Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• hamid faramarzi ¹
• Gholam Hossein maktabi ¹
• morteza omideyan ²
• ali reza hajiyakhchali ¹

¹ Chamran University of Ahvaz

² Faculty member of Chamran University

Abstract

Objective: This study's primary objective was to employ canonical analysis to examine the relationship between behavioral, normative, and control beliefs and their influence on the propensity to share knowledge with attitudes, subjective norms, behavioral intentions, and perceived behavioral control among middle school teachers in the city of Karaj.



Methodology: This study adopted a descriptive correlational design. The statistical population for this research comprised all secondary school teachers in the city of Karaj. To this end, a sample of 350 individuals was randomly selected from this population using a simple random sampling technique. The Knowledge Sharing Questionnaire developed by Chennamaneni and Raja (2012) and the Reasoned Action Questionnaire by Fishbein and Ajzen (2002) were used to evaluate the variables. Canonical correlation analysis served as the primary statistical technique for the data analysis.



Findings: Following the collection of research data and subsequent analysis using canonical correlation analysis, a significant linear relationship, with a 5% significance level, was observed between all variables examined. supported the research hypothesis by demonstrating the predictability and significance of the relationship between behavioral, normative, and control beliefs and the propensity to share knowledge with attitudes, subjective norms, behavioral intentions, and perceived behavioral control. In this analysis, the effect size of the two canonical functions was 0.539, representing the shared variance between the two sets of variables the model could explain. an effect size of 0.539, the obtained model suggested the existence of a common source of variance that explains the overlap between the two variable sets.



Discussion and Conclusion: This study found a significant canonical correlation and a substantial overlap (53%) between behavioral, normative, and control beliefs and the propensity to share knowledge with attitudes, subjective norms, behavioral intentions, and perceived behavioral control. These findings indicated that attitudes, subjective norms, behavioral intentions, and perceived behavioral control could be predicted and have a significant relationship based on behavioral, normative, and control beliefs and the propensity to share knowledge. Specifically, In the first canonical function, all four predictor variables (behavioral, normative, and control beliefs, as well as the propensity to share knowledge) were identified as significant contributors to the relationship.

Keywords

• Behavioral Beliefs
• Normative Beliefs
• Propensity to Share Knowledge
• Mental Norms
• Behavioral Intentions

Main Subjects

• Knowledge Sharing