Importance of Intrinsic Motivation for Knowledge Sharing within an R&D Organization

The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of intrinsic motivation of R&D researchers for knowledge sharing within an R&D organization using statistical analysis. We mainly focused on and analyzed individuals who participate in basic or applied research, because study of knowledge sharing should begin with the individual. A questionnaire survey of 398 R&D researchers was conducted in the R&D laboratory of a Japanese Electronics Manufacturing Company. The analysis showed that intrinsic motivation greatly enhanced knowledge contribution as a part of functions for knowledge sharing, more than extrinsic satisfaction of the R&D researchers. From these findings, we inferred an important role of intrinsic motivation in sharing knowledge within an R&D organization.
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Proceedings of KSS'2007 : The Eighth International Symposium on Knowledge and Systems Sciences : November 5-7, 2007, [Ishikawa High-Tech Conference Center, Nomi, Ishikawa, JAPAN]
Organized by: Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
identifier:https://dspace.jaist.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10119/4142