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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Author(s): |
Irfan Raza
Fouzia Tariq
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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 á = 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. |
Year | 2016 |
Volume | 12 |
Issue | 1 |
Type | Full Length Paper |
Recognized by | Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, HEC | Category | "Y" | Journal Name | IBT Journal of Business Studies | Publisher Name | ILMA University | Jel Classification | O15, D83 | DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.46745/ilma.jbs.2016.12.01.01 | ISSN no (E, Electronic) | 2409-6520 | ISSN no (P, Print) | 2416-8393 | Country | Pakistan | City | Karachi | Institution Type | University | Journal Type | Open Access | Type of Review | Double Blind Peer Reviewed | Format | Paper Link | http://ibtjbs.ilmauniversity.edu.pk/journal/jbs/12.1/1.pdf | Page | 1-20 | Reference | - |