Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the effects of knowledge management (KM) enablers on KM processes in research universities and testing the direct relation between KM processes and OP. This study also proposes to examine the mediating role of intellectual capital (IC) and innovation in the relationship between KM processes and performance of universities.Design/methodology/approach: Using a sample of 217 academic and administrative personnel from research universities of Pakistan, the hypothesized relationships were tested through partial least squares structural equation modeling technique.Findings: The results reveal that KM enablers have a significant impact on KM processes. The results also indicate that KM processes influence organizational performance (OP) directly and indirectly through innovation and IC.Practical implications: Findings of this study reinforce the corporate experience of KM and suggest how administrators of research universities and higher educational institutions can promote innovation and IC, which in turn enhance OP.Originality/value: Despite the augmented importance of KM in higher education institutions or research universities, there is a dearth of studies that investigate the interplay of KM, innovation, IC and OP. This is one of the earliest studies that not only empirically investigate the interaction of KM enablers, KM processes and performance of research universities but also shed insights into the existing literature by simultaneously investigating mediating role of IC and innovation in the underlying relationship.

Based on Knowledge-Based View, the study examines the effects of knowledge-oriented leadership on knowledge management processes in research universities and test the direct association among knowledge management processes and organizational (university) performance. This study further examines the mediating role of knowledge worker productivity between knowledge management processes and organizational performance. This study used a sample frame of 536 academic and administrative employees from research universities of China, furthermore, the assumed logical associations were analyzed using PLS-SEM. Irrespective of enhanced stature of knowledge management in higher education institutions, there is a lack of studies that examine the inter-relationship of knowledge management, knowledge worker productivity and organizational performance. The current study is an initial pool of researches that empirically examines the interface of knowledge-oriented leadership, knowledge management processes, and higher education performance while enlightens the valuable insights into the prevailing literature by instantaneous investigation of the mediating role of knowledge worker productivity.

Purpose: Drawing on the knowledge-based view (KBV), the study investigates the impact of entrepreneurial leadership (EL) on knowledge management (KM) processes and further examines the mediating role of KM processes on the linkage between EL and project success (PS).Design/methodology/approach: Survey data were collected from 304 project workers in software projects, and the proposed relationships were assessed through SMART-PLS structural equation modeling tool.Findings: The study found a significant impact of EL on KM processes and PS. The analysis also revealed that KM processes significantly impact project success while EL impact PS indirectly through KM processes.Originality/value: The relevancy of the research stems from the scarcity of research on EL, while studies on the role of leadership as a predictor of KM are significantly limited. Additionally, there is a scarcity of research on the impact of KM on project success. This is one of the earliest studies that investigate the inter-relationship among EL, KM processes and project success.