The effect of knowledge sharing model

Three elements – organizational structure characteristics, organizational culture, and interunit interaction – that affect knowledge sharing are raised in this study based on the structure of organization theories and the interaction among units of an organization. By carrying out empirical research on five hi-tech industries in Taiwan and verifying hypotheses with the non-linear fuzzy neural network model, this study finds that the lower the formalization of an organizational structure is, the greater the knowledge sharing among units of an organization will be, while the higher the complexity of an organizational structure is, the lower the knowledge sharing among units of an organization will be. Trust and commitment among units are important for facilitating knowledge sharing among units, and creative and supporting characteristics of organizational culture are beneficial for the implementation of knowledge sharing activities.