TY - JOUR
AU1 - Matošková, Jana
AU2 - Macurová, Lucie
AU3 - Tomancová, Lucie
AB - The purpose of this paper is to examine whether and to what extent knowledge-oriented leadership (KOL) is associated with knowledge sharing (KS) in an organization as well as the dimensions of this leadership style.Design/methodology/approachOpinion-based questionnaires were applied in the study. A principal axis factor analysis was conducted to find the main factors in KOL (n=236). The relationship between KS and KOL was tested with Pearson’s correlation coefficient method.FindingsThe findings support the importance of high-quality leader–member exchange for KS because KOL had a strong significant positive association with the extent of KS in the organization (n=96, r=0.521). The principal axis factor suggested three factors, all of which were moderately significantly related to KS: the perceived support from the superior, enough time for KS and information flow from the superior.Research limitations/implicationsThe research design in this study was cross-sectional. Thus, the interpretations of the cause–effect relationship among the variables could not be determined. Furthermore, the findings should be confirmed using a larger sample.Practical implicationsThe study indicates that if innovativeness and the use of human capital are important for an organization’s competitive ability, it is vital to train managers to be able to apply KOL.Originality/valueFew studies have addressed the relationship between leadership and KS. Hence, this study contributes to a better understanding of the relation between KS and KOL style. Additionally, KOL is probably a multidimensional construct, but little empirical work has been done to explore it.
TI - A link between knowledge sharing and managers’ characteristics
JF - Leadership & Organization Development Journal
DO - 10.1108/lodj-06-2018-0236
DA - 2018-10-05
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/emerald-publishing/a-link-between-knowledge-sharing-and-managers-characteristics-EmbZCPXYeu
SP - 1024
EP - 1036
VL - 39
IS - 8
DP - DeepDyve
ER -