Knowledge Recognition and Organizational Innovativeness Of Tertiary Institutions In South-South, Nigeria.
Vol. 6 Issue 1
This paper examined the correlation between knowledge recognition and organizational innovativeness of tertiary institutions in south-south, Nigeria. The cross-sectional survey design was adopted with the research data collected through questionnaire from a sample of 285 principal officers and functional heads of government owned degree-awarding tertiary institutions in south-south, Nigeria. The instruments were validated through MTMM tool and also reliable in line with Cronbach Alpha Coefficient of 0.70. The research hypotheses were tested using the Spearman’s Rank Order Correlation Coefficient tool at a 0.05 level of significance. The result of the analysis showed significant and positive relationships between knowledge recognition and the measures of organizational innovativeness. Based on our findings, the study concluded that actions related to seeking and identifying knowledge through knowledge recognition offers the organization a basis and drive for change which in turn impact positively on the administrative, process and service innovativeness of tertiary institution in south-south, Nigeria. Based on our conclusion, it was thereafter recommended that tertiary institutions should advance their knowledge recognition activities through openness towards partnerships and other learning processes such as research and development activities.
