| The purpose of this quantitative research study was to explore the influence of psychological collectivism, ethnic background, and the years of experience of players in the National Football League on their knowledge sharing, especially with incoming rookies. The theoretical framework used to anchor this study was social cognitive theory, which proposed a triadic reciprocity consisting of environment (team), cognitive (psychological collectivism), and behavior (knowledge sharing). A total of 251 current NFL players completed a 31-question online survey using Survey Monkey. The results of the multiple regression analysis revealed a significance relationship between the level of experience of a player and psychological collectivism on the knowledge-sharing behavior of the players. A veteran player must prepare for their team's drafting of younger and talented players, and must decide if they are going to hoard their knowledge in order to prolong their own career, or share their knowledge for the benefit of their team. |
