PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE NEXUS WITH THRIVING AT WORK AS A MEDIATING FACTOR IN A PUBLIC ORGANIZATION CONTEXT

Authors

  • Uzoma Heman Ononye Dennis Osadebay University
  • Madumezia Ikechukwu Independent Researcher, Asaba

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https://doi.org/10.9744/jmk.26.2.88-98

Keywords:

employee performance, knowledge acquisition, knowledge creation, knowledge sharing, personal knowledge management, thriving at work

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between personal knowledge management and employee performance by accounting for the mediational effect of thriving at work. The study used a cross-sectional survey to obtain data from 204 academic staff randomly sampled from state-owned uni­versities in Delta State, Nigeria. The partial least squares method was applied to treat and analyze the data collected with the help of SmartPLS 4 software. The analysis revealed that knowledge sharing, creation, and acquisition were positively and significantly related to employee performance. Furthermore, the mediation role of thriving was also confirmed. In conclusion, personal knowledge management activities comprising knowledge sharing, knowledge creation, and knowledge acqui­sition, directly and indirectly, affected employee performance through thriving at work. The study recommended that public managers should incentivize and support the personalization of knowledge management activities across organizational levels, as it benefited thriving at work and employee performance, especially its adaptive aspects. Furthermore, personal knowledge management and thriving at work were driven or guided by knowledge, making organizations need to curate inter­ven­tions to improve knowledge.

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Ononye, U. H., & Ikechukwu, M. (2024). PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE NEXUS WITH THRIVING AT WORK AS A MEDIATING FACTOR IN A PUBLIC ORGANIZATION CONTEXT. Jurnal Manajemen Dan Kewirausahaan, 26(2), 88-98. https://doi.org/10.9744/jmk.26.2.88-98

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