The Mediating Role of Organizational Learning Capability on the Relationship between Knowledge Sharing and Organizational Innovation Capability

Innovation plays an important role in the economic development of individuals, organizations and societies and those who do not keep pace with the rapid changes would probably fail to prosper (Liao, Fei & Liu, 2008: 185). Knowledge sharing is one of the most important factors that leads to innovation. When employees share their knowledge with coworkers, learning opportunities’ possibility increases (Zhou & Li, 2012: 1904). Organizational learning capability is recognized as another important influential factor in organizational innovation (Sheng & Chien, 2016: 2302) and have a significant part in improving organizational performance (Chung, Yang & Huang, 2015, 1217). This study investigates the mediating role of organizational learning capability between knowledge sharing and organizational innovation capability.