The influence of social capital on knowledge sharing: the moderated mediator of perceived supervisor support and psychological ownership
Leadership & Organization Development Journal
ISSN: 0143-7739
Article publication date: 12 June 2023
Issue publication date: 29 June 2023
Abstract
Purpose
Drawing on the theories of social capital and leader–member exchange (LMX), the authors examined the moderated mediation relationships of psychological ownership and perceived supervisory support on social capital and organizational knowledge.
Design/methodology/approach
To test the proposed model, the authors collected data from 522 employees working in large corporations in South Korea.
Findings
The authors found that (a) social capital was positively related to organizational knowledge sharing, (b) perceived supervisor support mediated the linkage between social capital and knowledge sharing and (c) psychological ownership moderated the indirect effect of social capital on knowledge sharing through perceived supervisor support, such that the indirect effect was stronger for employees with low rather than high psychological ownership.
Originality/value
This study sheds new light on how the nature of relationship between the leader and followers as well as individual's psychological ownership play a crucial role in knowledge sharing.
Keywords
Citation
Oh, J., Han, S.-H., Wang, J. and Yoon, S.W. (2023), "The influence of social capital on knowledge sharing: the moderated mediator of perceived supervisor support and psychological ownership", Leadership & Organization Development Journal, Vol. 44 No. 4, pp. 520-542. https://doi.org/10.1108/LODJ-02-2023-0054
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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