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Knowledge sharing among scientists: A causal configuration analysis

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  • Oliveira, Mírian
  • Curado, Carla
  • Henriques, Paulo Lopes

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Scientists are professionals who create knowledge, and academia is a place for creating and sharing knowledge. In this study, we examine the causal configurations that identify particular patterns that lead to knowledge sharing among scientists. Our examination uses a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis. The data come from an online survey of 620 scientists in top Portuguese research centers in engineering, technology, health sciences, social sciences, and the arts and humanities. The results show that being a research team leader is an important condition for knowledge sharing. Productive scientists tend to share their knowledge, whereas unproductive ones tend not to share. The fear of losing power due to knowledge sharing restrains its use, while the scientists who are not afraid share their knowledge. The results do not identify the contribution of senior scientists. This finding indicates older or more experienced scientists are not related to the phenomena.

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  • Oliveira, Mírian & Curado, Carla & Henriques, Paulo Lopes, 2019. "Knowledge sharing among scientists: A causal configuration analysis," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 101(C), pages 777-782.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jbrese:v:101:y:2019:i:c:p:777-782
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2018.12.044
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    2. Wonseok Choi & Wongun Goo & Yongjun Choi, 2022. "Perceived Organizational Support and Knowledge Sharing: A Moderated-Mediation Approach," SAGE Open, , vol. 12(2), pages 21582440221, April.
    3. Yan Xin & Ville Ojanen, 2022. "Knowledge Reuse in Product-Service Systems," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(21), pages 1-17, November.

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