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In this paper, we focus on the importance and influence of employees’ values as an essential element of organizational culture in the acquisition of knowledge. Based on empirical research, we studied the influence of employees’ values in Slovenian organizations on the acquisition of knowledge, enabling us to identify the core values that exert the greatest effect on the acquisition of knowledge. The results of the analysis confirmed the positive impact of employees’ values on the acquisition of knowledge. We found that the more employees are dedicated to personal development and the more they feel connected and loyal to the organization, the more they are inclined to the development and acquisition of knowledge.

The Influence of Employees’ Values on the Acquisition of Knowledge in Organizations

PhD student at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor, Slovenia

Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor, Slovenia

Naše gospodarstvo/Our economy

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Vpliv vrednot zaposlenih na pridobivanje znanja v organizacijah

In this paper, we focus on the importance and influence of employees’ values as an essential element of organizational culture in the acquisition of knowledge....

The Influence of Employees’ Values on the Acquisition of Knowledge in Organizations

Online veröffentlicht: 30. Dez. 2015

Seitenbereich: 19 - 27

Eingereicht: 01. Juni 2015

Akzeptiert: 01. Aug. 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ngoe-2015-0023

Schlüsselwörter
organizational culture, employee values, developing knowledge, acquiring knowledge

© 2015 Nataša Pivec et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Influence of Employees’ Values on the Acquisition of Knowledge in Organizations

Online veröffentlicht: 30. Dez. 2015

Seitenbereich: 19 - 27

Eingereicht: 01. Juni 2015

Akzeptiert: 01. Aug. 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ngoe-2015-0023

Schlüsselwörterorganizational culture, employee values, developing knowledge, acquiring knowledge

© 2015 Nataša Pivec et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
organizational culture, employee values, developing knowledge, acquiring knowledge