Relatively little study has been performed on knowledge transfer as a process of improving job performance in the banking sector or even less in developing countries, such as Vietnam. This study investigates the relationship among training, organizational culture, knowledge transfer and job performance. Then a complete research model that was developed based on those four factors and tested by applying structural equation modeling. To achieve an in-depth empirical study, the banking sector in Vietnam was chosen for a case study. The findings are based on 269 replies to a questionnaire survey done from January to February 2008. The results reveal that training and organizational culture has a significant and positive effect on both knowledge transfer and job performance. The findings also indicate that the hypothesis of a strong positive relationship between knowledge transfer and job performance is supported. Therefore, it is necessary for organizations to consider current variables that show a relationship between the tested variables in implementing a knowledge management strategy in an organization.

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