The influence of knowledge management on employee performance in tanneries in the Oromia region of Ethiopia

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of knowledge management on employee performance. The research data was collected from 11 tanneries in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. The result indicated that the effect of knowledge utilization on employee performance was statistically significant. The influence of knowledge creation on employee performance, knowledge storage on employee performance, and knowledge sharing on employee performance were statistically not significant and did not support the hypotheses. The tanneries managers should focus on knowledge creation (training, learning, discussions, etc.), knowledge storage (documentation in hardcopy and softcopy, publication, backup, etc.), and knowledge sharing (experience sharing, teaching, training, etc.) to enhance employee performance. The authors recommend further studies on the relationship between KM and employee efficiency, as well as the connection between KM and organizational performance.