scholarly journals Mediating effect of knowledge sharing between participative decision making, transformational leadership and organization performance

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tahira Nazir ◽  
Syed Fida Hussain Shah

This is the era of information economy. Performance of the organization is credited to knowledge and information. Intellectual capital is considered to be the most important assets. But dilemma is that only some organization focus on generation and preservation of knowledge. Participative decision making and transformational leaders are great tools of successful implementation of Knowledge management practices. This study is intended to study the impact of the impact of Knowledge Sharing, Participative Decision Making and Transformational Leadership on Organization Performance. A survey instrument covering knowledge sharing (KS), participative decision making (PDM), transformational leadership (TL), and organizational performance was developed. Data was collected by postal and personal surveys from health, education, manufacturing, telecom, and financial sector of Gujranwala and Lahore region of Pakistan using stratified random sampling technique. Sample size was 300 and 245 complete questionnaires were received back with response rate of 81.7%. The survey instrument used for the study was shown to be valid and reliable. Statistical analytical tools like (kindly mention all the tools) were used. Results of data analysis proposed a correlation between  This study is probably the first to understand the impact of KM practices on organizational performance. It offers valuable information about KM to all the organizations particularly those operating in Pakistan.

2012 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 304-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther Cloutier ◽  
Élise Ledoux ◽  
Pierre-Sébastien Fournier

In a context of changing demographics and transformations to the world of work, concerns about age management are gradually turning into concerns about knowledge management. The vast experiential knowledge and diverse skills developed by workers to cope with the numerous situations encountered in the course of their work and to protect themselves against risks to their health and safety constitute part of the intangible assets vital to the sustainability of worker expertise and even the survival of the organization. Management practices play an important role in helping safeguard experiential knowledge in organizations. However, the transformations that have been taking place in recent years in response to an unstable economic climate have driven organizations to introduce a number of changes in workplaces. Three case studies, conducted in Quebec, each focused on the study of a specific occupation (film technicians, food service helpers, and homecare nurses), and based on interviews and observations made in the field, will be presented in an effort to describe the impact of some of these changes, namely precarious employment, flexible management practices and work intensification, on knowledge sharing in real work situations. The results suggest that by undermining work teams and increasing the workload of experienced workers, these changes actually hinder the knowledge sharing process. In fact, in such a context, the work teams are continually being reconfigured, which can demotivate experienced workers who constantly have to initiate new recruits despite already having a work overload. Possible avenues for research are proposed with a view to helping organizations cope with these changes in a way that supports the experiential knowledge transfer and sharing process so vital to organizational performance and the preservation of worker health.


2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 2515-2531
Author(s):  
Uttam Sahay, Dr. Gagandeep Kaur

Among themost efficient employee related management practices identified in both the developed and the developing nations is performance appraisal system, which is alsorecognized as a strong motivator for employees. It also enables smooth functioning of managerial decision making, administrative decision making and the employee development. The present study reviews prominent and key studies conducted in recent past systematically in order to assess how organizational performance appraisal systems and competency management frameworks affect employees’ work performance in the telecomsector.


Author(s):  
Vikas Gupta ◽  
Meenu Chopra

Purpose This paper aims to explore knowledge management (KM) literature to understand the relationships among different KM practices and organizational performance (OP) in terms of the four balanced scorecard (BSC) outcomes, i.e. learning and growth, internal process, customer satisfaction and financial performance, as a measure of OP. Design/methodology/approach A systematic review of peer-reviewed journal articles has been carried out of theoretical and empirical articles to understand the linkages between KM practices and OP, accessed mainly through sources, such as ProQuest, EBSCO host, Google Scholar and other e-databases. Measures of OP have also been extracted from the literature and grouped under the four BSC outcomes to gauge the gravity of the effect. An integrated conceptual framework helps to explore the relationship between the said variables. Findings This study provides a conceptual model of the effect of various KM practices on different aspects of OP measured through BSC. It contributes to organizations by helping them understand the importance of integration of the KM efforts to obtain desirable results. It will, for the first time, put the entire organization in perspective and help managers draw a bigger picture to understand the overall effect of KM practices. Research limitations/implications First, the KM practices shortlisted for this research are extensive but the list may not be exhaustive. Second, the model is not empirically proved. Findings of the study would help in creating a roadmap to enhance performance by a successful implementation of KM practices. Originality/value This paper contributes to KM literature by adding the fact that KM practices not only affect learning and growth perspective of an organization but also have far-reaching effects on OP in terms of customer service perspective, internal process perspective and financial perspective.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-62
Author(s):  
Kaniz Marium Akter ◽  
Subrata Banik

AbstractObjective – Aim of this study is to focus on the knowledge management practices of universities in Bangladesh. The study attempts to identify the level of four knowledge management dimensions that includes knowledge discovery, knowledge accumulation, knowledge sharing, and knowledge application. Design/methodology – A questionnaire survey was conducted to collect the primary data from 108 university lecturers in Bangladesh. The knowledge management practices of the universities in Bangladesh were recognized by utilizing a close-ended questionnaires that is adapted from the Becerra-Fernandez and Sabherwal’s Knowledge Management Process (2010). Results – Results indicated that three knowledge management dimensions are moderately practiced by the Bangladeshi universities. However, knowledge accumulation was the dominant dimension in comparison with others, where knowledge sharing was the least dominant dimension of knowledge management. Research limitations/implications – The study will facilitate the authorities of higher educational institutions to develop plans and strategies for practicing the knowledge management in the highest level. It is essential for creating a sound knowledge-based culture in the universities. Further research is recommended increasing the sample size and finding the impact of knowledge management on the organizational performance using SEM Model. 


2017 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 107-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Klea Faniko ◽  
Till Burckhardt ◽  
Oriane Sarrasin ◽  
Fabio Lorenzi-Cioldi ◽  
Siri Øyslebø Sørensen ◽  
...  

Abstract. Two studies carried out among Albanian public-sector employees examined the impact of different types of affirmative action policies (AAPs) on (counter)stereotypical perceptions of women in decision-making positions. Study 1 (N = 178) revealed that participants – especially women – perceived women in decision-making positions as more masculine (i.e., agentic) than feminine (i.e., communal). Study 2 (N = 239) showed that different types of AA had different effects on the attribution of gender stereotypes to AAP beneficiaries: Women benefiting from a quota policy were perceived as being more communal than agentic, while those benefiting from weak preferential treatment were perceived as being more agentic than communal. Furthermore, we examined how the belief that AAPs threaten men’s access to decision-making positions influenced the attribution of these traits to AAP beneficiaries. The results showed that men who reported high levels of perceived threat, as compared to men who reported low levels of perceived threat, attributed more communal than agentic traits to the beneficiaries of quotas. These findings suggest that AAPs may have created a backlash against its beneficiaries by emphasizing gender-stereotypical or counterstereotypical traits. Thus, the framing of AAPs, for instance, as a matter of enhancing organizational performance, in the process of policy making and implementation, may be a crucial tool to countering potential backlash.


2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-65
Author(s):  
Bablu Kumar Dhar ◽  
Rosnia Masruki ◽  
Mahazan Mutalib ◽  
Hatem Mohammed Rahouma ◽  
Farid A. Sobhani ◽  
...  

This paper aims at exploring the impact of Islamic human resource (HR) practices on organizational performance though organizational commitment. Data were collected from randomly selected 170 branch managers of six Islamic Banks listed on Dhaka Stock Exchange of Bangladesh. After collecting data, descriptive analysis and structural equation model were done to examine reliability and validity of the model. By analysis, the study finds that Islamic HR practices have more significant impact on organizational performance though organizational commitment rather than the direct effect of Islamic HR practices to organizational performance. The findings of the study advocate that Islamic banks should emphasize more on Islamic HR practices and organizational commitment to uphold their organizational performance.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 7007
Author(s):  
Habtamu Nebere ◽  
Degefa Tolossa ◽  
Amare Bantider

In Ethiopia, the practice of land management started three decades ago in order to address the problem of land degradation and to further boost agricultural production. However, the impact of land management practices in curbing land degradation problems and improving the productivity of the agricultural sector is insignificant. Various empirical works have previously identified the determinants of the adoption rate of land management practices. However, the sustainability of land management practices after adoption, and the various factors that control the sustainability of implemented land management practices, are not well addressed. This study analyzed the factors affecting the sustainability of land management practices after implementation in Mecha Woreda, northwestern Ethiopia. The study used 378 sample respondents, selected by a systematic random sampling technique. Binary logistic regression was used to analyze the quantitative data, while the qualitative data were qualitatively and concurrently analyzed with the quantitative data. The sustained supply of fodder from the implemented land management practices, as well as improved cattle breed, increases the sustainability of the implemented land management practices. While lack of agreement in the community, lack of enforcing community bylaws, open cattle grazing, lack of benefits of implemented land management practices, acting as barrier for farming practices, poor participation of household heads during planning and decision-making processes, as well as the lack of short-term benefits, reduce the sustainability of the implemented land management practices. Thus, it is better to allow for the full participation of household heads in planning and decision-making processes to bring practical and visible results in land management practices. In addition, recognizing short-term benefits to compensate the land lost in constructing land management structures must be the strategy in land management practices. Finally, reducing the number of cattle and practicing stall feeding is helpful both for the sustainability of land management practices and the productivity of cattle. In line with this, fast-growing fodder grass species have to be introduced for household heads to grow on land management structures and communal grazing fields for stall feeding.


2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fauzia Jabeen ◽  
Mohamed Behery ◽  
Hossam Abu Elanain

Purpose – The aim of this study is to examine the impact of the psychological contract, relational psychological contract and transactional psychological contract on organisational commitment as mediated by transactional leadership in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) context. The paper also explores the contractual status to determine if the theory remains valid, regardless of the fact whether one is employed as a contingent or permanent worker. Design/methodology/approach – This research made a longitudinal study spanning a 24-week time period. Data were collected using a self-administered structured questionnaire prepared in English and Arabic, at three stages representing three visits to the participating companies in the UAE. Pearson’s correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis were used to examine the research hypotheses. Findings – The results show that the psychological contracts (transactional and relational) are positively related to transactional leadership. This study categorizes several consequential relationships between transactional leadership and organisational commitment. It also advocates that transactional leadership has only a fractional mediating role in relation to relational psychological contract, transactional psychological contract and organisational commitment. Practical implications – The findings suggest that practitioners and academics alike should note that the nature of the psychological contract employed will impact upon commitment and retention. Originality/value – This study makes a significant contribution to the body of literature, being the second part of a longitudinal study that aimed at testing the mediating effect of transactional leadership on organisational commitment within the context of the UAE. In the earlier study, the intent was to analyse the role of transformational leadership as a mediator between the psychological contract and organisational commitment. Typically, transformational leadership has been found to partially mediate the above mentioned relationships. In addition, it also advocates that there may be some value in considering the employees’ contractual status with regard to the psychological contract and its impact on organisational commitment.


2011 ◽  
Vol 71-78 ◽  
pp. 2895-2898
Author(s):  
Jian Min Xie ◽  
Qin Qin

In the process of developing e-commerce system, enterprises are able to accurately understand and grasp the needs of the user enterprise that is the key to the successful implementation of e-commerce. Based on this, the article proposed a new method which was based on the process of developing consumer demand for e-business decision-making though a rough set theory. This new approach is built using rough set decision model to calculate the different needs of the impact on consumer satisfaction, come to an important degree of each demand and the demand reduction order. This method overcomes the traditional rough set method cumbersome bottlenecks, and helps operating; cases studies show that the proposed method is simple and effective.


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