Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Department of Management Sciences, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
PLoS One. 2021 Sep 27;16(9):e0257174. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257174. eCollection 2021.
Drawing on Social Exchange Theory and Self-Determination Theory, this study examines the impact of three leadership styles (ethical, transformational, and passive avoidant) on employee knowledge sharing. Further, this study explores the mediating effect of introjected motivation in the relationship between three leadership styles and employee knowledge sharing. Using time lag data this study employed a sample of 254 faculty members of public sector universities in Pakistan. Results supported the positive relationship between three styles of leadership and employee knowledge sharing. Moreover, our findings confirmed the mediating role of introjected motivation in the relationship between three leadership styles and employee knowledge sharing. Our study is unique, as it simultaneously examines how various styles of leadership predict introjected motivation and employee knowledge sharing. Implications along with limitations and future research directions are discussed.
本研究借鉴社会交换理论和自我决定理论，考察了三种领导风格（道德型、变革型和被动回避型）对员工知识共享的影响。此外，本研究还探讨了内摄动机在三种领导风格与员工知识共享关系中的中介作用。本研究采用时间滞后数据，对巴基斯坦公立大学的 254 名教师进行了抽样调查。结果支持了三种领导风格与员工知识共享之间的积极关系。此外，我们的研究结果证实了内摄动机在三种领导风格与员工知识共享关系中的中介作用。我们的研究是独特的，因为它同时考察了各种领导风格如何预测内摄动机和员工知识共享。本研究还讨论了其意义、局限性和未来的研究方向。
