摘要：The constant process of knowledge acquisition and exploitation in organizations encourages the intangible assets of the organization and its members, thereby developing knowledge sharing within the company and increasing the capacity to solve problems, create new knowledge and innovate. Nevertheless, once we reflect about importance of knowledge sharing to this process, it is possible to inquire how the individual interests of members of the organization may interfere in the knowledge acquisition and exploitation in organizations. Thereby, the study aims to analyze the influence of intention to share knowledge (tacit and explicit) in the knowledge acquisition and exploitation of 48 young entrepreneurs in the Serra Gauch a, southern Brazil. The results indicate the intention to share knowledge, especially tacit knowledge influences knowledge acquisition and exploitation in organizations.
