英文摘要 |
This paper explores the impact of social capital (overall interaction, trust, and shared cognition) on new product development (NPD) team’s knowledge sharing (opportunity, motivation, and capability) and performance. By investigating the NPD teams in companies listed in Commonwealth 1000 manufacturer database. A questionnaire survey yielded 184 valid responses. Previous empirical studies on knowledge management neglected the relationships between specific variables of social capital and knowledge sharing. Multivariate analyses indicated that: (1) overall interaction and trust had positively impacts on knowledge sharing opportunity and motivation, while shared cognition had positive impact on sharing capability. These results are consistent with Nahapiet & Ghoshal (1998)’s argument. (2) Opportunity, motivation and capability of knowledge sharing are separate dimensions, and they have different relationships with NPD performance. Finally, theoretical and practical implications were discussed. |