Influence of Knowledge Sharing Behaviour on Academic Performance, Group Cohesion and Trust among the Students of Higher Education Institutions in Maldives

Abstract

The purpose of this conceptual analysis is to examine the influence of knowledge sharing behaviour on academic performance, group cohesion and trust by conducting a thorough review of past literature. Several empirical, review, and conceptual papers were reviewed, and it showed that most of the literature indicated that by fostering knowledge sharing behaviour among the students causes to increase academic performance, group cohesion and trust. Also, the past literature suggested that theory of planned behaviour is dominantly applied to determine the knowledge sharing behaviour. A large body of literature indicated that knowledge sharing attitude, social norms, behavioral control and knowledge sharing intention are key determinants of knowledge sharing behaviour. The overall conclusion is that the key attributes of Theory of Planned Behaviour play a key role in determining students’ engagement in knowledge sharing behaviour that leads to high academic performance, group cohesion and trust among the students. The finding of the conceptual analysis has practical and theoretical implications, which are addressed in the last part of the paper.