Linking knowledge enabling factors to organizational performance: Empirical study of project-based firms

Abstract

Good organizational performance of project-based firms (e.g. consultants and contractors) could significantly contribute to the development of the construction industry in many developing countries. This study mainly aims to link knowledge enabling factors (KEFs) to various organizational performance outcomes (OPOs) of project-based firms. Through a questionnaire survey, data about KEFs and OPOs are collected from project-based firms in the Vietnamese construction industry. First, the performance degree of KEFs in project-based firms is explored using mean score method. Then, the linkage between KEFs and OPOs is explored using regression analysis. Accordingly, various shortlists of important KEFs that may significantly affect various organizational performance aspects measured by different OPOs are identified. Some key KEFs that may have a significant effect on many OPOs are also highlighted. The results of this study may provide project-based firms with some useful information about the effects of KEFs on various organizational performance aspects. Hence, project-based firms could formulate appropriate KEFs-based management strategies to improve various organizational performance aspects effectively.