Age (Years) | Frequency | % |
---|---|---|
21–30 | 8 | 16.7 |
31–40 | 33 | 68.8 |
41–50 | 3 | 6.3 |
>50 | 4 | 8.3 |
Total | 48 | 100.0 |
Education | Frequency | % |
---|---|---|
Bachelor | 2 | 4.2 |
Master | 40 | 83.3 |
Ph.D. | 6 | 12.5 |
Total | 48 | 100.0 |
Abbreviation | Description |
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IT | IT Infrastructure |
KA | Knowledge Application |
KG | Knowledge Generation |
KIC | Knowledge Management Infrastructure Capabilities |
KMS | Knowledge Management Systems |
KPC | Knowledge Management Process Capabilities |
KR | Knowledge Sharing |
KS | Knowledge Storage |
OC | Organisational Culture |
OS | Organisational structure |
Variable | Test statistics | Significance level | Test result |
---|---|---|---|
Organisational agility | 0.109 | 0.200 | Normal |
Flexibility | 0.123 | 0.200 | Normal |
Responsiveness | 0.120 | 0.066 | Normal |
Culture | 0.063 | 0.095 | Normal |
Speed | 0.114 | 0.185 | Normal |
Integrity | 0.147 | 0.521 | Normal |
Quality | 0.096 | 0.092 | Normal |
Competence | 0.138 | 0.172 | Normal |
Human resources | 0.106 | 0.068 | Normal |
KM | 0.191 | 0.796 | Normal |
Infrastructure | 0.120 | 0.200 | Normal |
Process | 0.110 | 0.200 | Normal |
Variable | KM | |
---|---|---|
Pearson correlation coefficient | Significance level | |
Organisational agility | 0.875 | 0.000 |
Flexibility | 0.767 | 0.000 |
Responsiveness | 0.705 | 0.000 |
Culture | 0.853 | 0.000 |
Speed | 0.856 | 0.000 |
Integrity | 0.810 | 0.000 |
Quality | 0.535 | 0.000 |
Competence | 0.714 | 0.000 |
Human resources | 0.672 | 0.000 |
Work experience (years) | Frequency | % |
---|---|---|
<1 | 8 | 16.7 |
1–2 | 27 | 56.3 |
2–3 | 9 | 18.8 |
>3 | 4 | 8.4 |
Total | 48 | 100 |
Indicator | Components |
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Flexibility | Production model flexibility, production system flexibility, flexible workforce, flexibility structure and methods, flexible workplace and flexible business strategy |
Responsiveness | Responding to changes in demand, responding to changes in the business and market environment, responding to changes in social environmental achievements and the degree of adaptation of business goals to changes |
Culture of change | Continuous improvement, product-related change capability, reconfiguration capability, supporting the learning environment, change management, changing organisational responsibilities and continuous monitoring of internal and external environment to identify opportunities and threats |
Speed | Learning to perform tasks and operations in the shortest possible time, operation time, production change time, time of the delivery of products and services, learning time and adaptation time to change |
Low integrity and complexity | Integration inside and outside the organisation, integration of individuals, technology and organisation, combination of technology, conflicting skills and competencies, flow of materials, products and suppliers, and facilitating change |
High quality and custom production | Goods and services with high volume of information and added value, quality throughout the life of the product, correct and timely decision and short development cycle time |
Central competence | Multi-risk capability, difficulty in copying developed business methods, skills and knowledge of increasing technologies, close communication with customers and suppliers, customer enrichment, customer incentive innovation, customer satisfaction, and cooperation and collaboration for increased competitiveness |
Human resources | Employee empowerment, job rotation, decision-making independence, access to knowledge and information, teamwork, multitasking teams, manpower training and development, and individual initiative |
Model | Correlation coefficient | Coefficient of determination | Durbin–Watson |
---|---|---|---|
Regression | 0.875 | 0.766 | 1.867 |
Variables | Unstandardised coefficients | Standardised coefficients | T statistic | Significance value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
β | Standard error | β | |||
Constant coefficient | 0.787 | 0.205 | 3.830 | 0.000 | |
KM | 0.763 | 0.062 | 0.875 | 12.261 | 0.000 |
Very low | Low | Medium | High | Very high | ||
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The level of readiness of the company’s production system to produce various products | ||||||
The degree of readiness of the company to change the production volume of products at the appropriate time | ||||||
The ability of company employees to perform a variety of tasks | ||||||
The possibility of changing the number of employees of the company in consecutive time periods | ||||||
The degree of attention to flexibility in formulating strategies | ||||||
The ability of the company to respond to diverse customer demands (in terms of product variety and quantity) | ||||||
The extent of the company’s ability to respond appropriately to changes in the environment (raw material prices, government policies, etc.) | ||||||
The extent of the company’s ability to take advantage of environmental opportunities (seasonal changes, popularity in society, etc.) | ||||||
The degree of willingness of senior management for the progress of the company | ||||||
The level of readiness and acceptance of employees for innovation in all areas of work | ||||||
The rate of formation of appropriate training courses for employees of different levels | ||||||
The degree of positive attitude to change in different areas of the company | ||||||
The amount of identifying opportunities and environmental threats and exploiting them | ||||||
The ability of company employees to quickly learn new tasks | ||||||
The speed of action of employees in doing work | ||||||
The ability to produce and deliver goods needed quickly to customers | ||||||
The degree of coordination between the internal environment (employees, goals, rules, etc.) and the external environment (competitors, suppliers, market, etc.) | ||||||
The ability of employees to exploit the technologies used by the company | ||||||
The degree of coordination in the flow of raw materials (from warehouse to production line) | ||||||
The degree of coordination between raw material suppliers, production process and distributors | ||||||
The quality of manufactured products | ||||||
The amount of necessary information about the product to customers | ||||||
The degree of continuity of product quality during its useful life | ||||||
The degree of ability to deal with different risks simultaneously (competitors’ pressure, demand reduction, etc.) | ||||||
Extent of measures taken to prevent competitors from copying the designs and technologies used by the company | ||||||
The ability of the company to form rapid cooperation with competitors and suppliers | ||||||
The level of attention to employees’ opinions in decision-making | ||||||
The degree of independence of employees in making decisions related to their work | ||||||
Employee access rate to the required information and knowledge | ||||||
The amount of work done by team | ||||||
The level of attention to the individual initiative of employees in the company |
Gender | Frequency | % |
---|---|---|
Male | 19 | 39.6 |
Female | 29 | 60.4 |
Total | 48 | 100.0 |
Very low | Low | Medium | High | Very high | ||
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The possibility of implementing knowledge management in the company | ||||||
Existence of a positive attitude of high-level managers towards the implementation of knowledge management | ||||||
The degree of attention to acquire, support and develop knowledge as a tool of competitive advantage | ||||||
The degree of attention to the values of knowledge management in the company’s programs | ||||||
Existence of leadership and senior management interested in knowledge management | ||||||
The degree of consistency of the company structure with the knowledge management process | ||||||
Existence of information technology infrastructure in accordance with the goals and needs of the company and employees | ||||||
Ability to record existing information and knowledge through information technology tools (computer databases, etc.) | ||||||
The possibility of using computer and Internet networks to exchange information | ||||||
Existence of training courses to develop and improve the knowledge of employees and managers of the company | ||||||
The readiness of the company to create and accept new knowledge | ||||||
Existence of access to experiences, technologies, advanced and new skills | ||||||
Take appropriate measures to maintain (record) knowledge and promote innovation in the company | ||||||
Ability to organize and codify knowledge in existing databases | ||||||
The amount of effort to survive and maintain knowledge (after entering and acquiring it) | ||||||
Number of seminars, learning programs and working groups to strengthen knowledge | ||||||
The degree of ease of access to knowledge due to the proper arrangement of processes | ||||||
Ease in the process of receiving and transmitting information (created or acquired) | ||||||
The appropriateness of staff knowledge with their needs | ||||||
The use of existing (known) knowledge to make decisions and achieve company goals |
Component | Indicator |
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KI | |
OC | OC is also known as a set of assumptions, rules, standards, systems and beliefs shared by employees within the organisation that affect their thinking and decision-making ( |
IT | IT includes various hardware and software that facilitate and help in providing technological capabilities that lead to transfer of knowledge between units ( |
OS | Definition of hierarchic relationships and sector boundaries of an organisation, and the necessary policies and procedures which create the conditions for managing the designated activities, roles and responsibilities ( |
KG | KG involves the development of new knowledge or the replacement of the existing content of the organisation’s tacit and explicit knowledge ( |
KS | This process also includes all activities that allow knowledge to be stored, updated and easily retrieved by users ( |
KR | The process of KR helps people exchange tacit and explicit knowledge and generate new knowledge among the target people ( |
KA | The purpose of KA is to transform the knowledge into practical application ( |
Position | Frequency | % |
---|---|---|
Manager | 5 | 10.4 |
Employee | 31 | 64.6 |
Researcher | 12 | 25.0 |
Total | 48 | 100.0 |
Variable | Central orientation indicators | Dispersion tendency indicators | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | Median | Variation range | Variance | Standard deviation | |
Agility | 3.26 | 3 | 2.06 | 0.322 | 0.57 |
Flexibility | 3.19 | 3 | 2.8 | 0.442 | 0.66 |
Responsiveness | 3.14 | 3 | 2.33 | 0.396 | 0.63 |
Culture | 3.12 | 3 | 2.4 | 0.43 | 0.66 |
Speed | 3.03 | 3 | 2.33 | 0.516 | 0.72 |
Integrity | 3.21 | 3 | 2.75 | 0.535 | 0.73 |
Quality | 3.48 | 3.67 | 3 | 0.557 | 0.75 |
Competence | 3.44 | 3.33 | 2.33 | 0.355 | 0.60 |
Human resources | 3.46 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 0.366 | 0.61 |
KM | 3.24 | 3 | 2.32 | 0.425 | 0.65 |
Infrastructure | 3.27 | 3 | 2 | 0.336 | 0.58 |
Process | 3.21 | 3 | 2.82 | 0.528 | 0.73 |
Sum of squares | Degrees of freedom | Mean square | F statistic | Significance value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Regression | 11.604 | 1 | 11.604 | 150.343 | 0.000 |
Residues | 3.551 | 46 | 0.0770 | ||
Total | 15.155 | 47 |