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Year 2017, Volume: 4 Issue: 3, 347 - 358, 30.09.2017

İlknur Ucar , Canan Cetin , Sermin Senturan , Tulay Demiralay

https://doi.org/10.17261/Pressacademia.2017.712

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References

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  • Barbars, A. (2016). Interaction Between Organizational Culture and Work Engagement in the Information and Communication Technology Sector in Latvia. Journal of Business Management. 12, 84-100.
  • Barutçugil, İ. (2002). Bilgi Yönetimi. Kariyer Yayınları, İstanbul.
  • Cameron, K. S ve Quinn, R. E. (2006). Diagnosing and Changing Organizational Culture Based on the Competing Values Framework, The Jossey-Bass Business and Management Series, San Francisco.
  • Cameron, K.S. ve Quinn, R. E. (1999).Diagnosing and changing organizational culture. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, MA.
  • Chinowsky, P. ve Carrillo, P. (20 07). Knowledge Management To Learning Organization Connection. Journal of Management in Engineering. 23.3, 122-130.
  • Connelly, C.E., Ford, D.P., Turel, O., Gallupe, B., ve Zweig, D. (2014). I’m Busy (And Competitive)! Antecedents Of Knowledge Sharing Under Pressure. Knowledge Management Research and Practice. 12, 74-85.
  • Cross, R., Parker, A., Prusak, L., veBorgatti, S.P. (2001). Knowing what we know: Supporting knowledge creation and sharing in social networks. Organizational Dynamics. 30.2,100-120.
  • Çetin, A. ve Şentürk, M. (2016).Bilgi Paylaşma Davranışının Planlı Davranış Teorisi ve Sosyal Değişim Teorisi Bağlamında İncelenmesi: Dermatologlar Üzerine Ampirik Bir Araştırma. Ege Akademik Bakış. 16.2,241-256.
  • Daher, N. (2016).The Relationships Between Organizational Culture and Organizational Innovation. International Journal of Business and Public Administration.13.2, 1-15.
  • Dalkır, K. (2011). Knowledge Management in Theory and Practice. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press, Londra.
  • Davenport, T. (2000).İş Dünyasında Bilgi Yönetimi, G. Günay (çev.) , İstanbul: Rota Yayıncılık. Davenport, T.H. ve Prusak, L. (1998).Knowledge: How Organizations Manage What They Know. Harvard Business School Press, Boston.
  • De Long, D. ve Fahey, L. (2000). Diagnosing Cultural Barriers to Knowledge Management. Academy of Management Perspectives.14.4,113127.
  • Demirel, Y. (2011). Bilgi ve BilgiPaylaşımınınİşletmePerformansınaEtkisiÜzerineBirAraştırma.Yönetim Bilimleri Dergisi.6.1,155-166.
  • Dervişoğlu, H.G. (2004). Stratejik Bilgi Yönetimi. DışbankKitapları, İstanbul. Dima, A.M. ve Stancov, V. (2008).Taxonomies of Organizational Knowledge. Revista Informatica Economic.4.48, 74-76.
  • Belias, D.,Velissariou, E.,Kyriakou, D., Gkolia, A., Sdrolias, L., Koustelios, A. ve Varsanis, K. (2016).The Advantages of Organizational Culture in Greek Banks. Journal of Management Research. 16.3, 123-134.
  • Erdil, O. ve Kitapçı,H. (2009).Bilgi Yönetiminin İşletme Etkinliği İle İlişkisi: Ampirik Bir Araştırma. Gebze İleri Teknoloji Enstitüsü İktisadi İdari Bilimler Dergisi. 23, 113-127.
  • Fornell, C. ve Larcker, D. F. (1981). Evaluating Structural Equation Models With Unobservable Variables And Measurement Error. Journal of Marketing Research.18. 39–50.
  • Güngör, G. ve Celep, C. (2016). Ortaöğretim Öğretmenlerinin Örgütiçi Bilgi Paylaşımı, Örgütsel Öğrenme ve Entelektüel Sermaye Düzeyleri Arasındaki İlişki, Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 12.3, 932-942.
  • Gürdal, S.A. ve Kumkale, İ. (2014).The relationship between Organizational Culture and Knowledge Sharing: Kırklareli Sample of Manufacturing Sector.IIB International Refereed Academic Social Sciences Journal. 16.5.
  • Hooper, D., Coughlanand, J. ve Mullen, M.R. (2008). Structural Equation Modelling: Guidelines for Determining Model Fit. The Electronic Journal of Business Research Methods. 6.1, 53-60.
  • İbicioğlu, H. ve Doğan, H. (2006).) İşletmelerde Örtülü Bilgi ve Önemi. Ekin Kitabevi, Bursa.
  • İşcan, Ö.F. ve Timuroğlu, M.K. (2007).Örgüt Kültürünün İş Tatmini Üzerindek iEtkisi ve Bir Uygulama. Atatürk Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi. 21.1, 119-135.
  • Johnson, D. (2013). Governing Frameworks For Sharing Actionable Knowledge. The Electronic Journal of Knowledge Management. 11.2, 127-138.
  • Jones, M. C., Cline, M. ve Ryan, S. (2006). Exploring Knowledge Sharing In ERP Implementation: An Organizational Culture Framework. Decision Support Systems. 41.2,411-434.
  • Keskin, H. (2006). Market orientation, learning orientation, and innovation capabilities in SMEs An extended model. European Journal of Innovation Management.9.4,396 – 417.
  • Kurt, M. (2005).İşletmelerde Bilginin Rolündeki Değişim ve Bilgi Yönetimi. C. C. Aktan ve İ. Y. Vural (Ed.).Bilgi Çağı, Bilgi Yönetimi ve Bilgi Sistemleri içinde, İstanbul: Çizgi Kitabevi.
  • Lee, H. (2017). When and To Whom Does Trusthave a Positive Effect?:Interaction among Trust. Technological Turbulence and Organizational Culture. Journal of Marketing Thought.3.4, 35-42.
  • Meydan, C. H. ve Şeşen, H. (2011).Yapısal Eşitlik Modellemesi - AMOS Uygulamaları. Detay Yayıncılık, Ankara. Ipe, M. (2003). Knowledge Sharing in Organizations: A Conceptual Framework. Human Resource Development Review. 2.4,337-339.
  • Mısırdalı, Fulya (2006). ) Örgüt İçi Bilgi Paylaşımında Sosyal Sermayenin Etkisi: Kütahya Porselen A.Ş.'de Bir Uygulama. Yayınlanmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi. Kütahya: Dumlupınar Üniversitesi SBE.
  • Mueller, J. (2012). Knowledge Sharing Between Project Teams And Its Cultural Antecedents, Journal of Knowledge Management. 16.3, 435-447.
  • Nonaka, I., Toyama, R. ve Konno, N. (2000). SECI, Ba and Leadership: a Unified Model of Dynamic Knowledge Creation. Long Range Planning.33.1, 5-34.
  • Nunnly, J. ve Bernstein, I. (1994) Knowledge Sharing, Innovation And Firm Performance, McGraw-Hill, New York.
  • Riege, A. (2005). Three-Dozen Knowledge-Sharing Barriers Managers Must Consider. Journal of Knowledge Management.9.3,18-35.
  • Rivera-Vazquez, J.C., Ortiz-Fournier, L.C. ve Flores, F.G. (2009). Overcoming Cultural Barriers for Innovation and Knowledge Sharing. Journal of Knowledge Management. 13.5.,257-270.
  • Ruppel, C.P.ve Harrington ,S.J. (2001). Sharing Knowledge Through Intranets: A Study of Organizational Culture and Intranet Implemantation. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication. 44.1, 37-52.
  • Schein, E.H. (2010). Organizational Culture and Leadership. John Wiley&Sons, , San Francisco. Small, C.T. ve Sage, A.P. (2005). Knowledge Management and Knowledge Sharing: A Review. Information Knowledge Systems Management.5.3, 153-169.
  • Suppiah, V. ve Sandhu, M. S. (2011). Organisational Culture’s Influence On Tacit Knowledge-Sharing Behaviour. Journal Of Knowledge Management. 15.3, 462-477.
  • Tharp, B.M. (2009). Defining “Culture” and “Organizational Culture”: From Anthropology to the Office.
  • Top, S. ve Dilek, S. (2013).Sağlık Hizmet Sektöründe Çalışanların Kurumsal Bilgi Paylaşımı Algılamasının İlişki Analizi Yoluyla Değerlendirilmesi. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi. 18.1,283-304.
  • Türk Dil Kurumu .(2017). BüyükTürkçeSözlük.http://www.tdk.gov.tr/index.php?option=com_gts&arama=gts&guid=TDK.GTS.5914d0139359e4.00856966, (03.05.2017)
  • Voelpel, S. C., Dous, M. ve Davenport, T.H. (2005). Five Steps To Creating A Global Knowledge Sharing System: Siemens’ Share Net, Academy of Management Executive. 19.2, 9-23.
  • Wang, Z. ve Wang, N. (2012).Knowledge sharing, innovation and firm performance, Expert Systems with Applications. 39.10, 8899–8908.
  • Yazıcı, Selim. (2001). Öğrenen Organizasyonlar. Alfa Yayıncılık, İstanbul.

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING: A RESEARCH ON PARTICIPATION BANKING SECTOR

Year 2017, Volume: 4 Issue: 3, 347 - 358, 30.09.2017

İlknur Ucar , Canan Cetin , Sermin Senturan , Tulay Demiralay

https://doi.org/10.17261/Pressacademia.2017.712

Abstract

Purpose - This study conducted to investigate the relations
between organizational culture and knowledge sharing on a private participation
bank. 

Methodology -  In this
study, we reached to the employees of the participant bank with a questionnaire
which totally includes 46 item about organizational culture, knowledge sharing
and demographic characteristics. The questionnaire we reevaluated and 124
healthy questionnaires were obtained. In the analysis of the data obtained from
the questionnaire, a structural equality model was developed to show the
relations of organizational culture types on knowledge sharing depending on
their demographic characteristics.

Findings - Findingsgatheredfromresearchwererevealedthatclanandhierarchyculturefromorganizationalculturetypeshave
a significant effect on tacit knowledge sharing ,also adhocracy and market
culture from organizational culture type shave a significant effect on explicit
knowledge sharing.







Conclusion - As a result of the study, it is revealed that if tacit
knowledge is highly important for an organization , they should create clan or
hierarchy culture in their organizations. Moreover, market or adhocracy culture
has an positive effect on explicit knowledge sharing. 

Keywords

Knowledge management corporate culture structural equality organizational behavior knowledge management

References

  • Alvesson, M. (2012).Understanding Organizational Culture.Sage Publications, London.
  • Barbars, A. (2016). Interaction Between Organizational Culture and Work Engagement in the Information and Communication Technology Sector in Latvia. Journal of Business Management. 12, 84-100.
  • Barutçugil, İ. (2002). Bilgi Yönetimi. Kariyer Yayınları, İstanbul.
  • Cameron, K. S ve Quinn, R. E. (2006). Diagnosing and Changing Organizational Culture Based on the Competing Values Framework, The Jossey-Bass Business and Management Series, San Francisco.
  • Cameron, K.S. ve Quinn, R. E. (1999).Diagnosing and changing organizational culture. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, MA.
  • Chinowsky, P. ve Carrillo, P. (20 07). Knowledge Management To Learning Organization Connection. Journal of Management in Engineering. 23.3, 122-130.
  • Connelly, C.E., Ford, D.P., Turel, O., Gallupe, B., ve Zweig, D. (2014). I’m Busy (And Competitive)! Antecedents Of Knowledge Sharing Under Pressure. Knowledge Management Research and Practice. 12, 74-85.
  • Cross, R., Parker, A., Prusak, L., veBorgatti, S.P. (2001). Knowing what we know: Supporting knowledge creation and sharing in social networks. Organizational Dynamics. 30.2,100-120.
  • Çetin, A. ve Şentürk, M. (2016).Bilgi Paylaşma Davranışının Planlı Davranış Teorisi ve Sosyal Değişim Teorisi Bağlamında İncelenmesi: Dermatologlar Üzerine Ampirik Bir Araştırma. Ege Akademik Bakış. 16.2,241-256.
  • Daher, N. (2016).The Relationships Between Organizational Culture and Organizational Innovation. International Journal of Business and Public Administration.13.2, 1-15.
  • Dalkır, K. (2011). Knowledge Management in Theory and Practice. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press, Londra.
  • Davenport, T. (2000).İş Dünyasında Bilgi Yönetimi, G. Günay (çev.) , İstanbul: Rota Yayıncılık. Davenport, T.H. ve Prusak, L. (1998).Knowledge: How Organizations Manage What They Know. Harvard Business School Press, Boston.
  • De Long, D. ve Fahey, L. (2000). Diagnosing Cultural Barriers to Knowledge Management. Academy of Management Perspectives.14.4,113127.
  • Demirel, Y. (2011). Bilgi ve BilgiPaylaşımınınİşletmePerformansınaEtkisiÜzerineBirAraştırma.Yönetim Bilimleri Dergisi.6.1,155-166.
  • Dervişoğlu, H.G. (2004). Stratejik Bilgi Yönetimi. DışbankKitapları, İstanbul. Dima, A.M. ve Stancov, V. (2008).Taxonomies of Organizational Knowledge. Revista Informatica Economic.4.48, 74-76.
  • Belias, D.,Velissariou, E.,Kyriakou, D., Gkolia, A., Sdrolias, L., Koustelios, A. ve Varsanis, K. (2016).The Advantages of Organizational Culture in Greek Banks. Journal of Management Research. 16.3, 123-134.
  • Erdil, O. ve Kitapçı,H. (2009).Bilgi Yönetiminin İşletme Etkinliği İle İlişkisi: Ampirik Bir Araştırma. Gebze İleri Teknoloji Enstitüsü İktisadi İdari Bilimler Dergisi. 23, 113-127.
  • Fornell, C. ve Larcker, D. F. (1981). Evaluating Structural Equation Models With Unobservable Variables And Measurement Error. Journal of Marketing Research.18. 39–50.
  • Güngör, G. ve Celep, C. (2016). Ortaöğretim Öğretmenlerinin Örgütiçi Bilgi Paylaşımı, Örgütsel Öğrenme ve Entelektüel Sermaye Düzeyleri Arasındaki İlişki, Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 12.3, 932-942.
  • Gürdal, S.A. ve Kumkale, İ. (2014).The relationship between Organizational Culture and Knowledge Sharing: Kırklareli Sample of Manufacturing Sector.IIB International Refereed Academic Social Sciences Journal. 16.5.
  • Hooper, D., Coughlanand, J. ve Mullen, M.R. (2008). Structural Equation Modelling: Guidelines for Determining Model Fit. The Electronic Journal of Business Research Methods. 6.1, 53-60.
  • İbicioğlu, H. ve Doğan, H. (2006).) İşletmelerde Örtülü Bilgi ve Önemi. Ekin Kitabevi, Bursa.
  • İşcan, Ö.F. ve Timuroğlu, M.K. (2007).Örgüt Kültürünün İş Tatmini Üzerindek iEtkisi ve Bir Uygulama. Atatürk Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi. 21.1, 119-135.
  • Johnson, D. (2013). Governing Frameworks For Sharing Actionable Knowledge. The Electronic Journal of Knowledge Management. 11.2, 127-138.
  • Jones, M. C., Cline, M. ve Ryan, S. (2006). Exploring Knowledge Sharing In ERP Implementation: An Organizational Culture Framework. Decision Support Systems. 41.2,411-434.
  • Keskin, H. (2006). Market orientation, learning orientation, and innovation capabilities in SMEs An extended model. European Journal of Innovation Management.9.4,396 – 417.
  • Kurt, M. (2005).İşletmelerde Bilginin Rolündeki Değişim ve Bilgi Yönetimi. C. C. Aktan ve İ. Y. Vural (Ed.).Bilgi Çağı, Bilgi Yönetimi ve Bilgi Sistemleri içinde, İstanbul: Çizgi Kitabevi.
  • Lee, H. (2017). When and To Whom Does Trusthave a Positive Effect?:Interaction among Trust. Technological Turbulence and Organizational Culture. Journal of Marketing Thought.3.4, 35-42.
  • Meydan, C. H. ve Şeşen, H. (2011).Yapısal Eşitlik Modellemesi - AMOS Uygulamaları. Detay Yayıncılık, Ankara. Ipe, M. (2003). Knowledge Sharing in Organizations: A Conceptual Framework. Human Resource Development Review. 2.4,337-339.
  • Mısırdalı, Fulya (2006). ) Örgüt İçi Bilgi Paylaşımında Sosyal Sermayenin Etkisi: Kütahya Porselen A.Ş.'de Bir Uygulama. Yayınlanmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi. Kütahya: Dumlupınar Üniversitesi SBE.
  • Mueller, J. (2012). Knowledge Sharing Between Project Teams And Its Cultural Antecedents, Journal of Knowledge Management. 16.3, 435-447.
  • Nonaka, I., Toyama, R. ve Konno, N. (2000). SECI, Ba and Leadership: a Unified Model of Dynamic Knowledge Creation. Long Range Planning.33.1, 5-34.
  • Nunnly, J. ve Bernstein, I. (1994) Knowledge Sharing, Innovation And Firm Performance, McGraw-Hill, New York.
  • Riege, A. (2005). Three-Dozen Knowledge-Sharing Barriers Managers Must Consider. Journal of Knowledge Management.9.3,18-35.
  • Rivera-Vazquez, J.C., Ortiz-Fournier, L.C. ve Flores, F.G. (2009). Overcoming Cultural Barriers for Innovation and Knowledge Sharing. Journal of Knowledge Management. 13.5.,257-270.
  • Ruppel, C.P.ve Harrington ,S.J. (2001). Sharing Knowledge Through Intranets: A Study of Organizational Culture and Intranet Implemantation. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication. 44.1, 37-52.
  • Schein, E.H. (2010). Organizational Culture and Leadership. John Wiley&Sons, , San Francisco. Small, C.T. ve Sage, A.P. (2005). Knowledge Management and Knowledge Sharing: A Review. Information Knowledge Systems Management.5.3, 153-169.
  • Suppiah, V. ve Sandhu, M. S. (2011). Organisational Culture’s Influence On Tacit Knowledge-Sharing Behaviour. Journal Of Knowledge Management. 15.3, 462-477.
  • Tharp, B.M. (2009). Defining “Culture” and “Organizational Culture”: From Anthropology to the Office.
  • Top, S. ve Dilek, S. (2013).Sağlık Hizmet Sektöründe Çalışanların Kurumsal Bilgi Paylaşımı Algılamasının İlişki Analizi Yoluyla Değerlendirilmesi. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi. 18.1,283-304.
  • Türk Dil Kurumu .(2017). BüyükTürkçeSözlük.http://www.tdk.gov.tr/index.php?option=com_gts&arama=gts&guid=TDK.GTS.5914d0139359e4.00856966, (03.05.2017)
  • Voelpel, S. C., Dous, M. ve Davenport, T.H. (2005). Five Steps To Creating A Global Knowledge Sharing System: Siemens’ Share Net, Academy of Management Executive. 19.2, 9-23.
  • Wang, Z. ve Wang, N. (2012).Knowledge sharing, innovation and firm performance, Expert Systems with Applications. 39.10, 8899–8908.
  • Yazıcı, Selim. (2001). Öğrenen Organizasyonlar. Alfa Yayıncılık, İstanbul.
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İlknur Ucar

Canan Cetin

Sermin Senturan

Tulay Demiralay

Publication Date September 30, 2017
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APA Ucar, İ., Cetin, C., Senturan, S., Demiralay, T. (2017). THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING: A RESEARCH ON PARTICIPATION BANKING SECTOR. Research Journal of Business and Management, 4(3), 347-358. https://doi.org/10.17261/Pressacademia.2017.712
AMA Ucar İ, Cetin C, Senturan S, Demiralay T. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING: A RESEARCH ON PARTICIPATION BANKING SECTOR. RJBM. September 2017;4(3):347-358. doi:10.17261/Pressacademia.2017.712
Chicago Ucar, İlknur, Canan Cetin, Sermin Senturan, and Tulay Demiralay. “THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING: A RESEARCH ON PARTICIPATION BANKING SECTOR”. Research Journal of Business and Management 4, no. 3 (September 2017): 347-58. https://doi.org/10.17261/Pressacademia.2017.712.
EndNote Ucar İ, Cetin C, Senturan S, Demiralay T (September 1, 2017) THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING: A RESEARCH ON PARTICIPATION BANKING SECTOR. Research Journal of Business and Management 4 3 347–358.
IEEE İ. Ucar, C. Cetin, S. Senturan, and T. Demiralay, “THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING: A RESEARCH ON PARTICIPATION BANKING SECTOR”, RJBM, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 347–358, 2017, doi: 10.17261/Pressacademia.2017.712.
ISNAD Ucar, İlknur et al. “THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING: A RESEARCH ON PARTICIPATION BANKING SECTOR”. Research Journal of Business and Management 4/3 (September 2017), 347-358. https://doi.org/10.17261/Pressacademia.2017.712.
JAMA Ucar İ, Cetin C, Senturan S, Demiralay T. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING: A RESEARCH ON PARTICIPATION BANKING SECTOR. RJBM. 2017;4:347–358.
MLA Ucar, İlknur et al. “THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING: A RESEARCH ON PARTICIPATION BANKING SECTOR”. Research Journal of Business and Management, vol. 4, no. 3, 2017, pp. 347-58, doi:10.17261/Pressacademia.2017.712.
Vancouver Ucar İ, Cetin C, Senturan S, Demiralay T. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING: A RESEARCH ON PARTICIPATION BANKING SECTOR. RJBM. 2017;4(3):347-58.

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