Employee Well Being and Knowledge Sharing Behavior among Employees of Saudi Aramco

Authors

  • Mansour Alghamdi School of Business and Economics, UPM
  • Siew-Imm Ng School of Business and Economics, UPM
  • Jo Ann Ho School of Business and Economics, UPM
  • Sridar Ramachandran School of Business and Economics, UPM
  • AKRAM Abdulsamad Ali School of Business and Economics, UPM

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14738/assrj.88.10646

Abstract

The oil and gas industries in Saudi Arabia requires research attention regarding Knowledge Sharing Behavior (KSB), as the industries suffer from compromised KSB which may adversely affect sustainability in knowledge advancement and competitive advantage. There are research gaps in the antecedents of KSB such as 1) dimensions of Employee Well Being (EWB) being contextual and untested in Saudi Arabia; 2) leadership style and culture that motivate KSB were unknown. Thus, this study aims to uncover EWB, leadership and culture factors that determine KSB. A total of 260 Aramco employees’ responses were analyzed using SPSS. The study has found physical well-being, psychological well-being, social well-being, benevolent leadership, and innovative organizational culture contributed to increasing KSB among Saudi Aramco employees. Theoretical and managerial implications were then discussed.

Author Biographies

Mansour Alghamdi, School of Business and Economics, UPM

Mansour Ali ALGhamdi is a PhD student at the field of business economics in the School of Business and Economics, University Putra Malaysia (UPM). He has worked at oil and Gas Company (Saudi Aramco) from 1991 to 2016 in many positions whether in administrative sector or Oil and Gas industry.  His research interest area is Human Resource, International Business, Consumer Behaviour and Customer Relationship Management. He completed his bachelor's degree from Arab Open University in the field of business administration in 2013 and Master degree from the University of Business and Technology in 2016 at Jeddah city in Saudi Arabia.

Siew-Imm Ng, School of Business and Economics, UPM

Siew-Imm Ng completed PhD in Management from University of Western Australia.  She is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Business and Economics, University Putra Malaysia. She has industry experience in the areas of human resource and export management with internationalizing Malaysian companies. She teaches business and management courses like Principles of Management, Cross Cultural Management and Business Research Methods. She has authored and co-authored many articles in refereed and professional journals, including Tourism Management, International Marketing Review, Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research and Journal of Air Transport Management.

Jo Ann Ho, School of Business and Economics, UPM

JO ANN is an Associate Professor at Universiti Putra Malaysia. Her main research areas are in ethics, corporate social responsibility and human resource management. Within ethics, her research concentrates on examining factors influencing individual and organizational ethics. Her other key research area is in corporate social responsibility and its relationship to organizational practices and performance.

Sridar Ramachandran, School of Business and Economics, UPM

Sridar Ramachandran is a Professor specializing in sustainability with an emphasis in the areas of responsible tourism and marketing with Universiti Putra Malaysia’s School of Business and Economics. He served as the Head of Laboratory at the Institute of Agricultural and Food Policy Studies for five years between 2016-2020. Prior to joining Universiti Putra Malaysia in 1999, he has gained valuable leadership experience in non-profit and corporate organisations.

AKRAM Abdulsamad Ali, School of Business and Economics, UPM

Akram Abdulsamad is a Ph.D. candidate in the field of business economics at the School of Business and Economics, University Putra Malaysia (UPM). He completed Bachelor’s and Master's degrees in Business Economics at Aden University. He is currently a lecturer in the Department of Business Economics, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, University of Aden. He has worked as a master trainer and consultor in marketing, entrepreneurship, strategic management, and Preparing feasibility studies with United Nations Development Program (UNDP), International Labour Organization (ILO), The Small and Micro Enterprise Promotion Service (SMEPS), and several non-profit organizations in Yemen. His research interest areas are strategic management, marketing information system, knowledge management, market orientation, entrepreneurial orientation, learning orientation, and SMEs performance and new product development performance.  He has authored and co-authored articles in refereed journals.

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Published

2021-08-25

How to Cite

Alghamdi, M. ., Siew-Imm Ng, Jo Ann Ho, Ramachandran, S. ., & Abdulsamad Ali, A. (2021). Employee Well Being and Knowledge Sharing Behavior among Employees of Saudi Aramco. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 8(8), 261–284. https://doi.org/10.14738/assrj.88.10646

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Vol. 8 No. 8 (2021): Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal

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