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Abstract
In this research, data collected from 633 participants were used to assess the influence of learning culture on the perceived knowledge conversion process in Korean for profit organizations. The seven dimensions of the learning organization (Watkins and Marsick Citation1993, Citation1996) served as exogenous variables; four modes of the knowledge conversion SECI theory – socialization, externalization, combination, and internalization – were endogenous variables (Nonaka and Takeuchi Citation1995). Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to measure the influential relationships among the four modes of the knowledge conversion process and the impact of cultural aspects of learning organization on the overall process. Supplemental analysis techniques were utilized, including confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) for construct validation and canonical correlation analysis (CCA) for the relationship among the sets of each variable. Results confirmed the positive influence of the learning organization culture on the overall process of knowledge conversion. The most powerful direct impacts of learning culture were found in the knowledge combination and socialization modes.