The impact of organizational political skill and organizational trust on tacit knowledge sharing

Abstract

Abstract: The impact of organizational political skill and organizational trust on tacit knowledge sharing is examined. Based on a survey of 264 employees from 18 firms located at Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the regression analysis model is applied to verify the relationship between these variables. The results indicate that organizational political skill has four dimensions, that is, political sensitivity, interpersonal influence, the force of relationship development, the force of coordination; and these four dimensions of organizational political skill are positively related to organizational trust and tacit knowledge sharing. Finally, the implications and limitation of the study and the suggestions for future research are also discussed.

Key words: political skill in organization, organizational trust, tacit knowledge sharing

CLC Number:

C939

Zhang Shengtai, Liang Juan. The impact of organizational political skill and organizational trust on tacit knowledge sharing[J]. Science Research Management, 2012, (6): 31-39.

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