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September 5, 2025Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing

Exploring the mediation role of innovation in the nexus between knowledge–sharing and firm performance

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PSPhilip Adu SarfoJZJianhua ZhangGWGladys Wauk

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Overview

Quantitative analysis reveals that innovation mediates the relationship between knowledge sharing and firm performance in SMEs, suggesting a focus on innovation strategies.

Key Points

  • Results indicate innovation significantly mediates the relationship between knowledge sharing and firm performance, enhancing overall outcomes.
  • Explicit knowledge sharing leads to increased innovation speed, while tacit knowledge sharing improves innovation quality in SMEs.
  • Analysis involved structural equation modeling applied to data from 320 SME employees in Ghana, yielding critical insights into performance drivers.
  • Findings suggest that fostering a knowledge-sharing culture can enhance competitiveness for SMEs in developing economies.

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Sarfo et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23a2cb210217d6477fc52https://doi.org/10.1108/jbim-07-2023-0409
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