The Mediating Effect of Knowledge-Sharing Processes on Organizational Cultural Factors and Knowledge Management Effectiveness

This study explored the extent to which knowledge-sharing processes mediate organizational cultural factors and knowledge management effectiveness among Korean organizations. The findings show that knowledge-sharing processes play as mediators in the effect of trust, collaboration, and learning on knowledge management effectiveness. Employees from knowledge management practicing companies in Korea were surveyed. Results from mediation analysis show that knowledge-sharing processes have both practical and statistical significance to enhance knowledge management effectiveness. Trust and a learning culture are also significant to increase knowledge management effectiveness. We discuss the implications of these findings to facilitate knowledge sharing and make suggestions for future research.

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