POLİTİK YETİ VE BİLGİ PAYLAŞIMI DAVRANIŞI: KARŞILIKLI İLİŞKİ BEKLENTİSİNİN ARACI ROLÜ

Abstract

Bu araştırmada politik yetinin bilgi paylaşımı davranışı üzerindeki etkisinde, karşılıklı ilişki beklentisinin aracı rolü incelenmiştir. Bilgi paylaşımı davranışı, bilgi yönetiminin en önemli bileşenlerinden birisi olarak örgütler açısından büyük önem taşımaktadır. Çalışanın bilgisinin kurumun bilgisi haline gelmesi ve kurumun işleyişinde kullanılabilmesinin önem arz etmesi nedeniyle, bilgi paylaşımı davranışının öncellerinin belirlenmesi ve bilgi paylaşım davranışının teşvik edilmesine yönelik uygulamalara yer verilmesi önem taşımaktadır. Bu çalışmada da, bilgi paylaşım davranışı üzerinde etkili olabileceği düşünülen politik yeti ve karşılıklı ilişki beklentisi bir model kapsamında incelenmiştir. Araştırmaya 265 özel sektör çalışanı katılmıştır. Analiz sonuçlarına göre, politik yeti ve bilgi paylaşımı davranışı arasındaki ilişkide karşılıklı ilişki beklentisinin kısmı aracı role sahip olduğu ortaya koyulmuş ve araştırmanın hipotezi kısmen doğrulanmıştır.

Keywords

• Politik Yeti
• Bilgi Paylaşım Davranışı
• Karşılıklı İlişki Beklentisi
• Karşılıklılık

POLITICAL SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING BEHAVIOR: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF ANTICIPATED RECIPROCAL RELATIONSHIP

Abstract

In this study the effect of political skill on knowledge sharing behavior and the mediating role of anticipated reciprocal relationship is examined. Knowledge sharing behavior is one of the most important components of knowledge management and therefore is crucial for organizations. Employees’ information is expected to become organization’s information and to be used in organization processes, thus determining antecedents of knowledge sharing behavior and set the necessary circumstances for such behaviors is essential. In this study, the effect of two variables that is assumed to effect knowledge sharing behavior is included in the research model. 265 employee participated in this study. Our analysis result suggest that, anticipated reciprocal relationship has a partial mediating role between the relationship of political skill and knowledge sharing behavior.

Keywords

• Political skill
• Knowledge Sharing Behavior
• Anticipated Reciprocal Relationship
• Reciprocity

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