Abstract
Potential effects of the Big Five personality traits of openness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, agreeableness and extraversion on academic Knowledge Acquisition activities and productivity were investigated in this study by utilising a large sample of academics from a Malaysian Public University. It contributes theoretically and empirically by demonstrating several effects of the Big Five on academic outcomes related to Knowledge Acquisition activities. The study also has practical significance based on its implications for university faculty members, providing suggestions for better understanding of how they might increase their success at Knowledge Acquisition activities. A quantitative method was used, resulting in useable data from N = 985 respondents. Following descriptive analysis, hypotheses testing were conducted using a structural equation modelling approach. When all five personality traits were considered together, only openness, extraversion and agreeableness significantly predicted KA. Further recommendations were made for this study by adding different theory such as Theory of Planned Behaviour, motivation or user satisfaction components relationships for expanding further research.
Highlights
Introduction to Knowledge TransferBehavior (KTB)Higher education institutions (HEIs) are a core medium for managing knowledge creation and dissemination in society
Openness has a positive relationship with Knowledge Acquisition Activities H2 Conscientiousness has a positive relationship with Knowledge Acquisition Activities
The results show statistically significant positive correlations between each of the Big Five and Knowledge Acquisition Activities (KAA)
Summary
Personality is depicted as “individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving” (American Psychological Association, 2015). Agnieszka (2013) indicates that personality is a set of traits that form a foundation for the stability and consistency of an individual’s behavior. This study adopts the Big Five personality traits model (Goldberg, 1990) Big Five (B5) as a theoretical basis for predicting the extent to which academic staff engage in Knowledge Acquisition activities. From the preceding discussions this study has formulated hypotheses which proposed the relationship of the variables of the Big Five with Knowledge Acquisition Activities, : H1: The Big Five Model traits predict academics’ effects on Knowledge Acquisition Activities (KAA). Responses to the items will be made using 5-point Likert scales with response anchors range from ‘very inaccurate’ to ‘very accurate.’. A further detail of the findings is being discuss in the following tables
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