... the relationship between support and knowledge donating, and partially mediated that of support and knowledge collecting. Trust in supervisors moderated the effects of support on need satisfaction and knowledge donating, but not on knowledge collecting. Practical implications Supervisors should strive...

... on building employee trust and improving KS in the field of knowledge management. From a managerial perspective, this study identifies necessary factors for encouraging and promoting KS processes within an organization. Knowledge sharing Transformational leadership Trust Knowledge collecting...

... factors, extrinsic motivational factors and organisational socialisation factors. The paper proposes organisational commitment as the mediating variable between the identified predictors and knowledge sharing behaviour (knowledge donating and knowledge collecting). Research limitations/implications...