1Korean Life Skill Education Center, Chung-Ang University, KS013 Seoul, Korea
2Pulmonology Center, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, KS006 Incheon, Korea
*Corresponding Author: Ji Eun Cha, Nurse (RN), Pulmonology Center, Catholic University Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, Korea. Email: jieun817@snu.ac.kr
Online published on 2 February, 2019.
The purpose of the study was to identify factors influencing knowledge sharing among health care professionals.
A total of 234 nurses participated in this study. Eight variables related to knowledge sharing, including job characteristics (job fitness, job challenge, job autonomy) and organizational culture (relation orientation, innovation orientation, task orientation, hierarchy orientation) were measured using reliable instruments. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation analysis, and a path analysis.
The path analysis showed that job fitness and job challenge had a direct effect on knowledge sharing and job autonomy mediated the effect of relation orientation culture on knowledge sharing. The fit indices of the model satisfied the model fit criteria.
The findings of the study reveal the important role of organizational culture, especially relation orientation, in knowledge sharing in health care professions.
Knowledge Sharing, Job Characteristics, Organizational Culture, Health Care Professions, Relation orientation
