ARTICLE
Enhancing competitive advantage in Hong Kong higher education: Linking knowledge sharing, absorptive capacity and innovation capability
Man Fung Lo,
Feng Tian,
Man Fung Lo
Department of Mathematics and Information Technology, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Search for more papers by this authorFeng Tian
Newcastle Business School, Faculty of Business and Law, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorMan Fung Lo,
Feng Tian,
Man Fung Lo
Department of Mathematics and Information Technology, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Search for more papers by this authorFeng Tian
Newcastle Business School, Faculty of Business and Law, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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enThis study aims to investigate the relationship between knowledge sharing, absorptive capacity, innovation capability and competitive advantage in Hong Kong Higher Education Industry. A theoretical framework was developed to examine the relationship between knowledge sharing and competitive advantage, mediated by absorptive capacity and innovation capability. A questionnaire was used to survey a randomly selected sample of academics from higher education institutions in Hong Kong. A total of 166 usable responses were received and analysed. PLS-SEM was utilised to test the hypotheses in the theoretical model. The result exhibits that significant positive relationships were identified between knowledge sharing and absorptive capacity, between absorptive capacity and innovation capability and between innovation capability and competitive advantage. Practically, senior management from higher education institutions should develop strategic measures, especially on knowledge sharing, absorptive capacity and innovation capability, in order to gain competitive advantage. Policymakers could also develop policies to facilitate knowledge sharing among local and regional higher education institutions. This study contributes to existing literature by identifying the significant mediating role of absorptive capacity in the linkage between knowledge sharing and innovation capability and by strengthening the positive association between innovation capability and competitive advantage.
摘要
zh本研究旨在探讨香港高等教育界的知识共享，吸收能力，创新能力和竞争优势之间的关系。本文建立了一个理论框架，以研究吸收能力和创新能力为中介的知识共享与竞争优势之间的关系。并以问卷调查的方式收到来自香港高等教育机构的随机抽取的166份有效问卷。透过PLS-SEM的方法分析检验理论模型中的假设，研究结果表明：知识共享与吸收能力之间，吸收能力与创新能力之间，创新能力与竞争优势之间存在显着的正向影响关系。本研究提出实践中的启示：高等教育机构的高级管理人员应在知识共享，吸收能力和创新能力方面指定战略设施以获得竞争优势。政策制定者还可以制定政策，以促进地方和区域高等教育机构之间的知识共享。这项研究同时确定吸收能力在知识共享与创新能力之间的重要中介作用，以及通过加强创新能力与竞争优势之间的正向影响关系，为现有文献做出了贡献。
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