Knowledge management and its critical factors in social economy organizations

Purpose – This research aims to present and empirically validate a conceptual model for social economy organizations that includes organizational commitment, knowledge‐centered culture, and training as critical variables for the success of formal and informal knowledge management practices.Design/methodology/approach – The research is a cross‐sectional study and involved collection of quantitative data. The sample is made up of Portuguese organizations belonging to the social economy sector. The survey consisted of 205 employees. Path analysis was applied, using maximum‐likelihood estimation procedures.Findings – Path analysis results show that the proposed model has a good fit with the data. Training and knowledge management practices are a function of knowledge‐centered culture and organizational commitment.Research limitations/implications – The research is focused on social economy organizations, therefore generalization of results to other sectors must be cautious. Although a comprehensible model is ...

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