Knowledge Transferability and Workers’ Productivity in Public Hospitals in South-South Nigeria

Abstract

The specific objective of the study was to ascertain the extent to which knowledge transferability influences workers’ productivity in public hospitals in South-South Nigeria. The study employed a correlation design. A sample of 596 respondents were selected from twelve categorized public hospitals is South-South using Taro Yamani’s formula. 34 questions were formulated in the questionnaire in line with the stated objective of the study. A total of 596 copies of questionnaire were administered and 551 copies were collected showing 92 percent responses, 10 responses were rejected and 541 copies constituting 90 percent of the questionnaire was analyzed.  The results showed that there is positive significant relationship between knowledge transferability and workers’ productivity in public hospitals in South-South Nigeria. The study concluded that the ability of the public hospitals to transfer knowledge to other health care units within the health sector will automatically enhance their productivity and performance in health care delivery in Nigeria. The study therefore, recommends that; organizations are required to reward managers or experts for providing adequate support necessary for encouraging knowledge sharing and transfer among employees. Knowledge management should be explicitly developed and designed appropriately on healthcare information system to facilitate the realization of the value position of healthcare organization in order to achieve the sustainable development goals of 2030 and vision 2020 on health related problems in the country. This will helps to ensure that knowledge management becomes their daily activities in the health sector.

Keywords: Knowledge, transferability, productivity, public hospitals, south-south