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.
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