Relationship between transformational leadership, organizational structure and knowledge management

The study examines the relationships between transformational leadership style, knowledge management and organizational structure among 255 administrators in a public university in Malaysia. The findings of this study reveal that transformational leadership style is a vital in promoting knowledg...

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Main Authors: Ahmad, Fais, Darus, Amer, Sri Ramalu, Subramaniam, Kamal, Bidayatul K. M.
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/14703/1/K18.pdf
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author Ahmad, Fais
Darus, Amer
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description The study examines the relationships between transformational leadership style, knowledge management and organizational structure among 255 administrators in a public university in Malaysia. The findings of this study reveal that transformational leadership style is a vital in promoting knowledge management practices in an organization.Specifically, the result of this study reveals that idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation and individualized consideration of transformational leadership style significantly influence knowledge management practices. The organizational structure was found to moderate the effect of transformational leadership on knowledge management indicating that organizational structure plays a crucial role in assisting the leaders to manage knowledge across the organization.
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spelling uum-147032016-04-27T07:17:33Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/14703/ Relationship between transformational leadership, organizational structure and knowledge management Ahmad, Fais Darus, Amer Sri Ramalu, Subramaniam Kamal, Bidayatul K. M. HD28 Management. Industrial Management The study examines the relationships between transformational leadership style, knowledge management and organizational structure among 255 administrators in a public university in Malaysia. The findings of this study reveal that transformational leadership style is a vital in promoting knowledge management practices in an organization.Specifically, the result of this study reveals that idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation and individualized consideration of transformational leadership style significantly influence knowledge management practices. The organizational structure was found to moderate the effect of transformational leadership on knowledge management indicating that organizational structure plays a crucial role in assisting the leaders to manage knowledge across the organization. 2014-08-12 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/14703/1/K18.pdf Ahmad, Fais and Darus, Amer and Sri Ramalu, Subramaniam and Kamal, Bidayatul K. M. (2014) Relationship between transformational leadership, organizational structure and knowledge management. In: Knowledge Management International Conference 2014 (KMICe2014), 12-15 August 2014, Langkawi, Malaysia. http://www.kmice.cms.net.my/kmice2014/intro.asp
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title_short Relationship between transformational leadership, organizational structure and knowledge management
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