O PAPEL DA CULTURA ORGANIZACIONAL NA GESTÃO DO CONHECIMENTO: REVISÃO DE LITERATURA DE 2009 A 2015/THE ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE IN KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT: A LITERATURE REVIEW FROM 2009 TO 2015

Organizational Culture emerges as a promoting or an inhibiting factor for implementing and maintaining Knowledge Management. Although the relationship between the two constructs has been mentioned in the literature, there still have been very few research publications about this subject in the last five years. In order to cover this gap, the present study conducted a literature review on the role of Organizational Culture in Knowledge Management in Brazil and in the world. Articles published in the last five years from the Portal Capes, a Brazilian scientific database, were considered in the current review. The study addresses the main theoretical models and methods that form the basis of the most recent studies on issues of Organizational Culture and Knowledge Management. In summary, the studies suggest that in addition to the need to pay attention to the positive and negative effects that Organizational Culture may have on Knowledge Management practices, it is important to carry out the identification of the prevalent culture or subculture in an organization or group. The studies of the past five years on the subject under discussion highlight the need for implementing ways to promote a favorable culture for applying Knowledge Management practices successfully. The main limitation of this study is the small sample of selected articles. The article helps students of Organizational Culture and Knowledge Management to get an overview of the studies published during the last five years.