The Role of Knowledge Sharing in the Effects of Intellectual Capital and Innovativeness on Firm Performance

Year 2020, Volume: 16 Issue: 29 Ekim Özel Sayısı, 3274 - 3301, 31.10.2020

Mustafa Emre Civelek Pınar Başar

https://doi.org/10.26466/opus.742309

Cited By: 1

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to examine the role of knowledge sharing in the effects of intellectual capital and innovativeness on firm performance. Partial least square structural equation modeling method was used. This method is variance-based and non-parametric method since it does not have any distributional assumption. This method is preferred in the small sample size and non-normal distribution. According to the findings of this research, knowledge sharing plays mediator roles in the relationships between intellectual capital and firm performance. But knowledge sharing does not have any mediating effect in the relationships between innovativeness and firm performance. The most important limitation of this research is small sample size. Therefore, PLS-SEM is preferred in this research. This study reveals the importance of knowledge sharing on Intellectual capital and business performance. Main premise of this study is that the knowledge sharing would play mediator role in the relationship among intellectual capital and innovativeness and firm performance. This mediator role constitutes the research question of this study. In this context, therefore, the study contributes toward the literature for better understanding of the role of knowledge sharing.

Keywords

Firm Performance, Intellectual Capital, Innovativeness, Knowledge Sharing

Entelektüel Sermaye ve Yenilikçiğin Firma Performansına Etkilerinde Bilgi Paylaşımının Rolü

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, entelektüel sermaye ve yenilikçiliğin firma performansı üzerindeki etkilerinde bilgi paylaşımının rolünü incelemektir. Kısmi en küçük kareler yapısal eşitlik modellemesi yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Bu yöntem varyans temelli ve parametrik olmayan bir yöntemdir, çünkü herhangi bir dağılımsal varsayım yoktur. Bu yöntem küçük örneklemlerde ve normal olmayan dağılımda tercih edilir. Bu araştırmanın bulgularına göre, bilgi paylaşımı entelektüel sermaye ile firma performansı arasındaki ilişkide ara değişken rolü oynamaktadır. Ancak bilgi paylaşımının yenilikçilik ve firma performansı arasındaki ilişkide ara değişken rolü yoktur. Bu araştırmanın en önemli kısıtı küçük örneklem büyüklüğüdür. Bu nedenle bu araştırmada PLS-SEM tercih edilmiştir. Bu çalışma Entellektüel sermayenin firma performansı üzerindeki etkisinde bilgi paylaşımının önemini ortaya koymaktadır. Bu çalışmanın temel dayanağı, bilgi paylaşımının entelektüel sermaye ile yenilikçilik ve firma performansı arasındaki ilişkide aracı rolü oynayacağı yönündedir. Aracı rolü, bu çalışmanın araştırma sorusunu oluşturmaktadır. Bu bağlamda çalışma, bilgi paylaşımının rolünün daha iyi anlaşılması için literatüre katkıda bulunmaktadır.

Keywords

Firma Performansı, Entelektüel Sermaye, Yenilikçilik, Bilgi Paylaşımı

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