The Liaison Between Psychological Capital and Knowledge-Sharing Behavior Among ICAR Scientists

The main purpose of this empirical study is to find the evidence to establish the relationship between two intrinsic variables psychological capital and knowledge-sharing behavior. However, knowledge-sharing behavior is an individual’s dependent and intrinsic nature. Psychological capital is the positive psychological effects of the individual’s commitment and performance in the organization. This study aims to find the psychological effect of scientists on their knowledge-sharing behavior. The study includes a survey technique through a structured questionnaire and data was collected from scientists of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in India through a structured questionnaire. The collected data was analyzed by using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) using LISREL10.1. The result shows that the model fit indices were within the acceptable limits showing a positive and significant relationship between psychological capital (hope, efficacy, resilience, and optimism) and knowledge-sharing behavior. The findings of the study confirm psychological capital measured in terms of hope, efficacy, resilience, and optimism positively affect the knowledge-sharing behavior. This research work has also its own limitations that can be addressed in future research. To measure knowledge sharing behavior we considered only the self-rated method and ignored the supervisory rated method. Other points are further discussed in the paper. The implications of the study discussed the need for designing an appropriate support system to enhance psychological capital in ICAR. This study provides insights to policymakers and researchers to uncover the importance of human capital. The limitations and future research direction are further discussed in the paper.