The impact of organizational culture on knowledge management for service process innovation

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/atoz.v10i2.78259

Keywords:

Organizational culture, Knowledge management, Innovation, Knowledge sharing.

Abstract

Introduction: innovation is an important competitive differential in the era of knowledge and digital transformation. Knowledge management, in turn, promotes, through the creation and sharing of ideas, an environment favorable to innovation. In this context, it is important to know the elements of the organizational culture that impact knowledge management for innovation so that they can be better worked. Method: It identifies through literature review and bibliographic research the elements of organizational culture that impact knowledge management for service process innovation. Afterward, it applies a survey questionnaire to employees of a large financial institution, to analyze the elements identified in the literature. Results: the results identify which elements of the organizational culture act as stimulators and constitute barriers to knowledge management for the innovation of processes in services in the researched organization. Conclusion: with greater adaptability,  adequate calibration in risk aversion, granting greater autonomy to employees and leaders who value initiatives for the creation and sharing of knowledge, and maintain effective communication, the organization's readiness can  improve to innovate its service processes.

Author Biographies

Herivelton Luís Bueno Carneiro, UCB - Universidade Católica de Brasília

Mestre em Governança, Tecnologia e Inovação pela UCB - Universidade Católica de Brasília (2019). Graduado em Ciências Contábeis pela Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste - Campus Prudentópolis (2005), com especialização em Controladoria pela Universidade Federal do Paraná (2006) e MBA em Gestão Estratégica de Pessoas pela Fundação Getúlio Vargas (2015). Atualmente é educador corporativo - Banco do Brasil e gerente geral de unidade de negócios - Banco do Brasil. Tem experiência na área de Administração, com ênfase em Administração de Empresas, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: liderança, gestão de pessoas, análise de índices econômicos financeiros, balanço patrimonial, contabilidade de recursos humanos e análise de balanços

Rosalvo Ermes Streit, UCB - Universidade Católica de Brasília

Doutor em Administraçãopela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS. Mestre em Computação pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS. Especialização em MBA em Admin Estratégica de Sistemas de Informação pela
Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública do Distrito Federal, FGV/EBAP/DF. Graduado em Engenharia Elétrica (Opção Eletrônica) pela
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, PUCRS

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Published

2021-05-17

How to Cite

Bueno Carneiro, H. L., & Streit, R. E. (2021). The impact of organizational culture on knowledge management for service process innovation. AtoZ: Novas práticas Em informação E Conhecimento, 10(2), 78–88. https://doi.org/10.5380/atoz.v10i2.78259