Why enjoying your fun matters: The role of participation in fun activities, positive affect, and citizenship pressure on knowledge management behaviors

Jessica Good, Michael Halinski, Janet A. Boekhorst

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    Abstract

    Drawing from social exchange theory, this research develops a mediated-moderation model that examines the direct and indirect effects of participation in fun activities on three knowledge management behaviors (i.e., knowledge sharing, knowledge hiding, knowledge manipulating) and investigates the mediating role of positive affect and the moderating role of citizenship pressure on these relationships. A three-wave, two-source sample (n = 163) of employees belonging to a high-tech start-up in Canada is used to test this model. Results highlight the importance of positive affect by showing the effects of participation in fun activities on knowledge management behaviors is dependent on whether or not participation in fun activities leads to positive affect. Data also shows citizenship pressure moderates the direct relationship between participation in fun activities and knowledge manipulating, as well as the indirect relationship between participation in fun activities and both knowledge sharing and hiding. These results highlight the theoretical and practical importance of both positive affect and citizenship pressure in understanding the dynamic relationship between workplace fun and knowledge management.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the 53rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2020
    EditorsTung X. Bui
    Pages4818-4827
    Number of pages10
    ISBN (Electronic)9780998133133
    Publication statusPublished - 2020
    Event53rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2020 - Maui, United States
    Duration: 7 Jan. 202010 Jan. 2020

    Publication series

    NameProceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
    Volume2020-January
    ISSN (Print)1530-1605

    Conference

    Conference53rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2020
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityMaui
    Period7/01/2010/01/20

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