Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-2006
Publication Title
Communication Research
Abstract
Work organizations increasingly adopt shared electronic databases. However, employees' unwillingness to contribute to shared resources undermines the utility of such technologies. Current research is limited to either a utilitarian or normative perspective. To advance understanding in this area, this study proposes a three-dimensional framework. It includes the utilitarian and normative perspectives as two complementary dimensions in addition to a third collaborative dimension. Based on this framework, the study identifies three key organizational processes and advances an additive model to predict employees' willingness to contribute to shared electronic databases. An empirical test was conducted to assess the model in a large manufacturing organization. The test showed both significant overall effects of the model and significant main effects of each predictor variable. The article will discuss the findings and address both theoretical and practical implications.
DOI
10.1177/0093650206289149
Version
Postprint
Publisher's Statement
Guowei Jian & Leo Jeffres, Understanding Employees' Willingness to Contribute to Shared Electronic Databases: A Three-Dimensional Framework. Communication Research (Volume 33, Issue 4) pp. 242-261. Copyright © 2006 by Sage Publications. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications, Inc.
Recommended Citation
Jian, G., & Jeffres, L. (2006). Understanding employees’ willingness to contribute to shared electronic databases: A three-dimensional framework. Communication Research, 33(4), 242-261. doi:10.1177/0093650206289149
Volume
33
Issue
4
Included in
Communication Technology and New Media Commons, Organizational Communication Commons, Work, Economy and Organizations Commons
