The Impact of Knowledge Sharing on Organizational Commitment of Employees: Case Study of Iranian Manufacturing Companies

Introduction Among organizational resources, human resources are known as one of the most important assets of any organization. Managers should develop effective strategies to achieve competitive advantages through employees. These advantages will be reached when employees try their best to achieve organizational objectives. There are some factors influence employees attempts in organizations. Among these factors, organizational commitment is regarded as one of the variables drawing researchers' attention. Commitment of employees is an important issue which needs to be understood by managers. Organizational commitment has positive influences on organizational outcomes. When employees are committed to their organizations, organizational objectives will be reached more simply. Further, the ultimate consequences are increasing revenue, market share, efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity of organizations. In this study, we also focus on knowledge sharing inside organizations. According to Davoudi and Kaur (2012), in the modern global economy, the increasingly rapid flow of information, and the growing recognition of the significance of intellectual capital, knowledge is The Impact of Knowledge Sharing on Organizational Commitment of Employees: Case Study of Iranian Manufacturing Companies