Title: Evaluation of the impact of transformational leadership style on knowledge management considering the mediating role of organisational structure and organisational culture

Authors: Ali Chitsaz Esfahani; Ebrahim Hajipour; Samira Sadat Ranjbaran Tabatabaee; Seyed Hasan Hosseini

Addresses: Department of Management, Faculty of Administrative Sciences and Economics, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran ' Department of Management, Faculty of Management Science, University of Imam Ali, Tehran, Iran ' Tehran Art University, Art Academic Complex, Tehran, Iran ' Department of Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Imam Ali, Tehran, Iran

Abstract: The main objective of the current research is to evaluate the impact of transformational leadership style on knowledge management considering the mediating role of organisational culture and organisational structure in a selected public organisation in Iran. The research population included 220 employees of this public organisation. The research sample was selected using Cochran's formula in a limited population and randomised sampling method. The required data were collected based on the research model through a questionnaire. Multivariate regression and structural equation modelling (path analysis) were used to evaluate the relationship between variables and testing the hypotheses. The results revealed a significant and positive relationship between the transformational leadership style and knowledge management at the 95% confidence level. Other research results also confirmed the effect of mediating variables of organisational culture and organisation structure on the relationship between transformational leadership style and knowledge management.

Keywords: transformational leadership style; organisational culture; organisational structure.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPMB.2021.115039

International Journal of Process Management and Benchmarking, 2021 Vol.11 No.3, pp.415 - 430

Received: 25 Nov 2018
Accepted: 17 Feb 2019
Published online: 14 May 2021 *

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