Knowledge Management and Organisa onal Effec veness among Academic Staff in Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi

The study was intended to determine the extent to which knowledge management practices predict organisational effectiveness among teaching staff of Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi. To achieve this, a sample of 354 respondents was drawn from a population of 4,820 using the stratified random sampling technique. A questionnaire instrument was administered to the respondents to elicit responses from them. Data generated were analyzed with the SPSS tool.

Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the responses, while Pearson correlation and multiple regression analyses assessed the relationships between knowledge management practices and organisational effectiveness. It was found that a significant positive relationship exists between knowledge management practices and organisational effectiveness [R² = 0.65, F(4, 349), P ˂ 0.001]. However, the knowledge sharing and knowledge application components showed higher significant positive relationships with organisational effectiveness variables of collaboration and quality of work.

On the basis of the findings, it was recommended that the management of Auchi Polytechnic and, indeed, Nigerian higher education institutions should prioritize knowledge sharing and knowledge application through the deliberate creation and management of repositories in order to improve organisational effectiveness.