The Mediating Role of Knowledge Sharing on the Relationship Between Competitive Intelligence and Product Development: Evidence from Jordan

• Autorzy: Ahmad Nasser Abuzaid
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The purpose of this study is to investigate the mediating role of knowledge sharing on the relationship between competitive intelligence and product development. A cross-sectional design was used in this study. Using a random sample of 178 general managers from the chemical manufacturing sector in Jordan, the data were collected through an online questionnaire. A structural equation modeling (SEM) was utilized to test the study hypotheses. Findings reveal that competitive intelligence and knowledge sharing have a positive effect on product development; additionally, competitive intelligence has a positive effect on knowledge sharing; and finally, knowledge sharing partially mediates the rela-tionship between competitive intelligence and product development. These results help managers deter-mine how to enhance product development by focusing on competitive intelligence and knowledge sharing. The unique contribution of this study lies in studying knowledge sharing as a mediator variable in the relationship between competitive intelligence and product development, since the empirical anal-ysis of such a relationship has never been undertaken. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Knowledge sharing; Product development; Competitive Intelligence (CI); Structural Equation Modeling

PL

Dzielenie się wiedzą; Rozwój produktu; Analiza konkurencyjności; Modelowanie równań strukturalnych

• Czasopismo: Foundations of Management
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: 14
• Numer: nr 1
• Strony: 155--170

Twórcy

autor

Ahmad Nasser Abuzaid

• Mutah University, Jordan

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DOI

10.2478/fman-2022-0010