Culture as a barrier of knowledge sharing

• Authors: Michał Chmielecki
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Management in last decades has seen knowledge sharing become a key tool for the success of a variety of institutions. Many international companies and other organizations have developed knowledge management programs as key to their future development strategies. There are number of international organizations that have identified knowledge sharing as one of their core management tools. Yet despite its growing popularity, knowledge sharing remains a complex and challenging task. This article discusses what cultural barriers can impede knowledge sharing processes

Keywords

EN

Knowledge sharing; Knowledge management; Corporate culture; Cultural barriers; Cultural values

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Journal of Intercultural Management
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 101-111

Dates

published

2013-06-01

online

2014-03-27

Contributors

author

Michał Chmielecki

• Społeczna Akademia Nauk

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/joim-2013-0013