The Impact of Leadership, Organizational Culture, and Strategy on Knowledge Management in GCC Countries

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of leadership, organizational culture and strategy on knowledge management. To date, little empirical research has been done to investigate the relationships and organizational outcomes of these constructs. This study, therefore, is unique in that it has helped to fill this gap in an effort to improve our understanding of organizational culture, strategy and leadership on knowledge management.in the GCC environment and beyond.A survey was conducted of eight telecommunication companies located and operating in GCC countries. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to test the relationship among variables. The results suggest that knowledge management fully mediates the impact of organizational culture on organizational effectiveness, and partially mediates the impact of organizational leadership and strategy on organizational effectiveness. The findings carry theoretical implications for knowledge management literature as they extend the scope of research on knowledge management from examining a set of independent management practices to examining a system-wide mechanism that connects internal resources and competitive advantage. The results providing empirical evidence to the connection between leadership, organizational culture, strategy and knowledge management. Further, culture has a larger contribution to knowledge management than other factors inspected.

Keywords: Leadership, Organizational culture, Knowledge management, Organizational strategy