Chapter 5 Conclusions
5.3 Limitations and Future Study
First, because the KCM related information is usually adopted in the instructional dimension, scholars less introduces KCM into creation related studies. Our current study is basically a pilot research to explore the relationships among OC and CP.
Further research may be evolved on this basis such as applications of KCM. Second, in the literature review, there is no scale development for KCM so far that this current study can relied on. According to its fundamental concepts as well as arguments provided by references, the data analysis about Cronbach’s α for KCM is more than 0.6 which is not quite high, but acceptable. Future studies may refine the items used with respect to these creation modes to be obviously categorical.
Third, this study adopts the number of patents to be a criterion to sample companies in manufacturing industry. The research findings may not be able to extend to other industries, such as financial service industry. Potential industries are quite urgent to obtain any creation information. Therefore, our current study and its results may be helpful to other industries, in particular the study of KCM. Forth, the research methodology used in the current study is empirical study. To explore knowledge about knowledge creation in more depth, it is our suggestion that advanced study can conduct case study that focuses on one or more companies, particularly the creation modes (G-DR, G-FR, and G-DE). Finally, regarding the composites of the current research model, a research question may be also interesting that “Will leadership style significantly shape the nature of organizational culture (Ogbonna and Harris, 2000), and thereafter the use of KCM?” In addition, “Is personal characteristics significantly related to the adoption of KCM?”
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