Encouraging knowledge sharing behavior through team innovation climate, altruistic intention and organizational culture

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationships among team innovation climate, altruistic intention, creative culture, and knowledge sharing behavior of employees. A survey-base study was conducted with 319 software managers working in teams in Pakistan. The results of this study revealed that team innovation climate had positive impact on altruistic intention and knowledge sharing behavior. Moreover, altruistic intention and organizational culture had positive impact on knowledge sharing behavior. Limitation of the study and recommendations for future study are also discussed.