IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/bcp/journl/v6y2022i1p367-372.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Knowledge Management and Information Technology Competency of Public Universities in Rivers State

Author

Listed:
  • Ikegwuru, Mac-Kingsley (PhD)

    (Department of Marketing, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria)

  • Elekwachi, Happiness Nwanyi

    (Department of Office and Information Management, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria)

Abstract

The implementation of effective and efficient knowledge management practices stands as one of the most important dynamics for improving information technology competency. This dynamic has significant role in increasing information technology competence in public universities. Hence, implementation of appropriate knowledge management practices will influence information technology competency. This study therefore, investigates the influence of knowledge management on information technology competency of public universities in Rivers State of Nigeria. The target population for the study comprised all teaching staff from three universities within Rivers State. The total population of academic staff of the three universities combined as at December, 2017, was 2,517. The sample size of teaching staff studied was determined by the use of the formula developed by Taro Yamane (1967) and Krecjie and Morgan (1970). The study used simple random sampling and stratified sampling to decide on respondents from each of the universities, and a total of 365 respondents were obtained from the public universities studied. Primary data were processed using simple regression analysis, and the findings of the study revealed that, knowledge generation, knowledge transfer and knowledge codification and storage have a very strong, positive and significant influence on information technology competency. The study therefore concludes that, knowledge management significantly influence information technology competency, and recommends that university management should sensitize their teaching staff on knowledge generation, knowledge transfer and knowledge codification and storage standard being applied in their relevant institutions and channel them all the way through their profession conduit to attract an efficacious information technology competency process.

Suggested Citation

  • Ikegwuru, Mac-Kingsley (PhD) & Elekwachi, Happiness Nwanyi, 2022. "Knowledge Management and Information Technology Competency of Public Universities in Rivers State," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 6(1), pages 367-372, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:6:y:2022:i:1:p:367-372
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/Digital-Library/volume-6-issue-1/367-372.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.rsisinternational.org/virtual-library/papers/knowledge-management-and-information-technology-competency-of-public-universities-in-rivers-state/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Zheng, Wei & Yang, Baiyin & McLean, Gary N., 2010. "Linking organizational culture, structure, strategy, and organizational effectiveness: Mediating role of knowledge management," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 63(7), pages 763-771, July.
    2. Farrell, Joseph & Saloner, Garth, 1986. "Installed Base and Compatibility: Innovation, Product Preannouncements, and Predation," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 76(5), pages 940-955, December.
    3. Choi, Byounggu & Poon, Simon K. & Davis, Joseph G., 2008. "Effects of knowledge management strategy on organizational performance: A complementarity theory-based approach," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 36(2), pages 235-251, April.
    4. Yong Jin Kim & Seokwoo Song & V. Sambamurthy & Young Lyoul Lee, 2012. "Entrepreneurship, knowledge integration capability, and firm performance: An empirical study," Information Systems Frontiers, Springer, vol. 14(5), pages 1047-1060, December.
    5. V. Krishnan & Shantanu Bhattacharya, 2002. "Technology Selection and Commitment in New Product Development: The Role of Uncertainty and Design Flexibility," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 48(3), pages 313-327, March.
    6. Katz, Michael L & Shapiro, Carl, 1986. "Technology Adoption in the Presence of Network Externalities," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 94(4), pages 822-841, August.
    7. David Constant & Lee Sproull & Sara Kiesler, 1996. "The Kindness of Strangers: The Usefulness of Electronic Weak Ties for Technical Advice," Organization Science, INFORMS, vol. 7(2), pages 119-135, April.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Beomjin Choi & T. S. Raghu & Ajay Vinzé & Kevin J. Dooley, 2019. "Effectiveness of standards consortia: Social network perspectives," Information Systems Frontiers, Springer, vol. 21(2), pages 405-416, April.
    2. Howell, Bronwyn, 2006. "Unveiling 'Invisible Hands': Two-Sided Platforms in Health Care Markets," Working Paper Series 3841, Victoria University of Wellington, The New Zealand Institute for the Study of Competition and Regulation.
    3. Dennis W. Carlton & Michael Waldman, 2002. "The Strategic Use of Tying to Preserve and Create Market Power in Evolving Industries," RAND Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation, vol. 33(2), pages 194-220, Summer.
    4. Tobias Kretschmer & Katrin Muehlfeld, 2004. "Co-opetition in Standard-Setting: The Case of the Compact Disc," Working Papers 04-14, NET Institute, revised Oct 2004.
    5. Justus Baron & Daniel F. Spulber, 2018. "Technology Standards and Standard Setting Organizations: Introduction to the Searle Center Database," Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 27(3), pages 462-503, September.
    6. Bai, Jiaru & Tang, Christopher S., 2022. "Can two competing on-demand service platforms be profitable?," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 250(C).
    7. De Bijl, Paul W. J. & Goyal, Sanjeev, 1995. "Technological change in markets with network externalities," International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier, vol. 13(3), pages 307-325, September.
    8. Sumit Sarkar, 2005. "Patent Licensing By A Standard Auction In The Presence Of Network Externality," Manchester School, University of Manchester, vol. 73(2), pages 228-245, March.
    9. Markovich, Sarit & Moenius, Johannes, 2009. "Winning while losing: Competition dynamics in the presence of indirect network effects," International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier, vol. 27(3), pages 346-357, May.
    10. Naskar, Mili & Pal, Rupayan, 2020. "Network externalities and process R&D: A Cournot–Bertrand comparison," Mathematical Social Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 103(C), pages 51-58.
    11. Robert J. Kauffman & James McAndrews & Yu-Ming Wang, 2000. "Opening the “Black Box” of Network Externalities in Network Adoption," Information Systems Research, INFORMS, vol. 11(1), pages 61-82, March.
    12. Banerji, A. & Dutta, Bhaskar, 2009. "Local network externalities and market segmentation," International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier, vol. 27(5), pages 605-614, September.
    13. Lars-Hendrik Röller & Christian Wey, 2003. "Merger Control in the New Economy," Netnomics, Springer, vol. 5(1), pages 5-20, May.
    14. Daniel P. Gross, 2020. "Collusive Investments in Technological Compatibility: Lessons from U.S. Railroads in the Late 19th Century," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 66(12), pages 5683-5700, December.
    15. Suárez, Freddy F. & Cusumano, Michael A., 1954- & Fine, Charles H., 1991. "Flexibility and performance : a literature critique and strategic framework," Working papers 3298-91., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management.
    16. Gruber, Harald, 2000. "The evolution of market structure in semiconductors: the role of product standards," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 29(6), pages 725-740, June.
    17. Matutes, Carmen & Regibeau, Pierre, 1996. "A selective review of the economics of standardization. Entry deterrence, technological progress and international competition," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 12(2), pages 183-209, September.
    18. Nicholas Economides, 1997. "The Economics of Networks," Brazilian Electronic Journal of Economics, Department of Economics, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, vol. 1(0), December.
    19. Bailetti, Antonio J. & Callahan, John R., 1995. "Managing consistency between product development and public standards evolution," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 24(6), pages 913-931, November.
    20. Schade, Sven & Buxmann, Peter, 2005. "A Prototype to Analyse and Support Standardization Decisions," Publications of Darmstadt Technical University, Institute for Business Studies (BWL) 35795, Darmstadt Technical University, Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law, Institute for Business Studies (BWL).

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:6:y:2022:i:1:p:367-372. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Dr. Pawan Verma (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/ .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.