Knowledge Management and Knowledge-Based Organization Building as Drivers of Organizational Performance: Evidence from a Trade Education and Training Institution in Timor-Leste (A Study at IPPP-TL)

Júlio dos Reis Exposto; Ida Ketut Kusumawijaya; Luh Komang Candra Dewi; I Gede Anindya Perdana Putra

doi:10.63922/ijebir.v5i06.7225

Júlio dos Reis Exposto Master of Management Program, Faculty of Business, Tourism, and Education, Universitas Triatma Mulya, Badung, Bali, Indonesia
Ida Ketut Kusumawijaya Master of Management Program, Faculty of Business, Tourism, and Education, Universitas Triatma Mulya, Badung, Bali, Indonesia
Luh Komang Candra Dewi Master of Management Program, Faculty of Business, Tourism, and Education, Universitas Triatma Mulya, Badung, Bali, Indonesia
I Gede Anindya Perdana Putra Master of Management Program, Faculty of Business, Tourism, and Education, Universitas Triatma Mulya, Badung, Bali, Indonesia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.63922/ijebir.v5i06.7225

Keywords: knowledge management, knowledge-based organization, organizational performance, vocational training, Timor-Leste

Abstract

This study analyzes the influence of the level of knowledge management implementation and efforts to build a knowledge-based organization on organizational performance at the Trade Education and Training Institution in Timor-Leste (IPPP-TL). The research is motivated by the growing importance of knowledge as a strategic asset and by the institution’s challenges, namely undocumented tacit knowledge and the lack of a structured knowledge-sharing system. A quantitative, descriptive-associative research design with a cross-sectional survey was applied. Data were collected through a five-point Likert-scale questionnaire, observation, and documentation from all 99 employees using a census technique, of which 95 questionnaires (95.96%) were returned and suitable for analysis. Data were analyzed using validity and reliability tests, classical assumption tests, and multiple linear regression. The results reveal that knowledge management (B = 0.452; p = 0.000) and efforts to build a knowledge-based organization (B = 0.398; p = 0.000) each have a positive and significant effect on organizational performance, and that both variables jointly explain 51.2% of its variation (F = 48.732; p = 0.000). These findings highlight the strategic importance of strengthening a knowledge-sharing culture and knowledge-based leadership in vocational training institutions.

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