Duration, frequency, and diversity of knowledge contribution: Differential effects of job characteristics

• Main Authors: Pee, Loo Geok, Chua, Alton Yeow Kuan
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Knowledge contribution; Job characteristics; Perceived value of knowledge; Knowledge renewal; Knowledge breadth
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80343; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40478
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Although knowledge repositories typically seek to capture the knowledge employees acquire from working on their jobs, little consideration has been given to the influence of job characteristics. This study proposes a job knowledge contribution model that details the influence of different job characteristics on the duration, frequency, and diversity of knowledge contribution through their influences on different knowledge characteristics. The model was assessed with a survey of 255 employees working in knowledge-intensive industries. Identifying the knowledge mechanisms explaining the impact of job characteristics has implications for the theoretical development of knowledge contribution and indicates new directions for research.