Table 1 Questionnaire items and data sources.

From: Knowledge sharing and innovation performance: a case study on the impact of organizational culture, structural capital, human resource management practices, and relational capital of real estate agents

Dimension

Questionnaire item

Source

(1) Organizational culture (Cronbach’s α = 0.949)

Artifacts

1. My colleagues and I get along really well. (0.838)

Schein (1993); Wilkins and Ouchi (1983)

2. I perceive that the company’s environment is filled with vigor. (0.833)

3. I perceive that the supervisor handles matters in a considerably conscientious manner. (0.836)

Espoused values

1. My colleagues and I share the same values and form consistent views easily. (0.860)

2. I am capable of implementing my tasks on my own. (0.863)

3. I have a great service attitude that conforms to the company’s image as a whole. (0.830)

Basic assumption

1. I perceive that the company treats its employees impartially. (0.829)

2. I perceive that the company emphasizes interactions between humans. (0.875)

3. To me, the company’s standards and regulations are robust and comprehensive. (0.934)

(2) Structural capital (Cronbach’s α = 0.962)

Organizational Capital

1. My supervisor is willing to endow some authority to their subordinates so that they feel committed to contributing their knowledge and have adequate influence. (0.858)

Edvinsson and Malone (1997); Jaw (2004)

2. My company is willing to provide adequate time, funds, and other resources to encourage employees to import new knowledge. (0.901)

3. My company encourages and assists its employees to engage in learning through non-formal methods. (0.883)

Innovation Capital

1. I perceive that our higher-level supervisors are capable of leading to company to achieve new visions. (0.920)

2. I perceive that our supervisor is capable of using diverse methods to help employees develop new skills. (0.912)

3. I feel that I actively improve my own skills to meet job requirements. (0.884)

Process Capital

1. Our company has a comprehensive human resource training program for its employees. (0.871)

2. Our company provides fast and high-quality services to meet customer demands. (0.882)

(3) Human resource management practices (Cronbach’s α = 0.953)

Human resource planning

1. Employees in our organization have clear career paths. (0.882)

Bae et al. (1998); Sun et al. (2007)

2. Employees who wish to get promoted in our company have more than one potential position awaiting them. (0.879)

Training and development

1. Our company provides training, assessment, and analysis for its employees. (0.895)

2. Our supervisors assist employees to apply their training contents into work tasks. (0.894)

3. Our company would survey whether all employees had attained the training objectives through post-training outcomes assessments. (0.887)

Remuneration and benefits

1. Remuneration at our company is strongly impartial and is based on each employee’s contribution to the company. (0.868)

2. Remuneration adjustments at our company are based on job efficiency, remuneration, and benefits. (0.867)

3. Our company discusses its remuneration scheme with its employees. (0.783)

(4) Relational capital (Cronbach’s α = 0.968)

Mutual trust

1. I feel that mutual trust can be perceived among colleagues. (0.912)

Sarkar et al. (2001)

2. I feel that my colleagues treat one another with honesty. (0.891)

3. I feel that my colleagues treat one another with impartiality. (0.896)

Commitment

1. I am willing to share knowledge with my colleagues. (0.906)

2. I am willing to contribute the necessary resources with my colleagues. (0.935)

Information exchange

1. I often communicate with my colleagues. (0.906)

2. I often engage in formal or non-formal information exchanges with my colleagues. (0.909)

3. It is easy for me to gain cooperation with my colleagues. (0.891)

(5) Knowledge sharing (Cronbach’s α = 0.960)

Knowledge sharer

1. I am willing to provide my recorded work experiences as a reference for my colleagues. (0.866)

Spencer (2003); Hendrinks (1999); Bock and Kim (2002); Bock et al. (2005); Betz (1987); Subramanian and Nilakanta (1996); Becerra-Fernandez and Sabherwal (2001); Nonaka and Takeuchi (1995)

2. I am willing to provide my experiences and opinions during meetings or discussions. (0.908)

3. I gladly encourage other colleagues to acquire new knowledge or skills. (0.921)

Knowledge recipient

1. I am willing to trust the knowledge acquired from colleagues. (0.920)

2. I would apply and convert the knowledge acquired from colleagues into my own knowledge. (0.917)

3. I would actively consult a colleague who is adept in certain skill. (0.885)

Knowledge sharing intentions

1. I would actively share my own knowledge with the hope of acquiring recognition from supervisors and praise from colleagues. (0.860)

2. I perceive that rewards can be earned more easily through sharing knowledge with other colleagues as opposed to performing other tasks. (0.829)

(6) Innovation performance (Cronbach’s α = 0.956)

Stimulating innovation

1. I would propose different solutions to resolve problems at work. (0.904)

Amabile (1988); Drejer (2004); Bilderbeek et al. (1998)

2. I would actively propose new ideas so increase the likelihood of these ideas being adopted. (0.949)

3. I actively assess the feasibility, advantages, or drawbacks of new ideas. (0.942)

Service innovation

1. I feel that I am able to use service innovation to construct an efficient and comprehensive service procedure that provides more competitive services. (0.942)

2. I feel that I can seek new service skills and methods in my job. (0.877)

  1. Note: Bracketed numbers indicate the factor loading of each item.