Fostering Innovation With Digital Mode By Integrating Knowledge Management Focus And Sources Into A Degree Of Knowledge: A Study Of Higher Education Of Pakistan

Knowledge management has got immense importance in the field of education.The current situation after the pandemic has taken digital mode at the forefront to encounterthe emerging needs of educational institutions worldwide. It has drawn on knowledge management practices for bringing about Educational institution`s innovation.Well-managed knowledge maintains competitiveness in the institution. This study aims to investigate the relationship between explicit and tacit knowledge by integrating sources of knowledge toward institutional innovativeness. Work ethics acts as a moderator between the relationship of degree of knowledge base and innovation. The population of the current study was the education sector of Pakistan. The sample of the current study is the higher education institutes of Pakistan operating in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. A survey questionnaire was used to collect the data. SEM results show that all of the study independent variables namely explicit and tacit knowledge, and sources of knowledge are positively and significantly related to Institutional innovation. Similarly, mediation and moderation are also partially accepted. Managerial and practical implications of the results and future research directions are emphasized in the study