How to support knowledge sharing in organisations

Abstract

Knowledge capital is essential for organisational development and success. The fact that knowledge capital is primarily in possession of employees means that organisations need to find ways how to keep knowledge also in case some employees leave the organisation. One possibility is to spread knowledge in the organisation. The paper just deals with knowledge sharing;in organisations. It is focused on bathers and factors of success in knowledge sharing, as well as on arrangements which an organisation can realise to support knowledge sharing. The aim of the paper is to make a synthesis of the main findings gained in the framework of the GA CR (Czech Science Foundation) grant-maintained project, reg. No. 406/08/0459, Developing Managerial Tacit Knowledge, which was solved on Faculty of Management and Economics, TBU in Zlin, in the Czech Republic, in 2008 - 2010. Fist of all spontaneous knowledge sharing is connected with the willingness of management to support it. Employees' understanding why knowledge sharing is important is significant too. That is why it is necessary to communicate the purpose of knowledge sharing clearly, to motivate employees to knowledge sharing and to provide material and technical conditions which can support this sharing.