TY - JOUR
T1 - Linking organizational culture, structure, strategy, and organizational effectiveness
T2 - Mediating role of knowledge management
AU - Zheng, Wei
AU - Yang, Baiyin
AU - McLean, Gary N.
PY - 2010/7
Y1 - 2010/7
N2 - Practices of knowledge management are context-specific and they can influence organizational effectiveness. This study examines the possible mediating role of knowledge management in the relationship between organizational culture, structure, strategy, and organizational effectiveness. A survey was conducted of 301 organizations. The results suggest that knowledge management fully mediates the impact of organizational culture on organizational effectiveness, and partially mediates the impact of organizational structure and strategy on organizational effectiveness. The findings carry theoretical implications for knowledge management literature as they extend the scope of research on knowledge management from examining a set of independent management practices to examining a system-wide mechanism that connects internal resources and competitive advantage.
AB - Practices of knowledge management are context-specific and they can influence organizational effectiveness. This study examines the possible mediating role of knowledge management in the relationship between organizational culture, structure, strategy, and organizational effectiveness. A survey was conducted of 301 organizations. The results suggest that knowledge management fully mediates the impact of organizational culture on organizational effectiveness, and partially mediates the impact of organizational structure and strategy on organizational effectiveness. The findings carry theoretical implications for knowledge management literature as they extend the scope of research on knowledge management from examining a set of independent management practices to examining a system-wide mechanism that connects internal resources and competitive advantage.
KW - Knowledge management
KW - Organizational culture
KW - Organizational effectiveness
KW - Organizational strategy
KW - Organizational structure
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jbusres.2009.06.005
DO - 10.1016/j.jbusres.2009.06.005
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77953027877
SN - 0148-2963
VL - 63
SP - 763
EP - 771
JO - Journal of Business Research
JF - Journal of Business Research
IS - 7
ER -