The interactive effects of relationship conflict, reward, and reputation on knowledge sharing

Keywords:
relationship conflict, reward, reputation, knowledge sharing
Abstract

The relationship between relationship conflict and knowledge sharing (KS), and themoderating effects of reward and reputation on this relationship were investigated. A surveywas administered to 170 full-time employees in China and results indicated that relationshipconflict has a negative effect on KS. This relationship was moderated by reward andreputation such that the negative effect of relationship conflict on KS was found to be weakerwhen reward is high compared to when it is low, and the negative effect of relationshipconflict on KS was found to be weaker when reputation is high compared to when it is low. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.

Author Biography
  1. Zhenjiao Chen, Beijing Institute of Technology
    School of Management and Economics
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