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Knowledge Sharing Scale
The Knowledge Sharing Scale (KSS) is an 18-item instrument measuring employee intention to share knowledge and experience within organizations. Developed by Bock, Zmud, Kim, and Lee in 2005, the KSS assesses barriers and enablers of knowledge sharing behavior across six dimensions: perceived usefulness, extrinsic motivation, intrinsic motivation, social norms, organizational climate, and knowledge-sharing intention.
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- Hau, Y. S., Kim, B., Lee, H., & Kim, Y. G. (2013). The effects of individual motivations and social capital on employees' tacit and explicit knowledge sharing intentions. International Journal of Information Management, 33(3), 356-366. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2012.10.009 ↗
- Bock, G. W., Zmud, R. W., Kim, Y. G., & Lee, J. N. (2005). Behavioral intention formation in knowledge sharing: Examining the roles of extrinsic motivators, social-psychological forces, and organizational climate. MIS Quarterly, 29(1), 87-111. DOI: 10.2307/25148669 ↗