Knowledge Sharing and Firm Performance:the Mediating Role of Intellectual Capital
Wang Zhining1, Wang Nianxin2, Wu Jinnan3
1.Management school, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221008, China;2.School of Economics and Management, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, China;3.Department of Business Administration, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243032, China
Abstract：This paper examines how knowledge sharing (KS) influences firm performance (FP) through the mediating role of intellectual capital (IC) by dividing KS into the explicit and tacit ones, and FP into the operational and financial ones.The hypotheses, developed according to knowledge- based view (KBV) and IC theory, are tested through 205 usable questionnaires from high technology firms in Jiangsu Province, and structural equation model is employed for data analysis.The results show that, firstly, both explicit and tacit KS facilitate IC.Secondly, IC contributes to both operational and financial performance.Thirdly, KS has no significant direct effect on FP.In the last, IC plays a full mediating role between KS and FP.
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