 Testing an integrative theoretical model of knowledge‐sharing behavior in the context of WikipediaHichang Cho, MeiHui Chen and Siyoung Chung Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2010, vol. 61, issue 6, 1198-1212 Abstract: This study explores how and why people participate in collaborative knowledge‐building practices in the context of Wikipedia. Based on a survey of 223 Wikipedians, this study examines the relationship between motivations, internal cognitive beliefs, social‐relational factors, and knowledge‐sharing intentions. Results from structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis reveal that attitudes, knowledge self‐efficacy, and a basic norm of generalized reciprocity have significant and direct relationships with knowledge‐sharing intentions. Altruism (an intrinsic motivator) is positively related to attitudes toward knowledge sharing, whereas reputation (an extrinsic motivator) is not a significant predictor of attitude. The study also reveals that a social‐relational factor, namely, a sense of belonging, is related to knowledge‐sharing intentions indirectly through different motivational and social factors such as altruism, subjective norms, knowledge self‐efficacy, and generalized reciprocity. Implications for future research and practice are discussed. Date: 2010 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:bla:jamist:v:61:y:2010:i:6:p:1198-1212 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article More articles in Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology from Association for Information Science & Technology |
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