¹Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University, Rockville, MD, USA

Correspondence: Jay Liebowitz, Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University, 9601 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA. Tel: + 301 315 2893; Fax: + 301 315 2892; E-mail: jliebow1@jhu.edu

Received 12 October 2007; Accepted 15 October 2007.

Abstract

Knowledge management has an important role to play in both organizational and national cultures. In order to have a paradigm shift from a knowledge hoarding to a more knowledge-sharing culture, knowledge management should be used as part of the human capital strategy for the organization. The impact of culture on knowledge management has been studied widely, but little has been written on how knowledge management can affect organizational culture. This paper provides a thought-piece on addressing this overlooked area.