This study sets out to explore the critical factors of knowledge management (KM) that impact on the organizational performance of Chinese enterprises. It attempts to investigate the relationships among KM factors including KM strategy, KM enablers (Organizational culture, Organization structure, People, and Technology), KM processes, and organizational performance. The conceptual framework of knowledge management guiding this research is developed from prior research (Alavi, 1997; Davenport, 1999; Lam, 2000; Leonard-Barton, 1995; Nonaka and Takeuchi, 1995; Ramireza nd Dickenson, 2006; Zack, 1999). Previous KM research in the Chinese context has focused on the use of object-perspective measures such as number of created ideas or patents. There appears to be a relative neglect of the relationships between those KM factors. This research focused on exploring the relationships between those KM factors and investigating how they impact on organizational performance in the context of an emerging economy - China. This research adopted the mixed-methods (Creswell, 2003) methodological approach, which involved the use of qualitative and quantitative methods in addressing the research questions raised in this study. The results of this research suggest that organizational culture variables are found to be essential for knowledge creation. In particular, trust is a significant predictor of all knowledge creation processes. The findings of this study confirm that enterprises will be able to obtain strategic benefits of KM through effective knowledge creation processes. The research findings also imply that companies should align their knowledge strategies along with knowledge creation processes. The key to understanding KM in the Chinese context is recognizing the networking nature of the Chinese society which operates on the basis of "Guanxi". In Chinese enterprises, the socialization and externalization elements are remarkably similar to the Japanese situation that Nonaka and Takeuchi (1995) described, as the Chinese are highly networked, hold tacit knowledge within these networks and are prepared to make this knowledge explicit only within the context of these pre-existing relationships. The departmental focus of Chinese enterprises mean that the combination of tacit knowledge is not straightforward, while learning-by-doing is important to sustain their development. The research also indicates that internalization is also problematic in Chinese enterprises because of individuals' fear of admitting mistakes. The implication of the findings for knowledge management and research is discussed.

Šio baigiamojo darbo tikslas – pateikti sprendimus organizacinės kultūros gerinimui Šilalės rajono įmonėse. Pirmoje darbo dalyje aprašoma užsienio ir Lietuvių mokslininkų teiginiai apie organizacinės kultūros sampratą, sudedamąsias dalis lemiančias organizacinės kultūros skirtumus bei jų analizavimo priemones. Analitinėje darbo dalyje išanalizuoti Šilalės rajono organizacijų tyrimo rezultatai. Siekiant ištirti šių įmonių organizacinę kultūrą, pasitelktas kiekybinis tyrimas – anketinė apklausa. Tyrimo rezultate buvo nustatytos šios organizacinės kultūros problemos: darbuotojus netenkina fizinė darbo aplinka, neinvestuojama į draugišką bendravimą, komandinį darbą, darbuotojų saviraiškos sistemą, vyrauja per didelė darbo kontrolė; taikomos netinkamos motyvacinės priemonės. Trečioje darbo dalyje pateikti sprendimai ir jų įgyvendinimo priemonės, nustatytoms organizacinės kultūros problemoms spręsti. / The goal of this diploma is to paper propose solutions for the organisational culture improvement of the organizations in Šilalė’s district. The first part of the thesis describes statements by the foreign and Lithuanian authors on the concept of the organisational culture, its constituents determining differences in the organisational culture and tools for their analysis. The analytical part of the thesis deals with the results derived from the investigations of the of the organizations in Šilalė’s district. To investigate organisational culture of the companies, a quantitative method i.e. questionnaires has been employed. The investigation revealed the below problems of the organisational culture: employees are not satisfied with working environment; lack of investments into friendly communication; teamwork and employees’ self-expression; too high level of control over the operations; application of wrong motivation tools. The third part of the thesis offers possible solutions for the detected organisational culture problems and tools for their implementation.

This research inestigates and examines the relationship between innovation success, internal organizational factors, local cultural factors and external environmental factors in the Malaysian ICT industry. From the responses of 122 local and multinational companies operating in Malaysia, the independent variables having positive relationships with innovation success are external ecconomic environmental factors and leadership organizational factors, while independent variables having negative relationships with innovation success are collectivism local cultures and external social environmental factors. The findings also indicate that these factors do not influence the innovation on an individual basis, but they are working in unison.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.B.A. (Rhodes Investec Business School)) - Rhodes University, 2009. / A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.P.H.)--University of South Florida, 2008. / Title from PDF of title page. Document formatted into pages; contains 77 pages. Includes bibliographical references.

The aim of this study is to analyze the impact of national culture on organizational culture across borders from a cultural dimension approach. In order to find out how the national culture of a company's host-country impacts the organizational culture throughout the company, we examine Swedish companies that have established business in a culturally distant nation, namely India. A multiple case study is used for this research that includes qualitative data gathering from 7 interviewees from the Swedish companies Sandvik AB and Elekta AB. The main criterion of selecting the interviewees was to find people who have first-hand experience from both the Swedish and the Indian working environment. The study shows that national cultural values seem to be an unchangeable, nontransferable property, but that organizational culture practices can be learned, adopted, and thus transferred. The research indicates that personal interaction could be the key element in adopting foreign culture element; in this case, supervisor-subordinate relationship styles and attitudes towards rules. This study contributes to the literature by shedding light on the process, how elements from a company's home-country national culture can be transferred to overseas facilities through company practices and personal interaction. Future studies are recommended to address the topic in different settings and also by using longitudinal quantitative methods.

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A história da humanidade encontra-se fortemente entrelaçada aos avanços na produção do conhecimento. Neste entorno, o século XXI transcorre em um cenário que têm desafiado as comunidades científicas; conduzindo-as à reflexão acerca do modelo hegemônico que dirige a Ciência Moderna. Visando a superar tais desafios, emerge a perspectiva interdisciplinar, direcionada à produção de um conhecimento inovador, ao alimentar-se pela articulação de diferentes olhares. Neste contexto, a universidade como locus privilegiado de produção de conhecimento têm a sua frente políticas que a induzem a novos compromissos; dentre os quais, a adesão à interdisciplinaridade no âmbito da pós-graduação, que tem no Plano Nacional de Pós-Graduação - PNPG 2011-2020 grande força indutora. Essa questão implica mudanças institucionais, visto que toca em quadros de referência que remetem ao conhecimento disciplinar. É nesse âmbito que a cultura organizacional adentra no tema. Esta tese tem como objetivo central compreender as significações de interdisciplinaridade na pesquisa, construídas na cultura organizacional de uma universidade pública. O foco de análise privilegia os valores organizacionais e as práticas sociais de pesquisa conduzidas junto ao Programa de Pós-Graduação em Memória Social e Patrimônio Cultural – PPGMP. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa, que se assenta em um estudo de caso (YIN, 2001). Para tanto, optou-se por realizar a leitura da cultura organizacional sob três prismas: integração, diferenciação e fragmentação (MARTIN, FROST, 2001). A coleta de dados envolveu entrevistas aplicadas a dirigentes/gestores docentes e discentes. A análise foi conduzida à luz da análise de conteúdo (BARDIN, 1979). Resultados indicaram como inibidores à interdisciplinaridade, o individualismo, a estrutura dispersa, a cooperação restrita aos grupos, os favoritismos e privilégios. Como indutores à interdisciplinaridade, constataram-se valores e práticas recentes. Democracia e igualdade de oportunidades vêm sendo materializadas nas discussões quanto às diretrizes norteadoras da instituição. Editais internos buscam superar o favoritismo. Reuniões itinerantes e integração de eventos têm promovido aproximação propícia ao diálogo. A partir de tal análise, foi possível constatar como significações de interdisciplinaridade na pesquisa, na cultura organizacional da UFPel: inexistência de uma política institucional; iniciativas individuais direcionam a pós-graduação; dificuldade de interação e construção coletiva, interdisciplinaridade prejudicada pelo individualismo; titulação que impõe limites; falta de visão de coletividade; falta de espírito de equipe e de práticas de construção coletiva, bem como avanços institucionais, (integração). Significações comuns apenas dentro de grupos específicos (diferenciação): desafio (docentes), liberdade de adesão e responsabilidade pela operacionalização (docentes), PDI como avanço (gestores) interdisciplinaridade dificultada por questões administrativas (docentes), incerteza conferida pelo título” (discentes); degrau à pós-graduação disciplinar (discentes); pesquisador “menos dono do conhecimento” (docentes); preconceito (discentes). E, como significações partilhadas temporariamente entre indivíduos (fragmentação): liberdade de adesão (gestores/ docentes); interdisciplinaridade necessita de disciplinaridade profunda (docentes/discentes); silenciamento da UFPel (gestores/docentes); cooperação restrita aos guetos (gestores/ docentes); dificuldades provenientes do fator tempo (docentes/discentes). Com este trabalho pretendeu-se contribuir com uma lacuna, no que diz respeito aos estudos ligados à interdisciplinaridade junto à pós-graduação, sobretudo, ao adotar-se uma leitura sob o prisma da cultura organizacional – importante diferencial desta tese, que busca suprir a carência de estudos e pesquisas em âmbito nacional e internacional. / The history of mankind is strongly intertwined to advances in the production of knowledge. In this environment, the 21st century takes place in a scenario, which have challenged the scientific communities; leading them to reflection about the model that drives modern science. In order to overcome such challenges, interdisciplinary perspective, directed at production of innovative knowledge, to feed the articulation of different looks. In this context, the University as a privileged locus of knowledge production has at its front policies that induce on new commitments; among them, joining the interdisciplinarity within the postgraduate, which has the National Plan of Postgraduate - NPOP 2011-2020 strength-inducing. This question involves institutional changes, since it touches on frames of reference which refer to disciplinary knowledge. It is in this context that the organizational culture enters the theme. This thesis aims to understand the central meanings of interdisciplinarity in research, built on the organizational culture of a public University. The focus of analysis privileges on the organizational values and social practices of research by the Graduate Program in Social Memory and Cultural Heritage - GPSMCH. It is a qualitative research, which is based on a case study (YIN, 2001). Thus, when, it was decided to carry out the reading of the organizational culture under three prisms: integration, differentiation and fragmentation (MARTIN, FROST, 2001). Data collection interviews to directors/managers, professor and students. The analysis was conducted in the light of the content analysis (BARDIN, 1979). Several aspects of organizational culture act as inhibitors to interdisciplinarity, the individualism, the dispersed structure, cooperation restricted to groups, the favorites and privileges. As inductors to interdisciplinarity has been recent values and practices. Such as democracy and equality of opportunity, has been materialized in the discussions as the main guidelines of the institution. Internal edicts to overcome the cronyism. Itinerant meetings and event integration have promoted the approach for dialogue. From such analysis, it was possible to see how meanings of interdisciplinarity in research on organizational culture from UFPel: lack of an institutional policy; individual initiatives lead to postgraduate; difficulty of interaction and collective construction, interdisciplinarity impaired by individualism; titration imposing limits; lack of a vision of collective; lack of team spirit and collective construction practices, as well as institutional advances (integration). Common meanings just within specific groups (differentiation): challenge (professors), freedom and responsibility for operationalizing (professors), IDP as (managers) interdisciplinarity hindered by administrative matters (professors), uncertainty conferred by title (students); step posgraduate school discipline (students); researcher "least owner of knowledge" (professors); prejudice (students). And, how shared meanings between individuals temporarily (fragmentation): freedom of membership (managers and professors); Interdisciplinarity needs a deep disciplinarity (professors and students); silencing by the UFPel (managers and professors); cooperation restricted to ghettos (managers and professors); hampered from the time factor (professors and students). With this work was to contribute a gap with regard to studies related to interdisciplinarity by the postgraduate school, in particular, to adopt a reading under the prism of organizational culture - key differentiator of this thesis, which seeks to make up for the lack of studies and research in national and international scope.