Social capital and knowledge sharing in the public sector

Ha Minh Tri () and Doan Bao Son
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Ha Minh Tri: International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Doan Bao Son: Faculty of Aeronautical Electrics and Telecommunication, Vietnam Aviation Academy, Vietnam

HO CHI MINH CITY OPEN UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE - SOCIAL SCIENCES, 2021, vol. 11, issue 1, 74-88

Abstract: This research proposes and validates a model hypothesizing the relationships between social capital and knowledge sharing in the public sector. We employed a survey design using a questionnaire to collect data utilizing a convenient sampling method. The study gathered 389 questionnaires from civil servants and officials working in departments and agencies in the public sector in Tien Giang province. The research hypotheses were developed and validated using the structural model modeling (SEM) approach. The research results show that all hypothesized relationships were confirmed except the link between structural social capital and tacit knowledge sharing. Our study can be considered a pioneering study to investigate the influence of social capital on both tacit knowledge sharing and explicit knowledge sharing in the public sector. This work also enriches the growing body of knowledge regarding social capital and knowledge sharing in the public sector. Our research also offers suggestions to leaders in the public sector concerning relevant measures and policies that enable employees to share knowledge by promoting social capital.

Keywords: explicit knowledge sharing; public sector; social capital; tacit knowledge sharing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.46223/HCMCOUJS.soci.en.11.1.1903.2021

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