The Effect of Shared Knowledge on the Productivity Aspect of Performance of the Manufacturing Firms in Nigeria

Abstract

This study examines effect of shared knowledge on the productivity aspect of performance of the manufacturing firms in Nigeria. The research design chosen in the study is a combination of a survey and oral interview. A representative sample of 504 respondents was chosen using the table of random numbers from a population of 735 respondents from Nigerian Breweries Plc., Guinness Nig. Plc. and Bendel Breweries Plc. The data presentation tools were tables. The data analyses tools were percentages Z test, and Z test of population proportions. The Z test and Z test of population proportions was used to test the hypothesis. The test-retest method of reliability and content validity were used. The result of the study found that there is a positive effect of shared knowledge on the productivity aspect of performance of the manufacturing companies (Z value = 3.429 > Z critical value = 1.645). The results indicate that shared knowledge practices are positively associated with organizational performance in the manufacturing companies. It was concluded that as shared knowledge increased, the performance of the firms also increased. It is therefore recommended that strategic managers of the manufacturing firms studied should as a matter of policy continue to use shared knowledge as a tool for improving productivity aspect of performance in their companies.

Keywords: Knowledge, shared knowledge, performance, knowledge utilization, firms

DOI: 10.7176/EJBM/11-9-06

Publication date:March 31^st 2019