Knowledge Management Enablers and Its Impact on the Performance Outcomes of State Universities in the Philippines

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between knowledge management enablers and performance outcomes in higher education institutions in the Philippines particularly state universities. The population of the study was the faculty members of three selected state universities. Simple random sampling was utilized to select the samples. The sample size of the study was 150 and all the 150 questionnaires were useful for the aim of this study and making the response rate of 100%. The reliability of data was tested by Cronbach’s alpha and regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses. Results revealed that employee management has positive and significant impacts on teaching, research, citation, international outlook, and industry income. The same results are determined with organizational culture except for industry income. Information technology has positive and significant impacts on international outlook and industry income while leadership has negative and significant impacts on international outlook. This study concludes that employee motivation was a predictor of performance in teaching, research, citation, international outlook, and industry income. Organizational culture was a predictor of teaching, research, citation, and international outlook. Information technology was a predictor of international outlook and industry income and leadership was only a predictor of international outlook but negatively. The findings of this study may be utilized by higher education institutions in decision making to develop policies in achieving better performance outcomes.