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Knowledge Sharing in Catholic Organizations: A Fuzzy‐Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis

Knowledge Sharing in Catholic Organizations: A Fuzzy‐Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis

Carla Curado, João Graça, Mírian Oliveira, Alexandra Fernandes
Copyright: © 2021 |Volume: 17 |Issue: 3 |Pages: 19
ISSN: 1548-0666|EISSN: 1548-0658|EISBN13: 9781799859420|DOI: 10.4018/IJKM.2021070103
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Curado, Carla, et al. "Knowledge Sharing in Catholic Organizations: A Fuzzy‐Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis." IJKM vol.17, no.3 2021: pp.1-19. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJKM.2021070103

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Curado, C., Graça, J., Oliveira, M., & Fernandes, A. (2021). Knowledge Sharing in Catholic Organizations: A Fuzzy‐Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis. International Journal of Knowledge Management (IJKM), 17(3), 1-19. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJKM.2021070103

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Curado, Carla, et al. "Knowledge Sharing in Catholic Organizations: A Fuzzy‐Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis," International Journal of Knowledge Management (IJKM) 17, no.3: 1-19. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJKM.2021070103

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Abstract

This study examines knowledge sharing in Catholic organizations. The authors adopt Schein's organizational culture theory that facilitates, or inhibits, knowledge sharing in organizations. Thus, they address the phenomenon at the three levels: the artifacts, the norms and values, and the underlying assumptions. Considering the chosen settings, they study the contributions of individuals having taken vows, the organizational rituals, the significance, and the sense of community perceived by the organizational members. Data were gathered using a survey and were analyzed by using a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis. The study provides the causal configurations of conditions that lead to tacit, explicit, and total knowledge sharing. They also offer the causal configurations of conditions that lead to the absence of each kind of knowledge sharing. Given that the qualitative results cannot be generalized, the study can still be replicated in organizations without restrictions.