Kuo and Young (2008) showed the presence of an intention-action gap in knowledge sharing practices. They found that the gap could be partly explained by perceived self-efficacy, but not by intention and controllability, and that a person's enactment of intention toward knowledge sharing into behaviors is moderated by their action/state orientation.
Research by Kuo and Young (2008) demonstrated the existence of a discrepancy between what people intend to do and what they actually do when it comes to sharing knowledge. They found that this disparity can be partially attributed to an individual's confidence in their abilities, but not by their intentions or sense of control, and that a person's actual behavior is influenced by their approach-oriented mindset.