Impact of Utilitarian and Hedonic Motivation on Sharing Organizational Knowledge (Case study: Southwest Water and Wastewater Company of Tehran Province)

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of utilitarian and hedonic motivation on organizational knowledge sharing through social networks in the Southwest Water and Sewage Company of Tehran Province. This is an applied research method from the objective point of view and a descriptive survey from the point of view of the data collection method. The statistical population of the research is the managers and employees of the Southwest Water and Sewage Company of Tehran Province with 515 people. Sampling method, class and sample size are determined by the Cochran formula 220. A standard questionnaire is used to collect data. Validity of the questionnaire is confirmed by the opinion of the organization's experts and its reliability by Cronbach's alpha. In order to analyze the collected data, Smart PLS software, which is a second-generation software for structural equations, has been used. The results indicated that utilitarian and hedonic motivation is needed to share external and internal knowledge through organizational social networks. Also, to share the internal knowledge of knowledge, functional motivation is proposed.

Keywords

• enterprise social network systems
• hedonic motivations
• knowledge sharing
• utilitarian motivations