Impact of knowledge-based organizational support on organizational performance through project management
Purpose The purpose of this study is to empirically investigate how knowledge-based organizational support (KOS) influences organizational performance through project management. Design/methodology/approach Data were obtained from a survey and from archival sources with a time lag for the dependent...
Saved in:
Published in | Journal of knowledge management Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 993 - 1013 |
---|---|
Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Kempston
Emerald Publishing Limited
08.04.2022
Emerald Group Publishing Limited |
Subjects | |
Online Access | Get full text |
Cover
Loading…
Summary: | Purpose
The purpose of this study is to empirically investigate how knowledge-based organizational support (KOS) influences organizational performance through project management.
Design/methodology/approach
Data were obtained from a survey and from archival sources with a time lag for the dependent variable; structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data. The sample was made up of 106 organizations in Colombia, considering two key respondents from each organization: general manager and project manager.
Findings
Results show that KOS is an antecedent of project management and project performance. Furthermore, project management and project performance play a mediating role between KOS and organizational performance.
Research limitations/implications
Research limitations are the following: use of cross-sectional data with a time lag, one single unit of analysis, organizational performance analyzed only from a financial perspective. Despite these limitations, the paper puts forward relevant implications that bridge knowledge management and project management literature by clarifying the conditions under which knowledge organizational support generates a significant impact on organizational performance. Intellectual capital and knowledge management dynamic capabilities play a relevant role in this connection.
Practical implications
The findings have important practical implications: decision-makers are to allocate effectively hard and soft resources to configure a knowledge-based infrastructure, through the development of intellectual capital and knowledge management dynamic capabilities.
Social implications
The findings are generalizable to projects management in the context of non-government organizations or other social-oriented initiatives.
Originality/value
This study assumes and operationalizes organizational support from a knowledge-based perspective, represented by intellectual capital and knowledge management dynamic capabilities, providing empirical evidence of the way KOS influences organizational performance through project management and project performance. |
---|---|
ISSN: | 1367-3270 1758-7484 |
DOI: | 10.1108/JKM-12-2020-0887 |