Organisational commitment and knowledge sharing at different stages of education

Abstract

Organisational commitment and knowledge sharing enjoy unflagging interest in the modern world. Due to the benefits of a high level of organisational commitment and knowledge sharing, this issue is important for scientific and educational development. The aim of the publication is to determinate the relationship between organisational commitment and knowledge sharing in the teachers’ community, in the context of the educational stage at which they work. The basis for the functioning of education involves the commitment of teachers who, by creating, distributing and using their knowledge and ideas, are the foundation of their schools. The publication was based on the results of previous research, conducted in the form of literature studies and empirical research using quantitative methods in a group of 494 teachers working at various stages of education. The results of the empirical research showed the impact of the educational stage on the relationship between organisational commitment and knowledge sharing among the respondents surveyed. Statistically significant positive correlations between normative commitment and all indicators of knowledge sharing were found in the group of teachers working in secondary and postsecondary schools. A relationship was identified between organisational commitment in the following three components: affective, continuance and normative commitment, and teachers’ knowledge sharing based on a moderator in the form of an educational stage.