The effect of organizational trust and individual motivation on the transfer of tacit knowledge of public library staff.

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Payame Noor University, Iran

2 MA. Department of Knowledge and Information Science. Payame Noor University, Iran

3 PHD student, Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Payame Noor University, Iran.

Abstract

Purpose. This study examines the effect of organizational trust and the mediating role of individual motivation on the tendency to transfer tacit knowledge of public library staff.
Methodology. The present research is descriptive based on the applied purpose and in terms of data collection method. The statistical population of this research includes all employees of public libraries in Fars province in 1400 (350 people) that with the help of Cochran's formula, 142 people have been selected as the statistical sample of the research.
Findings. The effect of organizational trust on the desire to transfer tacit knowledge is 0.390. The effect of organizational trust on the personal motivation of employees is 0.798 and the effect of individual motivation of employees on the desire to transfer tacit knowledge is 0.437. Therefore, organizational trust and individual motivation have a direct positive and significant effect on the desire to transfer tacit knowledge of employees.
Conclusion. Although organizational trust and individual motivation each have a direct positive and significant effect on the desire to transfer tacit knowledge of public library staff, the mediating role of individual motivation has not increased the effect of organizational trust on the desire to transfer tacit knowledge.

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