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Title:      AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF THE EXISTENCE, RELATEDNESS, AND GROWTH NEEDS (ERG) THEORY IN KNOWLEDGE SHARING BEHAVIORS OF KNOWLEDGE WORKERS
Author(s):      Anitha Chennamaneni, James T.C. Teng
ISBN:      978-972-8939-68-7
Editors:      Miguel Baptista Nunes, Pedro Isaías and Philip Powell
Year:      2012
Edition:      Single
Keywords:      RG theory, Knowledge Sharing, Knowledge Workers
Type:      Full Paper
First Page:      27
Last Page:      33
Language:      English
Cover:      cover          
Full Contents:      click to dowload Download
Paper Abstract:      This study utilized Alderfer’s existence, relatedness, and growth (ERG) theory of human needs as the basic framework to examine knowledge sharing behaviors of knowledge workers. The posited theoretical model was validated using a field survey of knowledge workers. Results reveal that knowledge sharing behaviors could be grouped into the three need categories of ERG: the need for existence, relatedness, and growth. Among the three needs, the existence and relatedness needs exerted a strong positive influence on the knowledge sharing behavior of knowledge workers. Based on the results, we discuss the study’s implications for research and practice.
   

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