Idrees Hisham, Hynek Josef, Xu Jin, Akbar Ahsan, Jabeen Samrena
School of Economics and Management, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China.
Department of Informatics and Quantitative Methods, Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Kralove, Hradec Králové, Czechia.
Front Psychol. 2022 Jul 28;13:950054. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.950054. eCollection 2022.
In several studies, knowledge is witnessed as one of the foundations of long-term competitive edge and is also a basic source of new product development (NDP) performance. The aim of this study is to investigate the role of knowledge management capabilities (KMC) in new product development performance with the mediating role of organizational agility. Additionally, this study also intends to examine the moderating role of business model innovation on the relationship of KMC with organizational agility. This study was conducted on the Chinese automobile sector, and the NPD project managers, supervisors, and engineers of the sector were respondents of this study. A survey questionnaire was used to collect the data from 201 respondents, and data were analyzed using the Smart PLS 3 software. The findings of this research, although limited to the automobile industries, indicate that knowledge sharing and knowledge application have significant and positive effects on the development of new products. Organizational agility significantly mediates the relationship of KMC with NPD. The results found that business model innovation has a significant moderating role in the relationship between KMC and organizational agility. Moreover, the results of this study will assist the managers in developing a modern competitive business environment by implicating KMC in the process of NPD. Lastly, organizations may improve the sustainability of their product and their overall performance by using organizational agility and modern ways of value delivery.
在多项研究中，知识被视为长期竞争优势的基础之一，也是新产品开发（NDP）绩效的基本来源。本研究的目的是探讨知识管理能力（KMC）在新产品开发绩效中的作用，并以组织敏捷性作为中介变量。此外，本研究还旨在考察商业模式创新在KMC与组织敏捷性之间关系中的调节作用。本研究以中国汽车行业为研究对象，该行业的新产品开发项目经理、主管和工程师为本研究的受访者。通过问卷调查从201名受访者中收集数据，并使用Smart PLS 3软件进行数据分析。本研究的结果虽然仅限于汽车行业，但表明知识共享和知识应用对新产品开发具有显著的正向影响。组织敏捷性在KMC与NPD的关系中起显著的中介作用。研究结果发现，商业模式创新在KMC与组织敏捷性之间的关系中具有显著的调节作用。此外，本研究的结果将帮助管理者通过在新产品开发过程中引入KMC来营造现代竞争的商业环境。最后，组织可以通过利用组织敏捷性和现代价值交付方式来提高其产品的可持续性和整体绩效。
