The Relationship Between Knowledge Leadership And Employee Knowledge Behavior In Chinese Organization:Theory And Emprical Research

As a new model of leadership, Knowledge leadership is beginning to receive the attention of Western scholars during knowledge economy age. Base on the literature review, this dissertation took knowledge managemet theory and leadership theory as the research framework to systematically interpret the relationship between knowledge leadership and employee knowledge activity. Three theoretical issues were resolved:(1)what were the construct of he knowledge leadership in chinese cultural context?(2)Did the different knowledge leadership cause different employee knowledge activity behavior.(3)If it did, what were the effect path? There are three studies were conducted to answer these questions.In study1, the construct of knowledge leadership in chinese cultural contex were developed. Using ledership power as an analytical framework, this study followed the basic program of scale development. By using exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis, the results showed that knowledge leadership was a multi-dimensional construct which included5dimensions (inspiring learning,supporting learning,role modeling, creating climate,boosting innovation) and25items. Compared with western cultural context,Chinese knowledge leadership showed difference connotation in there dimensions:inspring learning, role modeling and boosting innovation.In study2, the driving effect of. Base on Path-Goal theory, this study build the relationship assumptions between knowledge leadership and employee knowledge behavior. On the questionnaire survey, the self-made questionnaire"The investigation of relationship between knowledge leadership and employee knowledge activities in chinese organization"is adopted.By using random sampling,352valid questionnaire are selected. The result showed:as one of important organizational culture Variables, knowledge leadership had significant influence to employee knowledge behavior,especially the dimensions of inspiring learning and role modeling.In study3, the effect path of knowledge leadership was explained with two sub-studies. Following the reaserch path of "leadershipâ†'cognitionâ†'individual behavior",sub-stduy1examinzed the mediating effect of organization identification,and the result showed: organizational ientification is the mediator variable in the relationship between knowledge leadership and employee knowledge activities, but different type of indentification had varied mediate effect.Following the reaserch path of "context*personalityâ†'individual behavior", sub-stduy2examinzed the moderating effect, and the result showed that the interaction between knowledge leadership and proactive personality has disturb impact on knowledge acquisit and enhance impact on personal knowledge sharing.To specify it to each dimension of knowledge leadership, inspiring learning and proactive personality have a disturb interaction to individual’s knowledge acquisit and knowledge innovate, while other interactions have an enhance impact on particular individual knowledge behavior.In study4, taking DGCM as the object, and using a regular method of case study, we have made researches into the knowledge management of this company. The results showed that knowledge leadership was a multi-dimensional construct,and a combination of varied power and varied effects, and the knowledge leadership had promted employee behavior, while the konwledge behavior of proactive employee was less influenced by leadership situation.Finally, the main research findings of this dissertation were systematically summarized. The theoretical and practical implication were discussed in relation to study limitation and future direction.