Knowledge Management and Organizational Performance of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Firms n Anambra State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study examines the effect of knowledge management and organizational performance of pharmaceutical manufacturing firms in Anambra State, Nigeria. Three research question and three hypotheses guide the study. Relevant conceptual theoretical and empirical literature was reviewed. The study was anchored on knowledge-based view (KBV). The study adopted survey research design. This study was carried out in Anambra State, Nigeria. The population of the study comprised 1590 staff of the pharmaceutical manufacturing firms in Anambra State, Nigeria. The sample size of 310 was obtained using statistical formula devised by Borg and Gall. This study made use of primary source of data. The research instrument was questionnaire, which was subjected to face and content validity procedures. Data gathered was retested using Cronbach Alpha. The data collected were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Descriptive statistics which included simple percentages and mean was used to answer the research questions while inferential statistics involving multiple regression was used to test all the hypotheses. The test was performed at 0.05 level of significance. The result shows that knowledge acquisition has a significant positive relationship with performance of family busines; there is a significant positive relationship between knowledge creation and performance of family business, and knowledge sharing has a significant positive relationship with performance of family business in Anambra State, Nigeria. The study concluded that there is a significant positive relationship between knowledge management and performance of family business in Anambra State, Nigeria. The study recommend among others, that Family business should embark on building a stronger knowledge creation and mentoring since it has been established that it contributes significantly to performance of family business.