Strength of culture and transfer of knowledge in organizations

This paper analyses the effects of organizational culture on the transfer of knowledge in organizations. While prior literature has considered relations between individual classifications of organizational culture and the whole process of knowledge development, we focused our analysis on the dimensi...

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Main Authors: Nataša Pivec, Vojko Potočan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Split, Faculty of Economics 2021-01-01
Series:Management : Journal of Contemporary Management Issues
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Online Access:https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/376900
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description This paper analyses the effects of organizational culture on the transfer of knowledge in organizations. While prior literature has considered relations between individual classifications of organizational culture and the whole process of knowledge development, we focused our analysis on the dimension of cultural strength and its effects on the selected phase of knowledge transfer in organizations. Our study suggested that organizations need to analyse how weak and strong organizational culture affects knowledge in organizations. The study drew upon the behavioural, organizational, and knowledge management theories and analysed answers from 138 respondents in Slovenian organizations. Analysing knowledge data demonstrates that older respondents and employees in managerial positions are more prone to knowledge transfer. The analysis shows that the strength of organizational culture is positively and statistically significantly associated with knowledge transfer in organizations. The main practical implication of this study is our finding, which suggests that organizations need to further improve the transfer of knowledge through increasing the strength of organizational culture.
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spelling doaj.art-993fcf03d2f4426e997e8dfcbaacc4462024-04-15T16:59:54ZengUniversity of Split, Faculty of EconomicsManagement : Journal of Contemporary Management Issues1331-01941846-33632021-01-01261213510.30924/mjcmi.26.1.3Strength of culture and transfer of knowledge in organizationsNataša Pivec0Vojko Potočan1University of Maribor, Faculty of Economics and Business, SloveniaUniversity of Maribor, Faculty of Economics and Business, SloveniaThis paper analyses the effects of organizational culture on the transfer of knowledge in organizations. While prior literature has considered relations between individual classifications of organizational culture and the whole process of knowledge development, we focused our analysis on the dimension of cultural strength and its effects on the selected phase of knowledge transfer in organizations. Our study suggested that organizations need to analyse how weak and strong organizational culture affects knowledge in organizations. The study drew upon the behavioural, organizational, and knowledge management theories and analysed answers from 138 respondents in Slovenian organizations. Analysing knowledge data demonstrates that older respondents and employees in managerial positions are more prone to knowledge transfer. The analysis shows that the strength of organizational culture is positively and statistically significantly associated with knowledge transfer in organizations. The main practical implication of this study is our finding, which suggests that organizations need to further improve the transfer of knowledge through increasing the strength of organizational culture.https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/376900organizational behaviourknowledgeorganizational culturetransfer of knowledgestrength of culture
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Strength of culture and transfer of knowledge in organizations
Management : Journal of Contemporary Management Issues
organizational behaviour
knowledge
organizational culture
transfer of knowledge
strength of culture
title Strength of culture and transfer of knowledge in organizations
title_full Strength of culture and transfer of knowledge in organizations
title_fullStr Strength of culture and transfer of knowledge in organizations
title_full_unstemmed Strength of culture and transfer of knowledge in organizations
title_short Strength of culture and transfer of knowledge in organizations
title_sort strength of culture and transfer of knowledge in organizations
topic organizational behaviour
knowledge
organizational culture
transfer of knowledge
strength of culture
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