Can formalization, complexity, and centralization influence knowledge performance?

Eva M. Pertusa-Ortega, Patrocinio Zaragoza-Sáez and Enrique Claver-Cortés

Journal of Business Research, 2010, vol. 63, issue 3, 310-320

Abstract: Based on the theory of organizational design and on the theory of knowledge, this paper analyzes how the traditional variables which define a firm's organizational structure (formalization, complexity, and centralization) influence knowledge performance (the degree to which a firm generates knowledge internally and uses it to reach a competitive advantage). The paper tests three hypotheses using a sample of 164 large Spanish firms. The results show that organizational complexity and centralization exert a positive and a negative influence, respectively, on knowledge performance, which confirms the two hypotheses related to these variables. However, the analysis reveals no empirical evidence to confirm the hypothesis according to which formalization and knowledge performance have a positive relationship.

Keywords: Formalization; Complexity; Centralization; Knowledge; performance; Knowledge; management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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