Research Article

Exploring the Triple Reciprocity Nature of Organizational Value Cocreation Behavior Using Multicriteria Decision Making Analysis

Table 3

Definitions and examples of self-efficacy and outcome expectations.

Personal dimensionsExamples

Self-efficacy: the confidence in one’s ability to provide knowledge that is valuable to the work group. I have confidence in my ability to
(1) provide knowledge that people I work with consider valuable,
(2) provide knowledge that people I work with consider informative,
(3) provide knowledge that people I work with consider helpful,
(4) be well informed in order to provide valuable knowledge,
(5) have the expertise needed to provide knowledge.
Personal outcome expectations: the knowledge contributor’s judgment of the likely consequences that his or her knowledge sharing may bring to himself or herself.Sharing my knowledge will
(1) help me make friends with other members in the work group,
(2) give me a feeling of happiness,
(3) build my reputation in my work group,
(4) give me a sense of accomplishment,
(5) strengthen the tie between me and others in the work group,
(6) enable me to gain better cooperation in the future from outstanding members in the work group.
Team outcome expectation: the knowledge contributor’s judgment of the likely consequences that his or her knowledge sharing may bring to the team.Sharing my knowledge will help my work group
(1) be more capable of meeting project goals,
(2) produce a greater amount of knowledge,
(3) produce a higher quality of knowledge,
(4) adhere more closely to project schedules,
(5) have higher operational efficiency,
(6) have higher operational speed.

Reference: [38, 39].