Title: Knowledge sharing behaviour on employee performance: a mediating role of employee engagement among teaching staff of Malaysian private universities

Authors: Mohammed Sani Abdullahi; Kavitha Raman; Sakiru Adebola Solarin; Umair Ahmed; Ummi Rahma Shehu; Hauwa'u Hassan Nashehu

Addresses: Department of Management and Marketing, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia ' Faculty of Business, Multimedia University, 75450 Melaka, Malaysia ' School of Economics, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Jalan Broga, 43500 Semenyih Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia ' Department of Business Studies, Arab Open University Bahrain, 973 A'ali, Northern Governorate, Bahrain ' Department of Business Administration, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria ' Faculty of Business Management, Federal University Dutsinma, Nigeria

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of knowledge sharing behaviour (KSB) on employee engagement (EE) and employee performance (EP) among teaching staff of Malaysian private universities (MPUs). However, studies of such have been given less attention within the context of MPU. Therefore, this paper highlights the issue through a systematic review of previous literature on the subject matter. The study outcome indicated that KSB has a significant effect on EP, and EE partially mediates KSB and EP relationship in MPU. The research suggests that university management should focus and invest in KSB culture as a tool to improve EE positively in order to accomplish and maintain EP. This paper has made a significant contribution to the existing body of knowledge and operationalisation of KSB, EE and EP literature which could help to develop theory and model in the field of work performance.

Keywords: employee engagement; employee performance; knowledge sharing behaviour; Malaysian private universities; MPUs; social exchange theory.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBIS.2023.135349

International Journal of Business Information Systems, 2023 Vol.44 No.4, pp.508 - 535

Received: 15 Oct 2020
Accepted: 05 Jan 2021
Published online: 06 Dec 2023 *

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