ERIC Number: EJ857075
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
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Organizational Commitment, Knowledge Management Interventions, and Learning Organization Capacity
Massingham, Peter; Diment, Kieren
Learning Organization, v16 n2 p122-142 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between organizational commitment and knowledge management initiatives in developing learning organization capacity (LOC). Design/methodology/approach: This is an empirical study based on a single case study, using partial least squares (PLS) analysis. Findings: The strategic importance of LOC and the role of knowledge sharing in developing LOC have been well documented. The effect of social and conversational technologies on LOC has also undergone investigation. The effect of individual factors (e.g. attitudes) towards such technologies has not been adequately described empirically. This paper links organizational commitment, a broad attitude domain, and technology aptitude, a narrow attitudinal facet, to knowledge sharing via a social and conversational technology. Originality/value: This research clarifies person-related effects within these important workplace phenomena.
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Least Squares Statistics, Educational Technology, Case Studies, Computer Mediated Communication, Staff Development, Organizational Development, Educational Strategies, Work Environment, Employee Attitudes, Organizational Effectiveness, Technology Uses in Education, Technological Literacy
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