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Pay for individual performance and knowledge sharing: A new explanation based on the nonlinear effect

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  • Jin, Shaorong
  • Pei, Jialiang
  • Nian, Pengxiang
  • Lu, Wenzhu
  • Wu, Sibin

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The innovation process is inseparable from knowledge sharing. How to stimulate employee knowledge sharing has always been researched by scholars. This study develops a nonlinear research model based on self-determination theory to explore how and when pay for individual performance (PFIP), as a form of extrinsic reward, stimulates employee knowledge sharing. The multiphase and multisource data was collected from 385 employees at 8 Chinese firms to test the hypotheses. The results show that PFIP has an inverted U-shaped effect on employee intrinsic motivation, which in turn influences knowledge sharing. In addition, the indirect curvilinear effect is moderated by core self-evaluation and empowering leadership. The findings are vital for scholars and managers to design and adopt an effective compensation system to encourage knowledge sharing and, consequently, improve knowledge management practices.

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  • Jin, Shaorong & Pei, Jialiang & Nian, Pengxiang & Lu, Wenzhu & Wu, Sibin, 2025. "Pay for individual performance and knowledge sharing: A new explanation based on the nonlinear effect," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 189(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jbrese:v:189:y:2025:i:c:s0148296324006659
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2024.115161
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    Keywords

    Pay for individual performance; Intrinsic motivation; Knowledge sharing; Self-determination theory;
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    JEL classification:

    • J33 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Compensation Packages; Payment Methods
    • L29 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Other
    • M10 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - General

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