4.Conclusions and Enlightenment
This study constructs the theoretical framework of the transmission
mechanism of the simmelian ties on the knowledge spiral,and sets the
high performance work practice system and knowledge fermenting as the
conduction variables. This study takes the high-tech manufacturing
enterprises as the empirical analysis objects, adopts the differential
evolution algorithm, interval number extension DEMATEL method,
structural equation model(SEM)based on Bayesian estimation. The
empirical analysis results and implications are as follows:
1. The strong or weak simmelian ties have significant effects on high
performance work practice system. Firstly, the reason is that the strong
simmelian ties have the characteristics of network stability and
height
polymerization ,which enable common understanding of existing knowledge
among knowledge workers. As Burt (2004) suggested, if there are strong
ties among multiple knowledge workers and the common group in the
network, the common group will affect the information sharing among the
knowledge workers, and eventually there will be a large amount of
similar knowledge among the knowledge workers. The consistency of
knowledge background and organizational culture further enthance the
practical effect of the high performance work practice system on
knowledge and skills. Secondly, the weak simmelian ties broaden the
channels of knowledge workers to communicate with the outside, which are
helpful to the acquisition of diversified knowledge, thus the weak
simmelian ties acts on the high performance work practice system to
improve the overall learning ability of the knowledge workers. Finally,
The strong and weak simmelian ties jointly promote the implementation of
job rotation, cross-departmental communication and employee training
under the high performance work practice system, and participate in
enhancing the coding and decoding ability of organizational members. The
strong and weak simmelian ties also clarify the positioning of the
overall knowledge niche of the high performance work practice system and
optimize the allocation system resources. If this result is further
extended, the conclusion suggests that enterprises should actively
choose to build strong and weak simmelian ties according to their own
high performance work practice system goals. The strong simmelian ties
can better meet the immediate and determined human resource management
practice goals of the enterprises, while the weak simmelian ties can
meet the long-term needs of the enterprises for the sustainability and
development of human resources.
2. The job
rotation,
cross-departmental communication, and employee training are contained in
the high performance work practice system. They play a significant role
in promoting
knowledge
fermenting. The conclusion is further deepened and discussed in the
research results of Minbrava (2008) and other scholars. Minbrava (2008)
and other scholars believe that the high performance work practice
system can improve the knowledge sharing environment among knowledge
workers, and improve their knowledge learning willingness and ability.
In addition, this study confirms that the high performance work practice
system not only has the above-mentioned effects, but also plays a more
important role in the process of knowledge fermenting and evolution. In
the process of knowledge fermenting, the high performance work practice
system improves the skills of knowledge workers and stimulates their
enthusiasm for work. The high performance work practice system also
promotes mutual trust among knowledge workers, and facilitates them to
update and increase their knowledge. Therefore, the high performance
work practice system provides a good knowledge ontology and a perfect
knowledge development environment for the enterprises’ knowledge
fermenting, and the high-performance work system is guided by the
inheritance thought of the knowledge strain to promote the growth and
diffusion of knowledge and update new knowledge capita, just like the
knowledge enzyme palys the certain
catalytic
effect. In conclusion, each enterprise should advocate and encourage
the establishment of high performance work practice system in order to
strengthen employee training, increase the frequency of
cross-departmental communication, and ensure the sharing, flow,
diffusion and absorption of knowledge. The enterprises should provide
excellent knowledge ontology and knowledge development environment for
knowledge fermenting, enabling the enterprises to finally achieve
knowledge innovation.
3. The knowledge fermenting plays a significantly positive role in
promoting knowledge spiral. The socialization, externalization,
combination and internalization of knowledge spiral is essentially the
process of sublimation of knowledge through individuals, teams, even
organizations, and cross-organizations. At the same time, knowledge also
go through four stages of preparation,
gestation,
insight, and test(Jihuisheng
etc., 2011), while knowledge fermenting accelerates the preparation and
gestation
of knowledge and ideas. Concretely speaking, The knowledge fermenting
creates a suitable knowledge growth environment (knowledge fermenting
environment), and under the role of catalyst (knowledge enzyme), the
knowledge fermenting through the absorption of knowledge ontology
(knowledge matrix), under the development strategy guided by the
knowledge sourdough to make the knowledge continue to update , but also
constantly inject new elements and energies, which provide the source
power for the knowledge spiral. Therefore, in order to accelerate the
process of organizational knowledge and technological innovation,
improve the stock and quality of the whole knowledge, enterprises should
provide perfect knowledge tools, rewards and punishment systems,
knowledge culture and so on for the knowledge fermenting. The
enterprises also need to improve the ”craft” of knowledge fermenting in
a good organization environment and promote the knowledges piral
process.
All of the above methodologies were approved by all human participants