Managers versus co-workers as referents : comparing social influence effects on within- and outside-subsidiary knowledge sharing

• Main Authors: Boh, Wai Fong, Wong, Sze Sze
• Other Authors: Nanyang Business School
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::Management::Organizational behavior
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/103215; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/24451
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study uses a social influence lens to examine how key social referents influence individuals’ knowledge sharing behaviors within and outside their subsidiaries. Using a multiple-survey research design, our empirical study shows that unit managers and co-workers act as key social referents. Thei...