Fasano Martinez Diaz, Gabriela (2024) The Influence of Psychological Ownership on Knowledge-Sharing Behaviors: the Moderating Effect of Affective Commitment. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Knowledge sharing has been recognized as a vital process in managing intellectual capital and, when cultivated efficiently, generates a manifold of organizational advantages. Previous literature examining the impact of psychological ownership on knowledge sharing has yielded contradictory findings, with some studies suggesting feelings of ownership facilitate knowledge sharing, others indicate such feelings may inhibit it. This paper explores the nature of the relationship between psychological ownership and knowledge sharing by expanding on previous research and investigating affective commitment as a moderator of the relationship. The research adopted a cross-sectional design, where participants (n=86), recruited through social networks, completed an online questionnaire. Results indicate a significant positive relationship between psychological ownership and knowledge sharing but an insignificant moderating effect of affective commitment. Additionally, an exploratory analysis was conducted to investigate affective commitment as a mediator as opposed to a moderator, generating significant results and indicating that the positive relationship between psychological ownership and knowledge sharing is fully mediated by affective commitment. Keywords: Psychological Ownership, Knowledge Sharing, Affective commitment
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Graso, M. and Schmitt, A. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology (WOP) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Jul 2024 07:08 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Jul 2024 07:08 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4173 |
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