The Impact of Knowledge Management Processes on Innovation Implementation: Nigerian Manufacturing (Published)
The Nigerian manufacturing industry significantly influences national economic diversification and growth. However, it faces several challenges, including insufficient infrastructure, talent shortages, and foreign direct investment. The study investigates how KM processes impact innovation in the Nigerian industry. We surveyed 424 manufacturers and found that better KM processes (acquisition, creation, application, and sharing) lead to improved innovation implementation. The results demonstrated that KM processes considerably impacted innovation implementation in the Nigerian manufacturing sector. Knowledge acquisition, creation, application, sharing, and storage all have a favourable effect on innovation implementation ability. The findings emphasise the significance of adequate information flow, investment in research and development, and technological capabilities for promoting innovation. This study shows the link between KM practices and innovation outcomes in the Nigerian industry. This study has implications for improving competitiveness and sustainability. A work environment that prioritizes continuous learning, collaboration, and technology for knowledge management would be beneficial.
Keywords: Knowledge Management, Knowledge Management Processes, Manufacturing, and innovation implementation
Effect of Knowledge Management on Firm Competitiveness: Testing the Mediating Role of Innovation in the Small and Medium Enterprises in Kenya (Published)
Knowledge and innovativeness are have been recognized as the main sources of competitive advantages in the economy. Small and medium-sized firms need to increase attention on knowledge management and innovativeness so as to be competitive. The study examined knowledge management, innovativeness and firm competitiveness. The study is conducted on the results based on 252 small and medium manufacturing enterprise managers in Nairobi, Kenya. The data obtained from the questionnaires were analyzed using the SPSS statistical packaged software. The study results showed that knowledge management processes influence innovativeness positively, innovativeness enhances firm competitiveness while innovativeness is a mediator between knowledge management and firm competitiveness. The study demonstrated that knowledge management and innovation should be integrated to enhance firm competitiveness. The viewpoint proposed is that knowledge management is an important element for small and medium enterprises in today’s dynamic and competitive environment.
Keywords: Firm Competitiveness, Innovativeness, Kenya, Knowledge Management, SMEs
The Role of Knowledge Management in Developing the Characteristics of Entrepreneurial Organization Entrepreneur Styles as Moderator Variables (Applied Study in the Jordanian Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Sector) (Published)
The goal of this paper is to study the relationship between knowledge management (knowledge creation and knowledge sharing) and the five characteristics of entrepreneurial organization related to agility, sustainability of organizational values, simplicity of organizational structure, and innovation freedom. In addition, the study analyzes the moderating impact of entrepreneurial styles (Gambler, Dreamer, Entrepreneur, and Consolidator) on the relationship between knowledge management and organizational characteristics. The independent variable of the study is knowledge management with its two sub variables related to knowledge creation and knowledge sharing. The dependent variable is the characteristics of entrepreneurial organization with its four dimensions. The moderator variable is the entrepreneurial styles. The results of the study revealed that there is no direct impact of knowledge management practices as a whole in terms of knowledge creation and knowledge sharing on the characteristics of entrepreneurial organization as a whole. On the other hand, it was evident from the results of the study that there is an impact of knowledge sharing only on the sustainability of organizational values, the simplicity of organizational structure, and organizational creativity freedom; knowledge creation however, did not have any impact on sustainability of organizational values or simplicity of organizational structure. In terms of the moderating impact of entrepreneurial styles, it was evident that there is an indirect effect of knowledge management practices in terms of knowledge creation and knowledge sharing on the characteristics of entrepreneurial organization in the presence of only the entrepreneur style. On the other side, there was no indirect effect of knowledge management practices in terms of knowledge creation and knowledge sharing on the characteristics of entrepreneurial organization in the presence of gambler, consolidator or dreamer entrepreneurial styles.
Keywords: Development, Entrepreneur Styles, Entrepreneurial Organization, Jordan, Knowledge Management, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Sector