[
  {
    "id": "cultural-factors-knowledge-sharing-smes-albania",
    "type": "article-journal",
    "title": "Influence of cultural factors on knowledge sharing in medium-sized enterprises within transition economies",
    "author": [
      {
        "family": "Vajjhala",
        "given": "Narasimha Rao"
      },
      {
        "family": "Baghurst",
        "given": "Timothy"
      }
    ],
    "container-title": "International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies",
    "issued": {
      "date-parts": [
        [
          2014
        ]
      ]
    },
    "volume": "5",
    "issue": "3/4",
    "page": "304-321",
    "publisher": "Inderscience",
    "URL": "https://www.narasimharao.net/research/cultural-factors-knowledge-sharing-smes-albania/",
    "abstract": "Knowledge sharing is subject to organisational and national cultural influences, but medium-sized firms often implement general knowledge-sharing models without considering cultural factors. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of cultural factors on knowledge-sharing activities in medium-sized enterprises in transition economies. The study was driven by the central research question: How do cultural factors influence employees’ perceptions of knowledge-sharing initiatives in medium-sized enterprises in transition economies? Qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted with 20 managers working in ten medium-sized enterprises in Albania, which is a transition economy. Six themes revealed the influence of cultural factors on employees’ perceptions of knowledge-sharing initiatives in medium-sized enterprises in transition economies. Specifically, national culture and organisational culture influence employee behaviour and participation in knowledge-sharing activities. Thus, it is critical organisational leaders of medium-sized firms in Albania consider the influence of these factors before implementing knowledge-sharing activities in firms.",
    "keyword": "knowledge, knowledge sharing, knowledge management, transition economies, national culture, organisational culture, small- and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs, organizational culture, Albania, medium-sized enterprises, post-communist economies, trust, qualitative case study, Hofstede cultural dimensions, top management support, NVivo",
    "language": "en"
  }
]