In-role and extra-role knowledge sharing: A self-determination perspective (Target to MISQ)

Knowledge sharing (KS) is critical for modern organizations and has attracted much attention from academicians in MIS community. Based on the literature on knowledge sharing in MIS area and organizational citizenship behavior in organizational behavior area, we propose two types of knowledge sharing existing in organizations, namely, in-role and extra-role KS. This study aims to identify the two types of knowledge sharing and investigate their antecedents and consequences through the view of self-determination theory (SDT). Extrinsic rewards, introjected rewards, intrinsic rewards, expected reciprocity, and self efficacy are hypothesized to predict the two types of knowledge sharing in different ways. In turn, the two sharing behaviors are expected to affect the individual, group and organization performance. Two studies will be conducted to identify the existence of the two types of knowledge sharing and test the hypotheses proposed, respectively.