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The Influence of Authentic Leadership on Intention to Share Knowledge Through Organization Identification and Organization Commitment: Analysis of the Moderating Effect of Reciprocal Feedback and Task Interdependence  

Hwang, Inho (College of General Education, Kookmin University)
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Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship / v.16, no.6, 2021 , pp. 269-285 More about this Journal
Abstract
As the systematic management of knowledge within an organization is recognized as a core factor for the continuous growth of an organization, organizations are increasing their interest in knowledge management. Knowledge management requires the active sharing of knowledge by insiders of the organization, but there are cases of failure due to the lack of participation of leaders and employees of the organization. The purpose of this study is to suggest a mechanism by which the authentic leadership of leaders in small and medium-sized enterprises(SME), which are relatively lacking in knowledge production capacity, leads to intention to share knowledge of employees. In addition, the study confirms that reciprocal feedback and task interdependence moderate the relationship between antecedent factors and intention to share knowledge. In this study, a research model was derived based on precedent research, and 272 samples were obtained by conducting a questionnaire survey on employees of SME that introduced a knowledge management policy. And, the study verified the hypothesis by applying structural equation modeling based on AMOS 22.0. The results of the study proved that authentic leadership has a positive effect on the intention to share knowledge through organization identification and organization commitment, and confirmed that reciprocal feedback and work interdependence moderate the relationship between knowledge sharing intentions and antecedent factors. This study suggests the mechanism by which the authentic behavior of the leaders of SMEs affects the knowledge sharing behavior of employees, and suggests that work cooperation strengthens the influence of the mechanism.
Keywords
Authentic Leadership; Intention to Share Knowledge; Organization Identification; Organization Commitment; Reciprocal Feedback; Task Interdependence;
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