Determinants of Knowledge Sharing and Impacts of Knowledge on Working Performance of Public Employees in Tien Giang Province of Vietnam

knowledge sharing. This result may contradictory to those previously (Al-Alawi et al., 2007; Ling et al, 2009). It may result from the reason that in Bangladesh employees do not want to share their knowledge because they are afraid of losing their jobs or of being replaced in service industry. It is also because of their low beliefs on the colleges. In other words, benefits of sharing knowledge may not cover its costs whenever the employees share all what they know. In another study, Kharabsheh et al. (2012) study the determinants of knowledge sharing in pharmaceutical firms in Jordan. The questionnaire has been done within 13 pharmaceutical firms in Jordan. There are six factors affecting knowledge sharing in this research, organizational culture, communication system, learning orientation, information technology, beliefs, and reward system. Among these determinants, learning orientation is found to have largest impacts on knowledge sharing. Effective communication system is essential to those who need to enlarge knowledge sharing within the enterprises. In addition, Mansor and Kenny (2013) underlie the knowledge behavior of employees in public services in Malaysia. Demographic variables and organizational influences are core of regard in the study. The review of literature indicates that demographic profiles do not have impacts on knowledge sharing behavior outside the working places. It may imply that employees in Abstract: This study investigates not only the factors determining knowledge sharing but also examines the effect of knowledge sharing on working performance of public employees in Tien Giang province of Vietnam. The data set includes 372 observations, which are collected in local and provincial offices. The study uses EFA method combining ordinary least squared regression for analyzing. The results indicate that information technology, organizational learning culture, and supports from senior management have impacts on knowledge sharing. In particular, the information technology has strongest impacts on knowledge sharing. At the same time, knowledge sharing is found to have significant impacts on the working performance of government officials in Tien Giang province. public services only share their working knowledge while the connections out of work are weak and insignificant. The organizational factors oppositely have direct effects on knowledge sharing. In this paper, knowledge sharing is found to have positive impacts on the success of public services via promoting good attitude and behavior of employees. Another study relating to public sector is the research of Muqadas et al. (2017). In the paper, Muqadas et al. (2017) explores the challenges of knowledge sharing in public university in developing economies. The data is collected from lecturer, assistance professors, professors, registrar, and vice chancellor. The results show some negative factors of knowledge sharing behavior such as promotion opportunities, employee favoritism, and hoard knowledge to gain power, authority, and influence. A poor linkage between knowledge sharing and rewards, and the unsupportive culture have negative impacts knowledge sharing behavior in public universities.