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Improving the innovation performance of mega projects has become a central concern in both engineering project management theory and practice. Organizational structure and culture are key contextual factors that can facilitate tacit knowledge sharing across organizations, thereby enhancing innovation outcomes. Based on the data of 243 questionnaires, this paper systematically analyzes the influence mechanism of organizational context factors on innovation performance by using the structural equation model (SEM). The results show that organizational structure exerts a significant negative effect on both tacit knowledge sharing and innovation performance. Among the dimensions of organizational culture, trust climate and organizational support have significant positive effects on both tacit knowledge sharing and innovation performance. While the level of cooperation enhances tacit knowledge sharing, its direct impact on innovation performance is not statistically significant. Furthermore, in the organizational context and innovation performance, tacit knowledge sharing also plays different mediating roles. The results can provide theoretical guidance for mega projects to break through the obstacle of technological transformation and enhance innovation efficiency.

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Title
The Influence Mechanism of Organizational Context and Tacit Knowledge Sharing on Innovation Performance in Mega Projects
Author
Kan Hongsheng 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Li, Yujuan 2 ; Li, Xue 2 

 School of Management Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266525, China; [email protected] (H.K.); [email protected] (X.L.), Research Center for Smart City Construction and Management, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266520, China 
 School of Management Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266525, China; [email protected] (H.K.); [email protected] (X.L.) 
Publication title
Buildings; Basel
Volume
15
Issue
17
First page
3237
Number of pages
21
Publication year
2025
Publication date
2025
Publisher
MDPI AG
Place of publication
Basel
Country of publication
Switzerland
Publication subject
e-ISSN
20755309
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
Document type
Journal Article
Publication history
 
 
Online publication date
2025-09-08
Milestone dates
2025-08-11 (Received); 2025-09-05 (Accepted)
Publication history
 
 
   First posting date
08 Sep 2025
ProQuest document ID
3249676195
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/influence-mechanism-organizational-context-tacit/docview/3249676195/se-2?accountid=208611
Copyright
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Last updated
2025-09-12
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ProQuest One Academic