Knowledge-Sharing Culture, Project-Team Interaction, and Knowledge-Sharing Performance among Project Members

Abstract

For a project management organization, knowledge sharing among project members is very important to avoid similar mistakes, improve work efficiency, and reduce failure risks. However, knowledge-sharing performance is not ideal due to the decentralization and fragmentation of project teams and scarcity of the sharing environment. This paper aims to explore the mechanism for improving knowledge-sharing performance with a specific focus on knowledge-sharing culture (KSCu) and project-team interaction (PTI). Research hypotheses and theoretical models were formulated through literature research and theoretical analysis, a structured questionnaire survey was conducted in 78 Chinese engineering management organizations to collect empirical data, and structural equation modeling was applied to test the theoretical model. The empirical research results showed that there is a significant positive correlation between KSCu and knowledge-sharing performance, and PTI can play a critical role in mediating the influence of KSCu on knowledge-sharing performance.