C9 | The effects of expert / Referent power on knowledge sharing and hiding | Rapid research 20 mins
Tracks
Track C | Lagoon Room 2 l Filmed
| Thursday, July 7, 2022 |
| 2:10 PM - 2:30 PM |
| Lagoon Room 2 |
Overview
In-person live +
Presenter
A/Prof Tim Bednall
Associate Professor / Behavioural Scientist
Swinburne University Of Technology
The effects of expert / Referent power on knowledge sharing and hiding
2:10 PM - 2:30 PMPromotional description
Why do some employees openly share what they know, whereas others are more reluctant and even conceal their relevant expertise? In this study, we investigated how employees' expectations about potential gains and losses in reputation would influence their willingness to share knowledge. We looked at reputation in terms of expert power (the extent to which a person is relied upon for their knowledge) and referent power (the extent to which a person is liked and respected by colleagues). We found that either expected gains *or* losses in both forms of power decreased the willingness of people to share knowledge.
Learning outcomes
At the conclusion of this event, attendees will be able to:
* Understand the concepts of expert and referent power
* Understand how the combination of the two influences employees' willingness to share knowledge
* Understand the optimal situation whereby knowledge exchange is optimised.
* Understand the concepts of expert and referent power
* Understand how the combination of the two influences employees' willingness to share knowledge
* Understand the optimal situation whereby knowledge exchange is optimised.
Author(s)
Bednall, T C
Issac, A C
Issac, A C
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Dr Timothy Colin Bednall is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management and Marketing at Swinburne University of Technology. He previously worked at the Australian School of Business at the University of New South Wales. Dr Bednall is a registered psychologist, with an area of practice endorsement in organisational psychology. He is the former national Chair of the APS College of Organisational Psychologists (2015-2018). Dr Bednall's broad research area is employee learning, expertise and innovation.
Mr Abraham Issac
IIT Madras
The effects of expert / Referent power on knowledge sharing and hiding
1:45 PM - 2:05 PM.....
