Knowledge Management and Performance of Selected Tertiary Educational Institutions in Kogi State

Abstract

The seeming lack of policy guideline for the official transfer of knowledge from experienced workers to less experienced ones and the unwillingness of most staff to share their knowledge with their colleagues necessitated this study. The objective of the study was to identify the extent of relationship that exists between Knowledge Management and Performance of selected tertiary institutions in Kogi State. Three hypotheses were formulated for testing. Correlational Survey Research Design was adopted. The population of the study was 2018 while the sample size was 334 using Taro Yamani Sample Size determination formula. Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was adopted in testing the three hypotheses. The findings showed that there is a significant positive relationship existing between knowledge acquisition and academic performance (r = .850, p-value <0.05), that there is a significant positive relationship existing between knowledge sharing and staff retention (r = .908, p-value <0.05) and that there is a significant positive relationship existing between knowledge retention and competitive advantage(r = .862, p-value <0.05).It was therefore concluded that the performance of the studied high institutions positively correlates with their knowledge management strategies. In view of the findings and conclusion, the study recommended among other things that the studied institutions management need to provide a policy guideline that will encourage academic staff to improve their knowledge through various knowledge acquisition approaches and that they should encourage staff to be willing to share the knowledge and experiences they have gathered over the years with less experience workers as this will boast the knowledge capacity of the employees and improve their competitive edge.