The present study investigated the knowledge-sharing behavior of library and information management researchers, using the lens of the theory of planned behavior. The study is quantitative and adopted a survey questionnaire as a data collection technique. The snowball sampling technique was considered suitable to recruit respondents to the study. Data were analyzed with the help of SPSS (20.0) and the ADANCO (2.0.1). The research findings confirm that subjective norms and perceived behavioral control have a significant impact on intentions to share knowledge, whereas knowledge sharing intentions have a statistically significant positive impact on knowledge sharing behavior through SNS among postgraduate students. Attitude towards knowledge sharing directly triggers knowledge sharing practices through social media networking sites. Intentions to share knowledge do not mediate the relationship of attitude and knowledge sharing behavior. The theory of planned behavior has widely been used to measure knowledge-sharing behavior in different sectors. However, the relationship between attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavior control, intentions to share knowledge within the domain of social media is explored first time in this study, particularly in the context of the library and information science post-graduate students.
Ajzen I and Fishbein M (1980) Understanding attitudes and predicting social behavior. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
4.
AmidiAJusohYYAbdullahRH, et al. (2015, December) An overview on leveraging social media technology for uncovering tacit knowledge sharing in an organizational context. In 2015 9th Malaysian Software Engineering Conference (MySEC) (pp. 266–271). IEEE.
5.
AminAHassanMFAriffinMB, et al. (2009, November) Theoretical framework of the effect of extrinsic rewards on individual's attitude towards knowledge sharing and the role of intrinsic attributes. In 2009 International Conference on Computer Technology and Development (Vol. 2, pp. 240–243). IEEE.
6.
ArgoteLIngramPLevineJM, et al. (2000) Knowledge transfer in organizations: Learning from the experience of others. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes82(1): 1–8.
7.
BlauPM (1964) Exchange and Power in Social Life. New York: John Wiley and Sons.
8.
BoZChangxianL (2010, May) Bridging the digital divide to achieve knowledge sharing among universities in China. In 2010 International Conference on E-Business and E-Government (pp. 1783–1786). IEEE.
9.
BockGWZmudRWKimYG, et al. (2005) Behavioral intention formation in knowledge sharing: Examining the roles of extrinsic motivators, social-psychological forces, and organizational climate. MIS Quarterly 29(1): 87–111.
10.
ChaiSKimM (2010) What makes bloggers share knowledge? An investigation on the role of trustInternational Journal of Information Management30(5): 408–415.
11.
ChangICChangCHLianJW, et al. (2018) Antecedents and consequences of social networking site knowledge sharing by seniors. Library Hi Tech 36(4): 651–664. doi:10.1108/LHT-11-2016-0144.
12.
ChatzoglouPDVraimakiE (2009) Knowledge-sharing behaviour of bank employees in Greece. Business Process Management Journal 15(2): 245–266. doi:10.1108/14637150910949470.
13.
ChinWW (2010) Bootstrap cross-validation indices for PLS path model assessment. In: Esposito VinziVChinWWHenselerJWangH (eds) Handbook of Partial Least Squares: Concepts, Methods and Applications. Berlin et al.: Springer, 83–97.
14.
ChongCWTehPLTanBC (2014) Knowledge sharing among Malaysian universities’ students: Do personality traits, class room and technological factors matter?Educational Studies40(1): 1–25.
15.
ChooEKRanneyMLChanTM, et al. (2015) Twitter as a tool for communication and knowledge exchange in academic medicine: A guide for skeptics and novices. Medical Teacher37(5): 411–416.
16.
CronbachLJ (1951) Coefficient alpha and the internal structure of tests. Psychometrika16(3): 297–334.
17.
CrossRCummingsJN (2004) Tie and network correlates of individual performance in knowledge-intensive work. Academy of Management Journal47(6): 928–937.
18.
DelelloJAMcWhorterRR (2017) Reducing the digital divide: Connecting older adults to iPad technology. Journal of Applied Gerontology36(1): 3–28.
19.
DijkstraTKHenselerJ (2015) Consistent and asymptotically normal PLS estimators for linear structural equations. Computational Statistics and Data Analysis81: 10–23.
20.
DollJAjzenI (1992) Accessibility and stability of predictors in the theory of planned behavior. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology63(5): 754.
21.
EidMIAl-JabriIM (2016) Social networking, knowledge sharing, and student learning: The case of university students. Computers and Education99: 14–27.
22.
EllahiAAMushtaqR (2011) Probing factors affecting knowledge sharing behavior of Pakistani bloggers. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries45(6): 1–14.
23.
FornellCLarckerDF (1981) Evaluating structural equation models with unobservable variables and measurement error. Journal of Marketing Research18(1): 39–50.
24.
GaálZSzabóLObermayer-KovácsN, et al. (2015) Exploring the role of social media in knowledge sharing. Electronic Journal of Knowledge Management13(3): 185–197.
25.
GagnéM (2009) A model of knowledge-sharing motivation. Human Resource Management: Published in Cooperation with the School of Business Administration, The University of Michigan and in alliance with the Society of Human Resources Management48(4): 571–589.
26.
GamjiMBUKaraNNasidiQY, et al. (2021) The challenges of digital divide and the use of web 2.0 platforms as knowledge sharing tools among Nigerian academics. Information Development0266666920981669.
27.
HairJHollingsworthCLRandolphAB, et al. (2017) An updated and expanded assessment of PLS-SEM in information systems research. Industrial Management and Data Systems117(3): 442–458.
28.
Haq MN and Haque M (2018) Investigating the knowledge sharing among students in Pakistan. European Online Journal of Natural and Social Sciences: Proceedings 7(1 (s)): 32.
29.
HargittaiE (2008) Whose space? Differences among users and non-users of social network sites. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication13: 276–297.
30.
HassanMIbrahimANawazMS, et al. (2016) Knowledge sharing behavior of business teachers of Pakistani universities: An empirical testing of theory of planned behavior. European Scientific Journal12(13).
31.
HassandoustFKazerouniMFPerumalV (2012) Socio-behavioral factors in virtual knowledge sharing: Theory of reasoned action and theory of planned behavior perspective. International Journal of Knowledge-Based Organizations (IJKBO)2(2): 40–53.
32.
HenselerJ (2017) ADANCO 2.0. 1: user manual.
33.
IsikaNUIsmailMAKhanAFA (2013) Knowledge sharing behaviour of postgraduate students in university of Malaya. The Electronic Library 31(6): 713–726. doi:10.1108/EL-02-2012-0021.
34.
JavaidJSoroyaSMahmoodK (2019) Impact of personal and organizational factors on knowledge sharing attitude of university teachers in Pakistan. The Electronic Library 38(2): 317–336. doi:10.1108/EL-05-2019-0121.
35.
JeonSKimYGKohJ (2011) An integrative model for knowledge sharing in communities-of-practice. Journal of Knowledge Management 15(2): 251–269. doi:10.1108/13673271111119682.
36.
KadirIKAMustapaFNMBunawanAA, et al. (2017) The social networking services as knowledge sharing tools. Advanced Science Letters23(4): 2731–2733.
37.
KoDGKirschLJKingWR (2005) Antecedents of knowledge transfer from consultants to clients in enterprise system implementations. MIS Quarterly 29(1): 59–85.
38.
Kolekofski JrKEHemingerAR (2003) Beliefs and attitudes affecting intentions to share information in an organizational setting. Information and Management40(6): 521–532.
39.
LinHF (2007) Effects of extrinsic and intrinsic motivation on employee knowledge sharing intentions. Journal of Information Science33(2): 135–149.
40.
MajidSPanchapakesanC (2015) Perceptions and knowledge-sharing behavior of pre-university students. International Information and Library Review47(1-2): 30–38.
41.
MarwickAD (2001) Knowledge management technology. IBM Systems Journal40(4): 814–830.
42.
MomayyeziMFallahzadehHMohebiniaF (2019) Predicting behavior and intention to knowledge sharing in postgraduate students based on the theory of planned behavior. Future of Medical Education Journal9(3): 17–22.
43.
NguyenTMNhamPTHoangVN (2019) The theory of planned behavior and knowledge sharing. VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems 49(1). Online at https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/106892/
44.
NonakaIKonnoN (1998) The concept of “Ba”: Building a foundation for knowledge creation. California Management Review40(3): 40–54.
45.
PanahiSPanahiSWatsonJ, et al. (2016) Conceptualising social media support for tacit knowledge sharing: Physicians’ perspectives and experiences. Journal of Knowledge Management20(2): 344–363.
46.
RafiqueGMAnwarMA (2017) Motivating knowledge sharing among undergraduate medical students of the university of Lahore, Pakistan. Journal of Information and Knowledge Management16(04): 1750041.
47.
RahabRWahyuniP (2013) Predicting knowledge sharing intention based on theory of reasoned action framework: An empirical study on higher education institution. American International Journal of Contemporary Research3(1): 1–10.
48.
RanasingheSBDharmadasaP (2013) Intention to knowledge sharing: From planned behavior and psychological needs perspectives. International Journal of Knowledge Management (IJKM)9(4): 33–50.
49.
RynMVinokurAD (1992) How did it work? An examination of the mechanisms through which an intervention for the unemployed promoted job-search behavior.
50.
RyuSHoSHHanI (2003) Knowledge sharing behavior of physicians in hospitals. Expert Systems with Applications25(1): 113–122.
51.
SchuberthFDijkstraTKHenselerJ (2018) Partial least squares path modeling using ordinal categorical indicators. Quality and Quantity52(1): 9–35.
52.
ShahRSMahmoodK (2013) Knowledge-sharing behavior in dairy sector of Pakistan. Library Philosophy and Practice917. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/917/
53.
SharabatiMM (2018) The impact of knowledge sharing through social networks on students’ academic performance. International Journal of Business and Information13(2): 155–190.
54.
SialAZulfiqarSAli KousarSW, et al. (2014) Impact of servant leadership on knowledge sharing intensions among employees: Study of higher education commission of Pakistan. European Journal of Business and Innovation Research2(1): 1–11.
55.
SihombingSO (2011) Understanding knowledge sharing behavior: An examination of the extended model of theory of planned behavior. The Winners12(1): 24–39.
56.
SmithAY (2015) Attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control as indicators for nurse educators’ intention to use critical thinking teaching strategies: A structural equation model analysis. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation).
57.
SunPYTScottJL (2005) An investigation of barriers to knowledge transfer. Journal of Knowledge Management 9(2): 75–90.
58.
TohidiniaZMosakhaniM (2010) Knowledge sharing behaviour and its predictors. Industrial Management and Data Systems 110(4): 611–631.
59.
VenkateshVDavisFD (2000) A theoretical extension of the technology acceptance model: Four longitudinal field studies. Management Science46(2): 186–204.
60.
WahyuniP (2013) Predicting knowledge sharing intention based on theory of reasoned action framework: An empirical study on higher education institution. American International Journal of Contemporary Research3(1): 138–147.
61.
WeiCCChoyCSChewGG, et al. (2012) Knowledge sharing patterns of undergraduate students. Library Review 61: 327–344.
62.
Werts CE, Rock DR, Linn RL and Jöreskog KG (1978) A general method of estimating the reliability of a construct. Educational and Psychological Measurement 38(1): 933–938.
63.
WilliamsRLBukowitzWR (1999) The Knowledge Management Field Book. London: FT Management.
64.
YaghiKBarakatSAlfawaerZM, et al. (2011) Knowledge sharing degree among the undergraduate students: A case study at applied science private university. International Journal of Academic Research3(1): 20–24.
65.
YuenTJMajidMS (2007) Knowledge-sharing patterns of undergraduate students in Singapore. Library Review 56(6): 485-494.
66.
ZhangPNgFF (2012) Analysis of knowledge sharing behaviour in construction teams in Hong Kong. Construction Management and Economics30(7): 557–574.
