Article | Open Access | Published: 11 June 2016
Effect of HR Diversity Management Practices on Employee Knowledge Sharing: Examining the Mediating Role of Trust on Leadership and Moderating Role of Cooperative Norms
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Abstract:
This study was aimed at exploring the effect of HR diversity management practices on employees knowledge sharing with mediating role of trust on leadership and moderating role of cooperative norms. A Quantitative-method research design was conducted in the study and data was collected from 4 large organizations of Pakistan for analysis. A convenient sampling technique was applied and the sample size for the study was 256. Thirty-six Likert-type questions were used to collect responses with a = 0.853. Findings: The results demonstrate that HR diversity management has a significant positive effect on employee knowledge sharing. Trust in leadership has a mediating role between HR diversity management and knowledge sharing. Findings also show that cooperative norms have a moderating role between HR diversity management and knowledge sharing; cooperative norms also moderate the relationship of trust on leadership and employee knowledge sharing. Practical Implications: There are significant academic and practical implications that are briefly described in the last part of the study.
Keywords:
HR Diversity Management, Trust on Leadership, Cooperative Norms, Knowledge Sharing
Publisher:
ILMA UNIVERSITY
Published:
11 June 2016
Issue:
Issue 1 : Volume 12
E-ISSN:
2409-6520
P-ISSN:
2414-8393
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