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Understanding the Antecedents of Effective Knowledge Management: The Importance of a Knowledge‐Centered Culture *
Author(s) -
Janz Brian D.,
Prasarnphanich Pattarawan
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
decision sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.238
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1540-5915
pISSN - 0011-7315
DOI - 10.1111/1540-5915.02328
Subject(s) - knowledge management , organizational learning , lisrel , organizational culture , organisation climate , context (archaeology) , psychology , organizational commitment , business , structural equation modeling , computer science , social psychology , public relations , political science , paleontology , machine learning , biology
ABSTRACT Within the context of knowledge management, little research has been conducted that identifies the antecedents of a knowledge‐centered culture—those organizational qualities that encourage knowledge creation and dissemination. In this study, the existing literature on organizational climate, job characteristics, and organizational learning (in the form of cooperative learning theory) are linked with the current thinking and research findings related to knowledge management to develop a theoretical model explaining the relationships among organizational climate, the level of cooperative learning that takes place between knowledge workers, and the resulting level of knowledge created and disseminated as measured by team performance and individual satisfaction levels. The study goes on to empirically test the proposed research model by investigating the climate of organizations, and seeks to understand the linkage between a set of organizational and individual characteristics and knowledge‐related activities found in cooperative learning groups and the resulting work outcomes. The hypothesized research model is tested using LISREL with data collected from 203 information systems (IS) professionals engaged in systems development activities. The paper concludes with a discussion of the implications the results have for future research and managerial practice.