چکیده (انگلیسی):

Knowledge and learning are important driving forces for business success and
competiveness, especially in the knowledge-intensive organizations (KIO’s) whose
core business is to create and sell knowledge (e.g. education, R&D units, and
consultancy organizations, among others). Previous works suggested one of the
Critical Success Factor (CSF) of Knowledge Management (KM) practices is
leadership, but only few of them referred it in a quantitative way. This paper aims to
explore and explain the link between leadership and KM success. Results show a
positive relation between the strategic dimension of leadership and the success of
KM practices. This model was tested using Structured Equation Model (SEM). With
this study we contribute to recognize the importance of leadership in order to
improve the creation and dissemination of knowledge in a KIO’s. In this way, these
findings will help managers and teachers to increase the effectiveness of learning.