أبعاد إقتصادية
Volume 15, Numéro 1, Pages 468-493
2025-06-30

Knowledge Management Implementation And Its Role In Achieving Competitive Advantage In Universities

Authors : El-derawi Ayman . Skaik Huda .

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the perceptions of university academics of knowledge management and identify its role in achieving competitive advantage in universities. Adopting the quantitative descriptive research method and using a web-based questionnaire, data were collected from academics at the Faculty of Management and Finance at Al-Aqsa University in Palestine. Employing SPSS-relevant statistical tests, data were analyzed to answer the research questions. The results revealed that the majority of academics know about knowledge management and have positive perceptions of its benefits, the degree of implementing knowledge management and the level of achieving competitive advantage are both high, and that there is a significant correlation between knowledge management and competitive advantage. The practical implications of this study are of importance to higher education institutions due to the strong association of knowledge management with the achievement of competitive advantage as they would advance to a position of excellence and distinction.

Keywords

Knowledge Management ; Competitive Advantage ; Academics ; Higher Education Institutions ; Universities