MILITARY MANAGEMENT QUARTERLY

MILITARY MANAGEMENT QUARTERLY

The Influence of Personality Traits on Financial Knowledge Sharing (Case Study: The Islamic Republic of Iran Army)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Sasan Khademi 1
Mohammad Mehdi 2
1 Ph.D, Lecturer of Accounting and Economics Department, Faculty of Command and Management, Imam Ali Officers' University, Tehran, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting and Economics, Faculty of Command and Management, Imam Ali Officers' University, Tehran, Iran
10.22034/iamu.2025.2036675.3084
Abstract
This research aims to investigate the influence of the Big Five personality traits, including extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience, on financial knowledge sharing (explicit and tacit) within the General Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army. This research is applied, employing a survey-based, correlational, and cross-sectional design, utilizing a questionnaire as the primary data collection instrument. The statistical population of the study comprises financial personnel from three divisions: the Army Plan and Budget Department, the Army Treasury Department, and the Army Audit Organization, in the year 2023. Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) was employed to test the research hypotheses. Additional statistical tests were also conducted. The research findings indicate that agreeableness has a positive effect on financial knowledge sharing (both explicit and tacit). However, no significant relationship was observed between extraversion, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience and financial knowledge sharing (explicit and tacit). Furthermore, the financial personnel of the Army's General Staff are characterized by high levels of agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, and openness to experience, along with a moderate degree of extraversion, exhibiting a favorable inclination towards sharing their financial knowledge. Based on these findings, the personality trait of agreeableness positively influences the financial personnel's willingness to share their knowledge. Therefore, it is crucial for relevant commanders and managers within the Army to consider this trait in their recruitment and appointment procedures.
Keywords
Knowledge management
Five personality traits
Explicit financial knowledge sharing
tacit financial knowledge sharing
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