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The paradigm shift to the fourth industrial revolution has significantly transformed human society. To survive in this transforming world, Knowledge Sharing (KS) is of paramount prominence as it creates new knowledge. We know more than we can share; hence, higher education institutes can play the leading role in transferring tacit knowledge to society. This study, therefore, investigates the antecedents (spiritual motivation, attitude towards KS, clan culture, and knowledge-based HR practices) of academicians’ behavior towards KS in the emerging business schools of Pakistan. Besides, the mediation of intention towards KS is also investigated. Data was collected by using an adapted questionnaire from ~650 academicians of the top ten business schools of Pakistan. Descriptive statistics were performed in SPSS while and maximum likelihood method in AMOS to analyze hypotheses for inferential statistics. The findings designate that all antecedent variables are the significant predictors of Behavior towards Knowledge Sharing (BKS). Additionally, academicians’ Intention towards Knowledge Sharing (IKS) fully mediates; the relationship of knowledge-based HR practices and Attitude towards Knowledge Sharing (AKS) with BKS. Furthermore, it partially mediates the association of SM and CC with BKS. Various implications are provided at the individual, group, and organizational level) to the business schools’ human resource professionals and respective authorities on how to upkeep academicians’ behavior towards tacit KS. The study limitations and the copious recommendations are also provided to future researchers for the model’s generalization. This study is the first in the South Asian context to investigate the SACK model of knowledge sharing behavior in HEIs.

Keywords: Spiritual Motivation, Clan Culture, Knowledge-based HR Practices, Attitude towards Knowledge Sharing, Intention towards Knowledge Sharing, Behavior towards Knowledge Sharing, HEIs.