Investigating the factor structure of knowledge sharing, organizational trust and creativity

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1 Assistant professor, Faculty of psychology and education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

2 professor, Faculty of psychology and education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

3 PhD. student in higher education management, Faculty of psychology and education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

4 Assistant professor, Faculty of psychology and education, Shahib-Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the multiple relations between knowledge sharing, organizational trust and creativity among expert clerks of engineering College of University of Tehran. The research method was descriptive-correlational method using structural equation modeling. The research population includes all expert clerks of engineering College of University of Tehran from which 100 persons were selected by simple random sampling. In order to collect data, the questionnaire of knowledge sharing (Dixon, 2007), the questionnaires of organizational trust (Ellonen et al., 2008) and Rand-sip’s Creativity Questionnaire (1979) were used. One sample t-test, regression coefficient, structural equation modeling and AMOS software were used to analyze data. The results indicate that: 1- Serial and explicit knowledge sharing trust in colleagues and organizations and creativity of the experts are desirable. 2- Experts believed that among components of knowledge sharing, tacit knowledge sharing and among components of organizational trust, trust in manager are the most important .3- organizational trust has a direct effect on knowledge sharing but has no effect on creativity While the sharing of knowledge has a direct impact on creativity.

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