Azeem Akbar(azeemakbar54@gmail.com)
Nosheen Fatima Warraich(nosheen.im@pu.edu.pk)
Amara Malik(amara.im@pu.edu.pk)
University of the Punjab, Pakistan
Background. Knowledge-sharing is crucial for innovation and productivity. It was determined that it depends on five significant personal factors known as the Big Five personality traits which comprise extraversion, agreeableness, openness, conscientiousness and neuroticism. The gathered bodies of research have brought patchy insights rather than an integrated, holistic explanation because they have been one-sidedly oriented toward characteristics and contexts. Hence, a meta-analysis systematically encompassing all aspects is the requisite for synthesising findings, examining dimensions of the environment, and formulating productive strategies to improve knowledge-sharing.
Objective. The research seeks to understand the complex association between the Big Five personality traits and knowledge-sharing behaviour through meta-analysis studies.
Methods: This study conducts a meta-analysis of the relationship between each Big Five personality trait and knowledge-sharing behaviour across different contexts based on 30 publications.
Results.The meta-analysis suggests that knowledge-sharing has small to moderate positive correlation (COR) with personality traits—extraversion (COR=0.25), agreeableness (COR=0.28), conscientiousness (COR=0.23), and openness to experience (COR=0.26). The COR is nearly zero for neuroticism (COR=0.01), hence suggesting a minimal relationship with the outcomes. Considering the high level of heterogeneity to the results, there may be numerous contextual factors, such as the role of the country, contributing to the variability of the findings.
Contributions.This meta-analysis gives deep insights into the intricate relationship between the Big Five personality traits and knowledge-sharing behaviour for designing approach and policy to gain maximum benefits from the diversity of personality traits in all settings.
Cite: Akbar, A., Warraich, N.F., Malik, A. (2025). Relationship Between the Big Five Personality Traits and Knowledge-Sharing Behaviour: A Meta-Analysis, LIBRES, 35(1), xx-kk. https://doi.org/10.32655/LIBRES.2025.1.2