보내기 이론과 자기향상동기를 중심으로 주도적 성격과 지식 공유 행위 간 관계, 그리고 더 나아가 조직의 인정 간 관계를 검증하였다. 개인의 성격적 특질에 더하여, 상황적 요인으로 직무 특성을 고려하였는데, 본 논문에서는 직무 복잡성과 다양성이 주도적 성격과 지식 공유 행위, 조직 인정 간 정(+)의 관계를 조절할 것이라는 조절된 매개모형을 제안하였다. 한국 기업들을 대상으로 상사-부하 쌍(dyad) 설문을 실시하여 총 166쌍의 응답을 실증 분석한 결과, 예측한대로 주도적 성격을 가진 구성원일수록 지식 공유 행위를 보다 많이 보이는 것으로 나타났으며, 이러한 지식 공유 행위는 조직 내 상사가 평가한 조직 인정을 궁극적으로 높이는 것으로 나타났다. 뿐만 아니라, 직무 복잡성과 다양성이 높을 때가 낮을 때보다 지식 공유 행위에 의해 매개된 주도적 성격과 조직 인정 간 정(+)의 관계를 보다 강화하는 것으로 나타나 예측한대로 조절변수 관련 가설들도 지지되었다. 이러한 결과들은 조직 공유의 동기가 무엇이고, 이를 활성화시키는 경계조건들이 무엇인지를 밝힘으로써 지식경영 분야에 이론적 실무적 함의를 제공한다고 할 수 있다.

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Fig. 1. Interaction between proactive personality and task complexity in prediction knowledge sharing behavior

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Fig. 2. Interaction between proactive personality and task variety in prediction knowledge sharing behavior

Table 1. Demographic characteristics of respondents

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Table 2. Correlation analysis between variables

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Table 3. Results of hierarchical regression analysis on knowledge sharing behavior

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Table 4. Results of hierarchical regression analysis on organizational recognition

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