Volume 5, 2017: Issue 2

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Title:

The role of knowledge management processes on organizational culture

Author(s):

Joanna Paliszkiewicz, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Poland

Salome Svanadze, Ilia State University, Georgia

Mariam Jikia, Georgian Technical University, Georgia

Abstract:

This study sought to investigate which of the four predictor variables (Applying Knowledge, Storing Knowledge, Acquiring Knowledge, & Diffusing Knowledge) are most significant in association with Organizational Culture. The instrument used in this study includes five parts that were used to measure the knowledge management processes (knowledge acquisition, storage, diffusion, & application) and organizational culture. The instrument was administered to 77 employees from two of the largest Georgian cities: Tbilisi and Kutaisi. Collected data were analyzed through multiple regression analysis. The analysis was conducted to determine which of the independent variables (Acquiring Knowledge, Storing Knowledge, Diffusing Knowledge, & Applying Knowledge) is significant in predicting the dependent variable (Organizational Culture). Diffusing Knowledge was found to be the only significant variable associated with the Organizational Culture. The analyses were followed by results, discussion, and implication for future research.

Keywords:

knowledge management, organizational culture, knowledge acquisition, knowledge storage, knowledge diffusion, knowledge application

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36965/OJAKM.2017.5(2)29-44

Type:

Research paper

Journal:

The Online Journal of Applied Knowledge Management (OJAKM), ISSN: 2325-4688

Publisher:

International Institute for Applied Knowledge Management (IIAKM)

Accepted:

20 May 2017

Pages:

29-44