An empirical study on factors influencing to interorganisational knowledge sharing

Lack of interorganisational knowledge sharing has been consistently found to be the most critical failure factor in supply chain management. This paper intends to study the factors affecting to interorganisational knowledge sharing behaviour. This study also aims to discover the relationship between factors and interorganisational knowledge sharing in order to create practical strategies for the establishment of effective interorganisational knowledge sharing practices. The hypotheses derived were tested by data collected with 40 organised retailers. Simple linear regression analysis was used to study the various relationships. Results indicate the existence of strong relationships between the variables. Theoretical contribution and practical implications are also discussed. An empirical study was conducted on organised retail industry of India. The Indian retail industry has experienced high growth over the last decade with a noticeable shift towards organised retailing formats. Suggestions and comments from the pilot study were evaluated, and those found to be valid were incorporated into the survey. Few questions were rephrased to make them easier to be understood.