Impact of Big Five Personality Traits on Knowledge Sharing
Subject Areas :Ali Manafi 1 , Behnam Nowrouzi 2 , Pegah Mohammadi 3
1 - Islamic Azad University of Iran manafi_@yahoo.com
2 - Islamic Azad University of Iran
3 - Islamic Azad University of Iran
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Abstract :
This paper attempts to investigate how big five personality traits affect knowledge sharing in ICT companies of Iran. In this regard, several ICT companies in Tehran were studied. 355 questionnaires were gathered. At the end the result showed that extraversion, conscientiousness, agreeableness, and openness to experience have significant and positive impact while neuroticism has significant and negative impact on knowledge sharing.