Individual- and Perceived Contextual-Level Antecedents of Individual Technical Information Inquiry in Organizations
The authors conducted an empirical study in research and development centers and research-oriented commercial companies in Singapore to test a model for understanding individuals' technical information inquiry behavior in organization settings. Individual-level antecedents (learning orientation...
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sg-smu-ink.lkcsb_research-36722016-04-09T02:50:37Z Individual- and Perceived Contextual-Level Antecedents of Individual Technical Information Inquiry in Organizations TAN, Hwee Hoon ZHAO, Bin The authors conducted an empirical study in research and development centers and research-oriented commercial companies in Singapore to test a model for understanding individuals' technical information inquiry behavior in organization settings. Individual-level antecedents (learning orientation, risk-taking propensity, and self-efficacy) and perceived contextual-level antecedents (management support, relationship quality, organizational norms favoring technical information inquiry, and accessibility of the information source) were theorized to affect one's evaluation of the potential benefits and costs in making technical information inquiries. The results showed that the perceived norms favoring technical information inquiry affected the willingness of individuals to make technical information inquiries through the mediating variable, expectancy value. In addition, compared with individual-level variables, perceived contextual-level variables explained slightly more variance in the willingness to make technical information inquiries. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed. 2003-11-01T08:00:00Z text https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/2673 info:doi/10.1080/00223980309600637 https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980309600637 Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University context favorability cost-benefit analysis learning propensity technical information inquiry Singapore Asian Studies Business Organizational Behavior and Theory |
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The authors conducted an empirical study in research and development centers and research-oriented commercial companies in Singapore to test a model for understanding individuals' technical information inquiry behavior in organization settings. Individual-level antecedents (learning orientation, risk-taking propensity, and self-efficacy) and perceived contextual-level antecedents (management support, relationship quality, organizational norms favoring technical information inquiry, and accessibility of the information source) were theorized to affect one's evaluation of the potential benefits and costs in making technical information inquiries. The results showed that the perceived norms favoring technical information inquiry affected the willingness of individuals to make technical information inquiries through the mediating variable, expectancy value. In addition, compared with individual-level variables, perceived contextual-level variables explained slightly more variance in the willingness to make technical information inquiries. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed. |
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