“…Knowledge sharing plays an important role in improving a research team's effectiveness, gaining organizational success (Wang & Wang, 2012), and sustaining competitive advantage (Renzl, 2008). The KS of individuals influences the knowledge level of the team (Bock et al, 2005;Curado, Muñoz-Pascual, & Galende, 2017;Oliveira, Maçada, Curado, & Nodari, 2017;Wang & Noe, 2010) and therefore is of particular relevance. The team members' interpersonal relationships and social interactions affect their KS with the team (Ding, Ng, & Cai, 2007;Lin, Wu, & Lu, 2012;Zhang & Cheng, 2015).…”