An Empirical Study of the Impact of Question Structure on Recipient Attitude during Knowledge Sharing

Authors

  • Heather Bircham-Connolly
  • James Corner
  • Stephen Bowden

Keywords:

knowledge sharing, question response structure, recipient attitude

Abstract

This paper contributes to the body of literature on knowledge sharing through insight into the relationship between the format of questions asked of individuals who are sources of knowledge and the attitudes of those that have been given the opportunity to cognitively integrate this knowledge into their own knowledge base. Aspects of the theoretical model proposed by Bircham (2003) are empirically evaluated, with results supporting the model.

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Published

1 Apr 2005

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2005)

Section

Articles

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