TY - JOUR T1 - An Exploratory Study on Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivational Values for Participating in Knowledge Sharing Activities AU - Mansor, Zuraina Dato AU - Salleh, Lailawati Mohd AU - Mustapha, Mazlina JO - The Social Sciences VL - 11 IS - 31 SP - 7553 EP - 7557 PY - 2016 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1818-5800 DO - sscience.2016.7553.7557 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2016.7553.7557 KW - Knowldege sharing KW -motivational factors KW -public higher education institution KW -exploratory KW -qualitative approach AB - The flow of knowledge in an organization can be depending on the attitude and behaviour of the individual. Knowledge sharing is a social interaction culture, involving the exchange of employee knowledge, experiences and skills through the whole department or organization (Lin). The types of organizations also give impact to the sources of motivation. In public institutions, workers realized that their organizations have a standard system, a flat hierarchy structure even the salary and promotion opportunities cannot compete with business organizations. This study aims to explore the knowledge-sharing to identify the intrinsic motivational elements for KS activity in a public higher education institution using the qualitative approach. ER -