Knowledge sharing and individual performance: The case of Vietnam

ividual with the results of other individual work and the results of the organization's work. 
Thirdly, each lecturer should be aware of the significance of teaching and scientific research to the 
training and development of each individual. Managers should spend time chatting, communicating 
with lecturers to listen to their aspirations and concerns regarding work. In the seminars, managers will 
understand the degree of attachment to the work of the lecturers and how they can be more engaged 
with their works, thereby enhancing knowledge sharing. 
Finally, managers hope lecturers perform good teaching and research work. Therefore, one of the ways 
to increase the performance of the lecturers’ work is to promote the act of donating knowledge. Each 
Vietnam universities’ pedagogical environment, also known as the academic environment, knowledge 
donation process is necessary and should be encouraged. 
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Appendix 1 
 Sym Items 
 Factors 
 bol 
 En1 I enjoy sharing my knowledge with colleagues 
 Enjoyment in 
 En2 I enjoy helping colleagues by sharing my knowledge 
 helping others 
 En3 It feels good to help someone by sharing my knowledge 
 (En) 
 En4 Sharing my knowledge with colleagues is pleasurable 
 Se1 My knowledge sharing would help other numbers in the organization to solve their problems 
 Se2 My knowledge sharing would create new business opportunities for the organization 
 Knowledge self-
 Se3 My knowledge sharing would improve work process in the organization 
 efficacy (Se) 
 Se4 My knowledge sharing would increase productively in the organization 
 Se5 My knowledge sharing would help the organization achieve its performance objectives 
 In1 The most important things that happen to me involve my present job 
 In2 Most of my interests are centered around my job 
 Job involvement 
 In3 I have very strong ties with my present job which would be very difficult to break 
 (In) 
 In4 I like to be absorbed in my job most of the time 
 In5 The most important things that happen in life involve work 
 Ma1 My manager always set a good example in sharing his knowledge with others 
 Management Ma2 My manager supports me in sharing knowledge with colleagues in other departments 
 support Ma3 My manager allows me to share my knowledge with my colleagues even though it may influence the present job process 
 (Ma) Ma4 My manager instructs us on how to share our personal knowledge within the department 
 Ma5 My manager does not care about my knowledge and does not encourage me to share my knowledge with other colleagues 
 Re1 Sharing my knowledge with colleagues should be rewarded with a higher salary 
 Re2 Sharing my knowledge with colleagues should be rewarded with a higher bonus 
 Rewards (Re) 
 Re3 Sharing my knowledge with colleagues should be rewarded with a promotion 
 Re4 Sharing my knowledge with colleagues should be rewarded with an increased job security 
 Information and Te1 Work related information and knowledge are stored, classified and updated in a scientific and regular manner 
 communication Te2 The organization’s IT system provides valuable and useful information/data for my work 
 technology (Te) Te3 The organization’s IT system facilitates the sharing of knowledge and information among members 
 Do1 When I learn something new, I tell my colleagues about it 
 Knowledge 
 Do2 I share the knowledge I have, with my colleagues 
 donation 
 Do3 I think it is important that my colleagues know what I am doing 
 (Do) 
 Do4 I regularly tell my colleagues what I am doing 
 Co1 When I need certain knowledge, I ask my colleagues about it 
 Knowledge Co2 I like to be informed of what my colleagues know 
 collection (Co) Co3 I ask my colleagues about their abilities when I need to learn something 
 Co4 When one of my colleagues is good at something I ask him/her to teach me how to do that thing 
 Pe1 I completed more work than the expectations of the manager 
 Pe2 I can finish all the work earlier than the assigned plan 
 Pe3 I can reduce the time required to complete my daily work 
 Pe4 The results of my work always exceed the work goals assigned by managers 
 Individual 
 Pe5 I have ideas and useful suggestions for the university 
 performance (Pe) 
 Pe6 I always meet the wishes of learners 
 Pe7 I have never had any delays in my work or caused anything to do with my carelessness 
 Pe8 I have never received any complaints about poor performance 
 Pe9 The manager is always satisfied with my results 
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Appendix 2 
 Factor Item Factor loading Cronbach’s Alpha 
 En1 0.870 
 En2 0.871 
 Enjoyment in helping others 0.884 
 En3 0.762 
 En4 0.799 
 Se3 0.702 
 Knowledge self-efficacy 
 Se4 0.702 0.860 
 Se5 0.925 
 In2 0.810 
 Job involvement In4 0.709 0.707 
 In5 0.597 
 Ma1 0.862 
 Ma2 0.862 
 Management support Ma3 0.589 0.846 
 Ma4 0.817 
 Ma5 0.654 
 Re1 0.910 
 Re2 0.897 
 Rewards 0.907 
 Re3 0.854 
 Re4 0.738 
 Te1 0.650 
 Information and communication technology Te2 0.792 0.799 
 Te3 0,791 
 Do1 0.571 
 Do2 0.531 
 Knowledge donation 0.779 
 Do3 0.638 
 Do4 0.674 
 Co1 0.701 
 Co2 0.712 
 Knowledge collection 0.766 
 Co3 0.745 
 Co4 0.698 
 Pe1 0.611 
 Pe2 0.607 
 Pe3 0.631 
 Pe4 0.666 
 Individual performance 0.801 
 Pe6 0.574 
 Pe7 0.808 
 Pe8 0.853 
 Pe9 0.793 
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