Knowledge management systems: structural model of its success determinants in Latin America higher education institutions
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https://doi.org/10.21678/jb.2020.1483Keywords:
Success factors, knowledge management systems, higher education institutions, structural equation modelAbstract
This study proposes a structural model of the causal relationships that organizational, strategic, technological, and implementation factors have with knowledge management (KM) processes, as well as those between KM processes and the implementation factors for knowledge management systems (KMSs) at higher education institutions (HEIs) in Latin America. The exogenous variables are: culture of sharing, leadership, KM approach, knowledge map, information management strategy, and ICT. In turn, the endogenous variables are: KM processes, system quality, service quality, KMS use, and user satisfaction. A causal, explanatory, cross-sectional, and ex post facto multivariate study was carried out, using a hypothetical–deductive approach. The sample consisted of 374 individuals (academics, administrators, and researchers), belonging to 193 HEIs across 15 Latin American countries. The resulting model presents a partial fit to the data, confirming the explanatory relationships between 12 of the variables. Based on the results obtained from calculation of the direct and indirect effects observed for each of the endogenous variables of the model, the following goodness of fit indices were calculated: absolute (χ2 = 48.908, P-value= .059, PCMIN= 1.397, RMSEA= .075, FMIN= .689) and incremental (GFI= .894, IFI= .790). It is concluded that leadership, KM approach, knowledge map, and ICT positively influence KM processes; KM processes have a causal relationship with system quality and service quality; and system quality and service quality have an influence on KMS use and user satisfaction.
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Ali, N.A., Che Cob, Z. & Sulaiman, H. (2016). Knowledge management systems success model for higher education institutions: A partial least square approach. In Knowledge Management International Conference (KMICe), 252-257. Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Ali, O.F., Gohneim, A. & Al Roubaie, A. (2014). Knowledge sharing culture in higher education institutions: Critical literature review. European, Mediterranean & Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems. October. Doha, Qatar.
Allameh, S.M. & Zare, S.M. (2011). Examining the impact of KM enablers on knowledge management processes. Procedia Computer Science, 3, 1211-1223.
Almui?as, J.L., Passailaigue, R. & Galarza, J. (2015). La gesti?n de la informaci?n y el conocimiento: una oportunidad para las instituciones de educaci?n superior. Revista Universidad y Sociedad, 7(3), 16-22.
Al-Shawabkeh, K.M. & Al.Sha?ar, Q.I. (2015). Impact of knowledge management on technological innovation: A field study in Islamic Jordanian banks. Information and Knowledge Management, 5 (1), 72-78.
Angulo, R. (2017). Gesti?n del conocimiento y aprendizaje organizacional: Una visi?n integral. Informes Psicol?gicos, 17(1), 53-70.
Assegaff, S. (2017). Evaluasi pemanfaatan media sosial sebagai sarana knowledge sharing. Journal Managment Technology, 16(3), 271-293.
Astuti, A.Y. & Suryadi, K. (2015). Assessing knowledge management systems? success based on technical and social factors. Proceeding 8th International Seminar on Industrial Engineering and Management (8th ISIEM), -74.
Benhay?n, M., Magallanes, K., Brice?o, P. & Montezuma, M. (2007). ?Generaci?n? y ?Difusi?n? del conocimiento. Funcionalidades b?sicas del sistema de gesti?n del conocimiento de la universidad Metropolitana: ESEGA. Sistemas, Cibern?tica e Inform?tica, 4(1), 65-70.
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Caro, M.F., Jim?nez, J.A. & Toscano, R.E. (2011). Una Arquitectura integrada para el modelado de sistemas inform?ticos de gesti?n del conocimiento en investigaci?n formativa. Revista Avances en Sistemas e Inform?tica, 8(3), 157-163.
Casas, M. (2002). Los modelos de ecuaciones estructurales y su aplicaci?n en el ?ndice europeo de satisfacci?n del cliente. Rect@ Revista Electr?nica de Comunicaciones y Trabajo de ASEPUMA, 10, 1-11.
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Correa, J.C. (2007). Modelos de ecuaciones estructurales: operaciones y conceptos b?sicos. Analog?as del Comportamiento, 9, 61-87.
D?Este, P., Castro, E. & Molas-Gallart, J. (2009). Documento de base para un manual de indicadores de vinculaci?n de la universidad con el entorno socioecon?mico: un marco para la discusi?n. Retrieved from: http://www.observatoriocts.org/files/Archivo%20Documental/Documentos%20de%20proyectos/indicadores_de_vinculacion.pdf.
De Freitas, V. & Y?ber, G. (2014). Modelo hol?stico de sistema de gesti?n del conocimiento para las instituciones de educaci?n superior. Enl@ce Revista Venezolana de Informaci?n, Tecnolog?a y Conocimiento, 11(3), 123-154.
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Gair?n, J. (2017). Creaci?n y gesti?n del conocimiento intergeneracional. reflexiones y propuestas. Revista Vasca de Gesti?n de Personas y Organizaciones P?blicas, 1, 1-18.
Guba, E.G. (1981). Criteria for assessing the trustworthiness of naturalistic inquiries. Educational Communication and Technology, 29(2), 75-91.
Jeng, D. & Dunk, N. (2013). Knowledge management enablers and knowledge creation in ERP system success. International Journal of Electronic Business Management, 11, 49-59.
Jennex, M.E. & Olfman, L. (2004). Assessing knowledge management success/effectiveness models. In Proceedings of the 37th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Hawaii.
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Kabir, N. (2015). A semantic knowledge management system framework for knowledge integration from mobile devices. In 7th European Conference on Intellectual Capital.
Kerlinger, F.N. & Lee, H. (2002). Investigaci?n del comportamiento: M?todos de investigaci?n en ciencias sociales. Mexico: McGraw Hill.
King, N., Kruger, C.J. & Pretorius, J. (2007). Knowledge Management in a multicultural environment: A South African perspective. Aslib Proceedings, 59(3), 285-299.
Kotecki, P. (2011). Building organizational capability: A study of knowledge management practices reasons, and results. PhD. Dissertation, Capella University.
Ledesma, R.D., Ferrando, P.J. & Tosi, J.D. (2019). Uso del an?lisis factorial exploratorio en RIDEP. Recomendaciones para autores y revisores. Revista Iberoamericana de Diagn?stico y Evaluaci?n ? e Avalia??o Psicol?gica, 52(3), 173-180.
Li, J., Liu, M. & Liu, X. (2016). Why do employees resist knowledge management systems? An empirical study from the status quo bias and inertia perspectives. Computers in Human Behavior, 65, 189?200.
Liebowitz, J., Schieber, R.A. & Andreadis, J. (2009). Knowledge management in public health. USA: CRC Press.
Lloret-Segura, S., Ferreres-Traver, A., Hern?ndez-Baeza, A. & Tom?s-Marco, I. (2014). El an?lisis factorial exploratorio de los ?tems: Una Gu?a pr?ctica, revisada y actualizada. Anales de Psicolog?a/Annals of Psychology, 30(3), 1151-1169.
Malhotra, Y. (2005). Integrating knowledge management technologies in organizational business processes: Getting Real time enterprises to deliver real business performance. Journal of Knowledge Management, 9(1), 7-28.
Naranjo, S., Gonz?lez, D.L. & Rodr?guez, J. (2016). El reto de la gesti?n del conocimiento en las instituciones de educaci?n superior colombianas. Folios, (44), 151-164.
Nattapol, N., Peter, R. & Laddawan, K. (2010). An Investigation of the determinants of knowledge management systems success in banking industry. International Journal of Economics and Management Engineering, 4(11), 2183-2190.
Nissen M. (2005). Harnessing knowledge dynamics: Principled organizational knowing & learning. Pershey: IRM Press.
Nonaka, I. & Takeuchi, H. (1995). The knowledge - creating company: How Japanese companies create the dynamics of innovation. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Nuryasin, I., Prayudi, Y. & Dirgahayu, T. (2013). Prototype of knowledge management system for the higher education institution in Indonesia. Seminar Nasional Aplikasi Teknologi Informasi (SNATI). Yogyakarta. June.
Ojo, A. (2016). Knowledge management in Nigerian universities: A conceptual model. Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management, 11, 331-345.
Pedraja-Rejas, L. Rodr?guez-Ponce, E. & Rodr?guez-Ponce, J. (2006). Knowledge society and strategic management: An integrative proposal. Interciencia. 31(8), 570-576. Error! Hyperlink reference not valid.
Porter, M.E. (1996). What is strategy? Harvard Business Review, 74(6), 61-78.
Ramachandran, S.D., Chong, S.C. & Wong, K.Y. (2013). Knowledge Management Practices and Enablers in Public Universities: A Gap Analysis. Campus-Wide Information Systems, 30(2), 76-94.
Schniederjans, D. & Yadav, S. (2013). Successful ERP implementation: An integrative model. Business Process Management Journal, 19, 364-398.
Singhal, P. (2012). Enhancing satisfaction of knowledge user through quality of KMS: An empirical study. Special Issue of International Journal of Computer Applications, 22-26.
Sunalai, S. (2015). Knowledge management systems in higher education institutions in Thailand: A holistic model of enablers, processes, and outcomes. Doctoral Dissertation. Texas A & M University.
Vangala, R.N.K., Banerjee, A. & Hiremath, B.N. (2017). An association between information and communication technology and agriculture knowledge management process in indian milk co-operatives and non-profit organizations: An empirical analysis. arXiv preprint arXiv:1702.03621.
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De Freitas, V., Yáber, G., & Zerpa, C. (2021). Knowledge management systems: structural model of its success determinants in Latin America higher education institutions. Journal of Business, Universidad Del Pacífico (Lima, Peru), 12(2), 30–51. https://doi.org/10.21678/jb.2020.1483
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