tailieunhanh - How doctoral students and graduates share knowledge in academic virtual communities: a structural equation modeling analysis

This study investigates the factors that influence the sharing behaviours of academic community members and examines academic community members’ willingness to share a mediating role. This study selects 224 individuals from Renmin University of China’s Economy Forum. | How doctoral students and graduates share knowledge in academic virtual communities a structural equation modeling analysis International Journal of Management IJM Volume 6 Issue 12 Dec 2015 pp. 22-37 Article ID IJM_06_12_003 Available online at http IJM JType IJM amp VType 6 amp IType 12 ISSN Print 0976-6502 and ISSN Online 0976-6510 IAEME Publication _ HOW DOCTORAL STUDENTS AND GRADUATES SHARE KNOWLEDGE IN ACADEMIC VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES A STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING ANALYSIS Xianyin Lee Boxu Yang Ting Yu and Zhonghua Liu College of Management Qufu Normal University Rizhao 276816 China ABSTRACT This study investigates the factors that influence the sharing behaviours of academic community members and examines academic community members willingness to share a mediating role. This study selects 224 individuals from Renmin University of China s Economy Forum. It employs exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses to design measurement models and investigate the data. A structural equation model is developed to explore the mechanism that influences knowledge-sharing behaviour in academic virtual communities. Altruistic behaviour and community atmosphere clearly have positive effects on the willingness to share. A community atmosphere has clear positive effects on sharing behaviour. The willingness to share has clearly positive effects on sharing behaviour. Compared with other professions the impact of altruistic behaviour community atmosphere and self-efficacy on willingness to share and the impact of willingness to share on sharing behaviour are more evident for economic management professionals. Key words Virtual Communities Knowledge Sharing Altruistic Behaviour Self-Efficacy Community Atmosphere Cite this Article Xianyin Lee Boxu Yang Ting Yu and Zhonghua Liu. How Doctoral Students and Graduates Share Knowledge in Academic Virtual Communities A Structural Equation