Knowledge Sharing in Catholic Organizations
Open Access
- 1 July 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by IGI Global in International Journal of Knowledge Management
- Vol. 17 (3), 1-19
- https://doi.org/10.4018/ijkm.2021070103
Abstract
This study examines knowledge sharing in Catholic organizations. The authors adopt Schein's organizational culture theory that facilitates, or inhibits, knowledge sharing in organizations. Thus, they address the phenomenon at the three levels: the artifacts, the norms and values, and the underlying assumptions. Considering the chosen settings, they study the contributions of individuals having taken vows, the organizational rituals, the significance, and the sense of community perceived by the organizational members. Data were gathered using a survey and were analyzed by using a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis. The study provides the causal configurations of conditions that lead to tacit, explicit, and total knowledge sharing. They also offer the causal configurations of conditions that lead to the absence of each kind of knowledge sharing. Given that the qualitative results cannot be generalized, the study can still be replicated in organizations without restrictions. Request access from your librarian to read this article's full text.Keywords
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