THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG ORGANIZATIONAL SOCIALIZATION, KNOWLEDGE SHARING BEHAVIOUR AND EMOTIONS ABOUT SHARING KNOWLEDGE / Örgütsel Sosyalleşme, Bilgi Paylaşma Davranışı Ve Bilgi Paylaşmaya Yönelik Duygular Arasındaki İlişkiler

Abstract

The aim of this research is to investigate the relationships among employees’ organizational socialization perceptions, fear for and joy of sharing knowledge, and knowledge sharing behaviors. In the survey, data were collected in person through question forms from 117 employees of a municipality in a Turkish province. Then the data were analyzed with SPSS 22.0 software. The results state that as organizational socialization increases knowledge sharing behavior increases too. Moreover, knowledge sharing behavior increases with the increase in the joy of sharing. Organizational socialization was found to have no statistically significant relationship with joy of sharing; but contrary to expectations, it was found to have a positive relationship with fear for sharing knowledge. Fear for sharing knowledge was found to have no statistically significant relationship with sharing behavior.

Keywords

• organizational socialization
• knowledge sharing behavior
• Joy of Sharing Knowledge
• Fear for Sharing Knowledge

ÖRGÜTSEL SOSYALLEŞME, BİLGİ PAYLAŞMA DAVRANIŞI VE BİLGİ PAYLAŞMAYA YÖNELİK DUYGULAR ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİLER / The Relationships Among Organizational Socialization, Knowledge Sharing Behaviour And Emotions About Sharing Knowledge

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı çalışanların örgütsel sosyalleşme algıları, sahip oldukları bilgileri iş arkadaşlarıyla paylaşmaktan dolayı hissedecekleri korku ve zevk duyguları ve bilgi paylaşma davranışları arasındaki ilişkileri incelemektir. Çalışmanın alan araştırması kısmında bir ilimizin ilçe belediyesinde görev yapan 117 çalışandan yüz yüze anket uygulaması yoluyla veriler toplanmıştır. Daha sonra veriler SPSS 22.0 paket programı yardımıyla analizlere tabi tutulmuştur. Analiz sonuçlarına göre örgütsel sosyalleşme arttıkça bilgi paylaşma da güçlenmektedir. Ayrıca çalışanın bilgi paylaşmaktan ötürü yaşadığı zevk arttıkça bilgi paylaşma düzeyinin de arttığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Örgütsel sosyalleşmenin bilgi paylaşmaktan duyulan zevk duygusuyla istatistiksel açıdan anlamlı bir ilişkisinin bulunmadığı, fakat bilgi paylaşmaktan duyulan korku ile beklenenin aksine pozitif yönde ilişkili olduğu gözlenmiştir. Bilgi paylaşmaktan duyulan korku ile paylaşma davranışı arasında istatistiksel açıdan anlamlı bir ilişki tespit edilememiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• örgütsel sosyalleşme
• bilgi paylaşma davranışı
• Bilgi Paylaşmaktan Duyulan Zevk
• Bilgi Paylaşmaktan Duyulan Korku

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