Predicting Knowledge Sharing Among Teachers Through Participatory Organizational Culture and Organizational Trust

Ghanbari, Siroos; Niazi Afra, Atefeh; Noruzi, Mohmmad

doi:10.22034/njournal.2025.528961.1054

Predicting Knowledge Sharing Among Teachers Through Participatory Organizational Culture and Organizational Trust

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Siroos Ghanbari ¹

Atefeh Niazi afra ²

Mohmmad Noruzi ³

¹ Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran.

² , Department of Educational Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran.

³ Department of Educational Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran.

10.22034/njournal.2025.528961.1054

Abstract

Background and Objective: Since examining the role of participative culture and organizational trust can help identify the factors influencing the formation of knowledge-related behaviors in schools, this study was conducted to predict knowledge sharing among teachers through participative organizational culture and organizational trust in elementary schools in the city of Qom.

research methodology: The research method was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population consisted of 3,990 elementary school teachers in the city of Qom. Based on the Krejcie and Morgan table, a sample of 351 individuals was selected using stratified random sampling. Data were collected using the standardized questionnaires of participative culture by Denison et al. (2014), knowledge sharing by Van den Hooff and Van Wijnen (2004), and organizational trust by Hoy, Gage, and Tarter (2006). The content validity of the questionnaires was confirmed by educational management experts, and their reliability was calculated using Cronbach's alpha at 0.90, 0.95, and 0.88, respectively. Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis were used for data analysis.

Findings: The findings indicated that there was a positive and significant relationship between the variables of participative organizational culture, organizational trust, and teachers’ knowledge sharing. Moreover, regression analysis showed that participative organizational culture predicted 30.5% and organizational trust predicted 39.9% of the variance in knowledge sharing.

Conclusion: The results of the study highlight the importance of establishing cultural and communicative structures in schools that, by strengthening collaboration, mutual respect, and psychological safety, provide the necessary conditions for the effective exchange of experiences, information, and professional knowledge among teachers.

Keywords

Knowledge Sharing

Organizational Trust

Participatory Organizational Culture

Prediction

Teachers

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