Providing Structural Model for Employee Knowledge Sharing; Considering the Role of Personality traits (Case study: Headquarters staff of Tehran Sports and Youth Department)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• bahman sohrabi ¹
• nima soltaninezhad ²

¹ rafsanjan university

² university of tehran

Abstract

In a knowledge-based economy, organizations use employee knowledge as a resource for creating and increasing organizational value, and their success depends on their ability to manage this scarce resource. Effective knowledge sharing as one of the aspects of knowledge management can be one of the most important factors in the success of sports organizations in a changing and complex environment of today. The general purpose of the present research was to design a model for assessing the effect of social capital and personality traits on knowledge sharing among the staff of the General Department of Sports and Youth in Tehran province. The research method is descriptive-correlational and is a type of structural equation. The statistical population of this study consists of all 230 staff members of the General Department of Sports and Youth of Tehran Province. Using Morgan's table, a sample size of 140 people was determined. A questionnaire was used to collect data. Finally, 141 questionnaires were collected using simple random sampling method. Reliability and validity of the research tool were evaluated and confirmed by calculating Cronbach alpha, composite reliability and mean of variance explained. Content validity of the questionnaires was made by the professors and experts familiar with the subject. The data were analyzed by statistical software PLS and AMOS. The results showed that social capital and personality traits have a significant effect on knowledge sharing.

Keywords

• Personality Characteristics
• Knowledge Sharing
• Sport Organization
• Structural Equations

20.1001.1.22285516.1397.9.32.10.2

Main Subjects

• Psychological Models and Methods

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