Wu, H. P., and Lu, L. 2014. When We Get Together: Person-Team Fit, Affective Commitment and Knowledge Sharing Behavior. NTU Management Review, 25 (1): 287-324. https://doi.org/10.6226/NTURM2014.DEC.GE.49
Hsin-Pei Wu, Assistant Professor of Busines Administration Department, Asia University
Luo Lu, Professor of Business Administration Department, National Taiwan University
Abstract
According to social identity theory, high person-team fit (P-T fit) promotes highly emotional team stability which increases the capability of team members to engage with one another and to display a higher intention to help the group. This study explores these posited relations among P-T fit, affective commitment and knowledge sharing. To test hypotheses, data collected from 404 team members (68 teams including R&D team, sales team, MIS team, etc.) were analyzed. The response rate of our survey was 94%. We found that P-T fit positively predicted affective commitment and knowledge sharing behavior. Furthermore, affective commitment is an important mediator linking P-T fit and knowledge sharing behavior. Based on the referent cognition theory, we proposed perceived team justice as a moderator, and the results of moderated mediation analysis confirmed that perceived procedural justice moderated the relationship between affective commitment and knowledge sharing behavior.
Keywords
person-team fitaffective commitmentknowledge sharing behavior