Knowledge acquisition and product development capability magnify competitive advantage : insight into higher education institutions of Pakistan
With the emergence of a knowledge-based economy, knowledge has become an integral factor in providing a competitive advantage for organizations including higher education institutions. The objective of this study is to empirically examine the mediating effect of product development capability (PDC...
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| author | Akram, Kashif ul Haq, Muhammad Abrar Raza, Saqlain Fazal, Hina Suhardi, Mulyadi |
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| description | With the emergence of a knowledge-based economy, knowledge has become an integral factor in providing a
competitive advantage for organizations including higher education institutions. The objective of this study is to
empirically examine the mediating effect of product development capability (PDC) in the relationship between
knowledge acquisition (KA) and competitive advantage (CA) in public higher education institutions (PHEIs) of
Pakistan. Data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire. A total of one hundred questionnaires
were distributed through random sampling technique to vice-chancellors of PHEIs eliciting eighty-six
respondents or a response rate of eighty-six percent. Data were analysed by using PLS through a structural
equation modelling approach. The findings revealed significant positive effect of KA and PDC on CA.
Additionally, KA also produced a significant positive effect on PDA. Further, PDA was shown to mediate the
relationship between KA and CA. The current research provides more specific direction on how practitioners can
strategically gain CA through KA and PDC within context of PHEIs of Pakistan. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:195512022-09-01T07:30:17Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19551/ Knowledge acquisition and product development capability magnify competitive advantage : insight into higher education institutions of Pakistan Akram, Kashif ul Haq, Muhammad Abrar Raza, Saqlain Fazal, Hina Suhardi, Mulyadi With the emergence of a knowledge-based economy, knowledge has become an integral factor in providing a competitive advantage for organizations including higher education institutions. The objective of this study is to empirically examine the mediating effect of product development capability (PDC) in the relationship between knowledge acquisition (KA) and competitive advantage (CA) in public higher education institutions (PHEIs) of Pakistan. Data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire. A total of one hundred questionnaires were distributed through random sampling technique to vice-chancellors of PHEIs eliciting eighty-six respondents or a response rate of eighty-six percent. Data were analysed by using PLS through a structural equation modelling approach. The findings revealed significant positive effect of KA and PDC on CA. Additionally, KA also produced a significant positive effect on PDA. Further, PDA was shown to mediate the relationship between KA and CA. The current research provides more specific direction on how practitioners can strategically gain CA through KA and PDC within context of PHEIs of Pakistan. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19551/1/44374-187535-1-PB.pdf Akram, Kashif and ul Haq, Muhammad Abrar and Raza, Saqlain and Fazal, Hina and Suhardi, Mulyadi (2022) Knowledge acquisition and product development capability magnify competitive advantage : insight into higher education institutions of Pakistan. Jurnal Pengurusan, 64 . pp. 1-14. ISSN 0127-2713 https://ejournal.ukm.my/pengurusan/issue/view/1530 |
| spellingShingle | Akram, Kashif ul Haq, Muhammad Abrar Raza, Saqlain Fazal, Hina Suhardi, Mulyadi Knowledge acquisition and product development capability magnify competitive advantage : insight into higher education institutions of Pakistan |
| title | Knowledge acquisition and product development capability magnify competitive advantage : insight into higher education institutions of Pakistan |
| title_full | Knowledge acquisition and product development capability magnify competitive advantage : insight into higher education institutions of Pakistan |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge acquisition and product development capability magnify competitive advantage : insight into higher education institutions of Pakistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge acquisition and product development capability magnify competitive advantage : insight into higher education institutions of Pakistan |
| title_short | Knowledge acquisition and product development capability magnify competitive advantage : insight into higher education institutions of Pakistan |
| title_sort | knowledge acquisition and product development capability magnify competitive advantage : insight into higher education institutions of pakistan |
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