Economic Themes (2013) 51 (2) 2, 251-272
Nebojša Janićijević
Abstract: The paper studies the influence of national culture on organizations’ preferences regarding selection amongst forms of organizational knowledge and character of organizational learning processes. Hypotheses are developed on the influences that the national cultures’ values, such as individualism–collectivism and masculinity– femininity, have on preferences regarding the selection between explicit and tacit knowledge in an organization, as well as the influences on preferences regarding the selection among four types of organizational learning: socialization, internalization, externalization, or combination. Hypotheses are also developed on influences that individualism–collectivism and masculinity–femininity have on knowledge transfer between organizations from different national cultures.
Keywords: National Culture; Organizational Learning; Knowledge Management
THE IMPACT OF NATIONAL CULTURE ON ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
Nebojša Janićijević
Abstract: The paper studies the influence of national culture on organizations’ preferences regarding selection amongst forms of organizational knowledge and character of organizational learning processes. Hypotheses are developed on the influences that the national cultures’ values, such as individualism–collectivism and masculinity– femininity, have on preferences regarding the selection between explicit and tacit knowledge in an organization, as well as the influences on preferences regarding the selection among four types of organizational learning: socialization, internalization, externalization, or combination. Hypotheses are also developed on influences that individualism–collectivism and masculinity–femininity have on knowledge transfer between organizations from different national cultures.
Keywords: National Culture; Organizational Learning; Knowledge Management
