MILITARY MANAGEMENT QUARTERLY

MILITARY MANAGEMENT QUARTERLY

Investigating the Mediating Effect of Experience Sharing Groups on the Relationship Between Organic Organizational Structure and Knowledge Management in Military Organizations

Document Type : Research Paper

Author
Ali Ojaghi
PhD of Strategic Management. Imam Ali University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
In the current age called the Information Age or the Age of Knowledge, the importance of knowledge is no longer hidden to anyone, but what matters is knowledge management. This study investigates the influence of the organic structure on knowledge management processes and the mediating effect of experience sharing groups on their relationship. The study is an applied correlational survey and the statistical population of it is from a company in the defense industry. The whole population were 300 staff members and experts, and from them 90 ones were selected as the sample. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and divergent and convergent validity were used to test the questionnaire reliability and validity. The convergent validity of the mean variance index was extracted using SmartPLS2.0 software. The divergent validity is also confirmed because the AVE value for each structure is higher than the correlation of that structure with other structures in the model. Structural equations have been used to measure the conceptual model of the study. The results show that the effect of the organic structure on both the knowledge management processes and on the experience sharing groups are significant and positive. In addition, the experience sharing groups, in turn, have a significant and positive effect on the knowledge management processes. Finally, the organic structure through the mediation of the experience sharing groups has a significant indirect and positive effect on the knowledge management processes.
Keywords
Experience Sharing Groups
Knowledge Management
Organic Organizational Structure
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