Publication: Assessment of knowledge management strategies on the performance of Kenya marine and Fisheries Research Institute
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2024-05
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Mount Kenya University
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Knowledge management, which has a high potential for problem-solving, decision-making,
organizational performance improvements, and innovation, is essential to an organization's
continuity and success in maneuvering global markets. Knowledge management operations are
centered on helping the organization learn from its own and from others' experiences in order to
carry out its goal, which emphasizes the business aspect of knowledge management. The purpose
of this study was to assess the influence of knowledge management strategies on the performance
of Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute organisation. The study objectives were; to
establish how knowledge acquisition influence the performance of Kenya Marine and Fisheries
Research Institute, to establish how knowledge storage influence the performance of Kenya Marine
and Fisheries Research Institute, to evaluate how knowledge sharing influences the performance
of Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute and finally to evaluate how knowledge expertise
(Technology) influence the performance of Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute .The
resource-based view of the company (RBV), Knowledge-based Theory, Knowledge Spiral Theory
(KST) and Theory of Organizational Epistemology (TOE) served as the study's main sources of
inspiration. The study employed a descriptive survey research design. Top management 9 middle
management 26 operational management 76 General staff 57 totaling 168 respondents used as the
study’s target population. The researcher sampled 168 respondents using Yamane formula (2007)
formula arriving at a sample size of 118 that is; Top management 6 middle management 18
operational management 63 General staff 31.Data was gathered using questionnaires. Validity of
the instrument was established through piloting of the research and guidance of experts. Cronbach’s
Alpha was used to compute reliability of the data. The credibility of data was determined by analyst
triangulation through various specialists. To establish data dependability the researcher conducted
external audit. The study employed a descriptive research design. Data was analyzed using
descriptive statistics in the form of means, percentages, and frequencies with help of Statistical
Package for Social Sciences v25 (SPSS V25) software. Results were displayed in form of pie chart
and tables from which inferences and conclusions were drawn. The findings of the study revealed
that knowledge sharing had the most significant influence on the performance of Kenya Marine
and Fisheries Research Institute while knowledge acquisition had the least influence on
performance of Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute. The research finally concluded that
knowledge management strategies had a significant effect on the performance of Kenya Marine
and Fisheries Research Institute.
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Knowledge management, Innovation, Theory of Organizational Epistemology, Fisheries Research Institute