Investigating the Impact of Personality and Situational Characteristics on the Knowledge Sharing Attitude Case Study: Public Library Librarians

The present study aimed to investigate the effect of personality traits (self-efficacy and self-esteem) and situational characteristics (cognitive assessment: threat to challenge) on the knowledge sharing at librarians in public libraries of Khorasan Razavi province.The present research is a descrip...

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Main Authors: Soraya Ziaei, Seyed Jamal Haghirosadat, Omid Alipour
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Allameh Tabataba'i University Press 2019-06-01
Series:بازیابی دانش و نظام‌های معنایی
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Online Access:https://jks.atu.ac.ir/article_10245_4139fb86eaf027a39c8a5e47b06b08b3.pdf
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Summary:The present study aimed to investigate the effect of personality traits (self-efficacy and self-esteem) and situational characteristics (cognitive assessment: threat to challenge) on the knowledge sharing at librarians in public libraries of Khorasan Razavi province.The present research is a descriptive study carried out using the questionnaire. Cronbach's alpha was used for four questionnaires and the reliability of the research tools was confirmed. The statistical population of this study was 310 librarians of public libraries working on the supervision of libraries organization. According to Cochran formula, a questionnaire was distributed among 172 librarians and finally 141 questionnaires were answered. To examine the research hypotheses, some statistical tests such as Cronbach's, Kolmogor-Smirnov, Spearman and others were used.Research findings indicate that librarians with high self-efficacy and high self-esteem have a more positive attitude toward knowledge management and collaboration in the organization. Also, the relationship between the positive attitude of the translators with higher self-esteem on knowledge management and cooperation in the organization was rejected. Also, librarians who have challenges in evaluating situations have a more positive attitude towards knowledge management and collaboration in the organization. Conversely, librarians who are threatened in situations of assessment have a less positive attitude toward knowledge management and collaboration in the organization. The results showed there is a significant relationship between self-efficacy and self-esteem of librarians of public libraries in Khorasan Razavi province. There is also a significant relationship between attitude toward knowledge management and collaboration in the organization with librarians' experience and education of librarians.The results of the research confirmed the effect of two categories of personality traits including self-esteem and self-efficacy as well as situational features including cognitive threat assessment and challenge situations in dealing with the attitude of librarians towards knowledge management and that these factors can predict librarian's attitude Knowledge management and collaborative knowledge sharing.Authenticity: This research examines the relationship between personality traits and knowledge management.
ISSN:2980-8243
2783-1795