Knowledge Conversion and Organizational Agility of Deposit Money Banks in South-South, Nigeria

Authors: Abiodun Akinola Adebayo and Prof. (Mrs.) Anthonia Enefaa Bestman1

Abstract:
This study examined the relationship between knowledge conversion and organizational agility of deposit money banks in South-South, Nigeria and moderated by organizational culture. The study adopted the cross-sectional research survey design. Primary data was generated through structured questionnaire. The population of this study was the 22 Deposit Money banks in Nigeria. Census sampling was adopted because the population of study was small. Hence, the entire population of 22 Deposit Money Banks was adopted as a census. The reliability of the instrument was achieved by the use of the Cronbach Alpha coefficient with all the items scoring above 0.70. The hypotheses were tested using the Spearman’s Rank Order Correlation Statistics while the partial correlation was used to test the moderating effect of technology infrastructure. The tests were carried out at a 0.05 significance level. Findings revealed that there is a significant relationship between knowledge conversion and organizational agility of Deposit Money Banks in South-South, Nigeria. The study concludes that knowledge conversion positively enhances organizational agility of deposit money banks in the South-South region of Nigeria. Based on the foregoing the study recommends that management of deposit money banks should encourage a culture of knowledge sharing and collaboration by implementing mechanisms such as regular knowledge-sharing sessions, mentorship programs, and platforms for employees to exchange ideas and best practices. This will facilitate the conversion of individual knowledge into shared organizational knowledge.

Keywords: Knowledge Conversion, Organizational Agility, Flexibility, Proactiveness, Responsiveness

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