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The Impact of Organizational Learning Culture on Empowerment: Mediated by Tacit Knowledge Sharing

Document Type : Research Article (with quantitative approaches)

Authors

Islamic Azad University

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between organizational learning culture (OLC) and empowerment with tacit knowledge sharing. This is a descriptive correlational study clearly based on the structural equation modeling (SEM). The participants of this study were 220 professors and staff of Islamic Azad University that were selected via the random method. Data were collected via the standardized questionnaires. The reliability and validity of the questionnaires were obtained. Results of Pearson Correlation showed that all three variables, OLC, empowerment and tacit knowledge sharing, are mutually correlated with each other (P

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Public Administration Perspective
Volume 8, Issue 4 - Serial Number 4
2017
Pages 155-173