Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Azita Malmir ¹
• Soraya Ziaei ²

¹ MSc Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Department of Educational Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

² Assistant Professor, Department of Knowledge and Information Science Payame Noor University, Mashhad, Iran.

Abstract

Purpose: Knowledge sharing is one of the vital processes in implementation of KM, because it enables organizations to improve their skills and create value and competitive advantage. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effective motivational factors on knowledge sharing among Iranian National Archives staff.
Methodology: This research is a descriptive survey and carried out using a questionnaire. To measure the reliability was used Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The statistical population of this study is 248 staff of the National Archive of Iran. Using Cochran's formula, 151 of them were selected as samples.
Findings: The results indicate the internal and external motivational factors have a positive effect on the desire to share knowledge and behavior knowledge sharing. According to research findings, "success" and "enjoying helping others" are the most influential variables of internal motivational factors, and the motivational factors external to "job security" and "recognition" are the most effective variables in knowledge sharing.
Conclusion: The conclusions indicate the motivational factors can contribute to the behavior of knowledge sharing and internal motivational factors have an effect on external motivational factors.

Keywords

• Keywords: Internal motivational factors
• external motivational factors
• knowledge sharing
• knowledge sharing behavior

Main Subjects

• Knowledge Management