Abstract
Confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to test Nonaka's ((1994) Organization Science, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 14-37) a priori model of organizational knowledge creation with data collected from 105 Japanese middle managers. The results provide strong support for viewing organizational knowledge creation as a higher-order construct comprised of four knowledge conversion processes: socialization, externalization, combination, and internalization.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 337-351 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | International Business Review |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 1994 |
Keywords
- Combination
- Confirmatory Factor Analyses
- Externalization
- Internalization
- Organizational Knowledge Creation
- Socialization
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Business and International Management
- Finance
- Marketing