Organizational effectiveness

Knowledge management

Computer science

Organizational behavior and human resources

Organisation climate

Knowledge sharing

Transformational leadership

Organizational engineering

Organizational commitment

Organizational studies

Psychology

Organizational performance

Social psychology

Organization development

Organizational learning

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Purpose This study examined the relationships among transformational leadership, organizational climate, employees' knowledge-sharing behavior and organizational learning. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 282 responses from multiple companies in South Korea. Descriptive statistics and correlations were provided. The structural equation modeling was primarily used to test the proposed hypotheses and model comparisons. Findings The results indicated direct effects of transformational leadership on organizational climate, knowledge-sharing and organizational learning. In addition, organizational climate was positively related to knowledge-sharing behavior. Finally, knowledge-sharing behavior was found to affect organizational learning and to be a mediator in linking transformational leadership and organizational learning. Research limitations/implications This study contributes to the literature on the role of leader’s support to enhance employees' outcomes related to knowledge and learning. ...

Transformational leadership, knowledge sharing, organizational climate and learning: an empirical study