Information security professionals in virtual communities, including the Information Security Professional Association (ISPA), Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), Society of Information Risk Analysts (SIRA), and LinkedIn security groups, were surveyed to test the proposed research model. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and the structural equation modelling (SEM) technique were used to analyse the data and evaluate the research model. The results showed that the research model fit the data well and the structural model suggests a strong relationship between attitude, trust, and norms of reciprocity to knowledge sharing intention.
| Construct | Cites | Category | Questions given? | Content validity | Pretests | Response type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intention | Lin et al., 2008, Fang, 2010 | yes | 5 student reviews | pilot | 5-point likert scale ranging from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree" | ||
| Attitude | Hsu, 2008, Chang, 2011 | yes | 5 student reviews | pilot | 5-point likert scale ranging from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree" | ||
| Self-efficacy | Fang, 2010, Hsu et al., 2007 | yes | 5 student reviews | pilot | 5-point likert scale ranging from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree" | ||
| Information-based trust | Hsu et al., 2007 | yes | 5 student reviews | pilot | 5-point likert scale ranging from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree" | ||
| Identification-based trust | Hsu et al., 2007 | yes | 5 student reviews | pilot | 5-point likert scale ranging from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree" | ||
| Content-based trust | Chang, 2011 | yes | 5 student reviews | pilot | 5-point likert scale ranging from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree" | ||
| norm of reciprocity | Wasko, 2005 | yes | 5 student reviews | pilot | 5-point likert scale ranging from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree" | ||
| Shared language | Nahapiet, 1998 | yes | 5 student reviews | pilot | 5-point likert scale ranging from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree" |
Alireza Tamjidyamcholo, Mohd Sapiyan Bin Baba, Hamed Tamjid, and Rahmatollah Gholipour. Information security – Professional perceptions of knowledge-sharing intention under self-efficacy, trust, reciprocity, and shared-language. Computers & Education, 68:223–232, October 2013. doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2013.05.010.
@article{tamjidyamcholo_information_2013,
abstract = {Knowledge sharing is an important component of knowledge management systems. Security knowledge sharing substantially reduces risk and investment in information security. Despite the importance of information security, little research based on knowledge sharing has focused on the security profession. Therefore, this study analyses key factors, containing attitude, self-efficacy, trust, norm of reciprocity, and shared language, in respect of the information security workers intention to share knowledge. Information security professionals in virtual communities, including the Information Security Professional Association (ISPA), Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), Society of Information Risk Analysts (SIRA), and LinkedIn security groups, were surveyed to test the proposed research model. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and the structural equation modelling (SEM) technique were used to analyse the data and evaluate the research model. The results showed that the research model fit the data well and the structural model suggests a strong relationship between attitude, trust, and norms of reciprocity to knowledge sharing intention. Hypotheses regarding the influence of self-efficacy and reciprocity, to knowledge sharing attitude were upheld. Shared language did not influence either the attitude or intention to share knowledge.},
author = {Tamjidyamcholo, Alireza and Bin Baba, Mohd Sapiyan and Tamjid, Hamed and Gholipour, Rahmatollah},
doi = {10.1016/j.compedu.2013.05.010},
issn = {0360-1315},
journal = {Computers \& Education},
keywords = {Distributed learning environments,Interactive learning environments,Virtual reality},
month = {October},
pages = {223-232},
title = {Information Security \textendash{} {{Professional}} Perceptions of Knowledge-Sharing Intention under Self-Efficacy, Trust, Reciprocity, and Shared-Language},
volume = {68},
year = {2013}
}