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LINKING KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT WITH ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE THROUGH ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING EVIDENCE FROM HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN PAKISTAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2019(IV-IV).35      10.31703/grr.2019(IV-IV).35      Published : Dec 2019

Linking Knowledge Management with Organizational Performance through Organizational Learning: Evidence from Higher Education Institutions in Pakistan

Abstract

    The present study aimed to examine the mediating role of organizational learning in the relationship between knowledge management and organizational performance in HEIs, KP, Pakistan. Teachers working in the Universities were considered the sample (n=338) of the study. A structured questionnaire comprised items about research variables administered in order to collect data. Baron and Kennys (1986) four-step models applied through Preacher and Hayes (2013) Process macro as a data analysis technique. The current study results show that organizational learning acts partially mediates in the association between KM and OP. Moreover, enriching the literature on this understanding, the present study is also of value in managerial perspective as it helps increase higher education institutions (HEIs) knowledge on how to boost and enhance the performance of the organization by engaging in KM activities.

    Knowledge Management (KM), Organizational Learning (OL), Organizational Performance (OP), Higher Education Institutions (HEI's)

    (1) Khalid Rehman
    PhD Scholar,Institute of Business Administration,Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Shadi Ullah Khan
    Professor, IPAS,Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Aziz Javed
    Assistant Professor,Institute of Business Administration,Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan.
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    HARVARD : REHMAN, K., KHAN, S. U. & JAVED, A. 2019. Linking Knowledge Management with Organizational Performance through Organizational Learning: Evidence from Higher Education Institutions in Pakistan. Global Regional Review, IV, 319-327.

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    OXFORD : Rehman, Khalid, Khan, Shadi Ullah, and Javed, Aziz (2019), "Linking Knowledge Management with Organizational Performance through Organizational Learning: Evidence from Higher Education Institutions in Pakistan", Global Regional Review, IV (IV), 319-327

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    TURABIAN : Rehman, Khalid, Shadi Ullah Khan, and Aziz Javed. "Linking Knowledge Management with Organizational Performance through Organizational Learning: Evidence from Higher Education Institutions in Pakistan." Global Regional Review IV, no. IV (2019): 319-327. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2019(IV-IV).35