THE BUSINESS TRANSACTION THEORY AND MORAL HAZARDS FOR KNOWLEDGE SHARING: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY

Franz Barachini
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Franz Barachini: University of Technology Vienna & BIC-Austria, Institut für Informationssysteme, Favoritenstrasse 9-11, A-1040 Vienna, Austria

Chapter 1 in Creating Collaborative Advantage Through Knowledge and Innovation, 2007, pp 1-13 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractIndividuals don't offer information (knowledge) for free. Therefore, knowledge sharing can be regarded as a business transaction process. During this process humans use a tacit but probably unique function--independent from cultural roots--to evaluate the value of information. After conducting a comprehensive company survey in Europe, we found indicators supporting the business transaction theory. Additionally, we selected a subset of companies and asked employees their thoughts about the motivators for knowledge sharing and working performance. In so doing we performed a cluster analysis and mapped the answers to Alderfer's pyramid. Very important cultural-dependant moral hazards for knowledge sharing were detected.

Keywords: Collaboration Innovation; Knowledge Creation; Relationship; Social Networks; Knowledge Discovery; Knowledge Organization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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