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15. Economics 577<br />

TABLE C-54. Summary of correlations with general support of business goals<br />

area correlated variables expected<br />

sign<br />

organizational<br />

design<br />

willingness to<br />

share knowledge<br />

knowledge management<br />

systems<br />

integrative KMS<br />

functions<br />

interactive KMS<br />

functions<br />

bridging KMS<br />

functions<br />

Spearman’s<br />

rho<br />

significance<br />

<strong>for</strong>mal organizational design - -0.422 0.081 18<br />

decentral vs. central KM tasks + 0.445 0.096 15<br />

relative KM reporting level + -0.396 0.144 15<br />

active<br />

---------------------------------------------------<br />

– participants<br />

participants<br />

+ 0.845 0.008 8<br />

communities--------------------------------employees<br />

+ 0.866 0.333 3<br />

inter-group OL atmosphere + -0.200 0.427 18<br />

workspace-related OL<br />

atmosphere<br />

+ 0.181 0.471 18<br />

rewards <strong>for</strong> knowledge<br />

sharing<br />

+ -0.050 0.843 18<br />

knowledge sharing outside<br />

workspace<br />

+ 0.025 0.921 18<br />

use of KMS bought on <strong>the</strong><br />

market<br />

- -0.383 0.116 18<br />

extension<br />

intensity<br />

extension<br />

intensity<br />

extension<br />

intensity<br />

+<br />

+<br />

+<br />

+<br />

+<br />

+<br />

0.276<br />

0.070<br />

0.019<br />

-0.187<br />

0.270<br />

-0.055<br />

0.252<br />

0.776<br />

0.937<br />

0.443<br />

0.263<br />

0.824<br />

contents institutionalized knowledge - -0.071 0.794 16<br />

expertise - -0.309 0.245 16<br />

unapproved contributions - -0.271 0.311 16<br />

secured inventions - -0.040 0.884 16<br />

personal content - -0.160 0.554 16<br />

organization-specific descriptive<br />

knowledge<br />

- -0.322 0.224 16<br />

funding<br />

---------------------------------<br />

KMexpenses participants<br />

+ 0.867 0.002 9<br />

KMemployees<br />

-----------------------------------employees<br />

n<br />

19<br />

19<br />

19<br />

19<br />

19<br />

19<br />

+ 0.825 0.006 9

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